Chenile Tutorial ??

[SaltyBuckster]

I have some problems finishing them little jigs with chennile.Mostly when I get back to the head and finish it off with the Hand Whip Finish.Maybe too many wraps of thread or something.Why don't one of you guys put something up for us strugglers to see how it is done correctly.Here's what my conserns are.That's a 1/32 with a size 6 sickle.

 

[CrappieHappy]

what kind of problem there Brucey bruce...?

 

[Jig Man]

Buddy, I can't even see a 1/32oz jig much less tye one.....

 

[toadfrog]

AMEN Brother I can't hardly see'em either . Got a roll around doctors magnified lite for that . Makes your fingers look like sticks of stove wood.

 

[SaltyBuckster]

Well,you can see the thread,it's looks kinda UGLEY,lol..It looks good until the top side.I know the fish don't care,After seeing yours Happy,just trying to get a routine down that I get used to doing and they all look good.

 

[CrappieHappy]

well i recorded a vid on my iphone but it looks like crapola on photobucket etc.. I dont have a real vid camera available...

show me the top side...

 

[blt]

Magnified reading glasses. Use them even for my big salwater stuff.

Salty, check youtube, and I was at the tutorial secting here for the first time and saw some great info. I was looking for thread size info and found it. You guys are great for info.

 

[Jig Man]

No expert as I stated but the size and type of thread will make a difference.... But you probably already know that.

 

[CrappieHappy]

maybe your thread is too big... your not tying a 3 oz'r

 

[SaltyBuckster]

It probably is the thread size.I tyed a few with the pink Danville 210 and they came out nicer then usual.The sewing thrad that I use for the bucktails is rather large,lol.Nice pic,huh ??lol..You get the idea though.

 

[CrappieHappy]

yeah get some danvilles monofilament in fine or ultra fine for the smaller ones, and dont look back

 

[SaltyBuckster]

I found two rolls,unused,I was saving them for when Frank came up fishing I was gonna spool my Mitchell Avocat reel with them,Ha.

 

[CrappieHappy]

I found two rolls,unused,I was saving them for when Frank came up fishing I was gonna spool my Mitchell Avocat reel with them,Ha

LOL,

I was just thinking that we went down this path a month or so ago...

 

[Fatman]

you can also use UNI 8/0 for the small jigs.

 

[quivira kid]

Step down one more notch on threads, Salty. 140 is perfect for smaller jigs. You also mght try another half wrap of chenille. I have found that if I wrap my chenille in touching turns to where it looks done, wrap another half to full turn, and then give it a little tension, it tightens up my chenille body and snugs up to the head. Then take 2 or 3 turns of thread and snug that up, pulling toward the back of the jig at a 45* angle instead of straight up. In my eyes, it pulls those thread wraps down between the chenille and lead head. Then double whip finish and you're done!

 

[quivira kid]

Fatman, I use 8/0 for my trout flies and love it! For some reason, I get a little heavy-handed on jigs and always break it! (Off to tie some of Rick Z's furled mohair leeches now!)

 

[SaltyBuckster]

Ok,I think I have it now.How do you like this one It was tied with Danville .006 mono.You can tug pretty hard on that stuff.

 

[Mike Andrews]

Just started using the .004" dia. mono for everything and I'm liking it, no more endless spools of thread!

 

[CrappieHappy]

Nice Bruce, I only use monofilament unless I tye buck tails, or thread necks. I have the mono, black, and pink....

 

[snake River]

you guys when you are tying jigs and you get ready to finish it up up by the head you only need to make about three wraps and then cinch it off and then put some heavy lacquer to lock everything in place believe me it will not come unravel or a drop of superglue or head cement. You do not need to make a whole bunch her wraps it doesn't do your jig justice for looks I know posting pictures on what I'm talking about we will get to that eventually.