Brassies and @#$% SUPERGLUE

[troutmaster]

It is interesting to see so many different tying styles 'emerge' on something as 'simple' as a brassie.

I 1st tied brassies as per "From tying to fishing for smallmouth yellow fish with Jacques Marais' - 1 of the 1st DVDs I bought when I started out.

I have never really questioned the superglue method, until now.

Tied a few this morning by tying-in the wire underneath the hookshank, from bead to start of hook-bend and then wrapping back with the wire. It is slightly bulkier than the single-layer wrapping but not excessively so and looks great.

This got me wondering; what size wire [Med, BR, SM] do you guys use with what size hook?

I am tying #16 at the moment and not sure if the MED is ok or whether I should go thinner

Thanks for all the replies; I can sense we will soon see an SBS from 1 of our resident experts

[rouxtjie]

+1 for loctite...the one with the small brush applictor.

[C J]

I use a needle to put some LockTite on the hook shank....then turn the wire on. With this you dont have that "smudgy" look as all the glue is under the wire.

[gazzarowan]

will bring a bottle with to Sterkies next weekend and you can check it out.

awesome bud...thanks man!

looking forward to it...just hope the water has warmed up a bit...the last 2 reports iv had have been less than great

[redhumpy]

I dont use any glue.

This is the same way I tie mine.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojge3w1obJo[/YOUTUBE]

[Shamwari]

Barend, O ring glue from Bearing Man. R 10.00 per bottle. Cut the spout close to the top, and use a piece of copper wire as a dipper. When finished tying pull the dipper out, wipe over the tie off and whalaaa,done. No mess No fuss.

That little bottle will last about 100 flies, and never dries up, even iff you leave the cap off for 3 days. ( Experience )

Ag kack Herm, you do that so that you can sniff the stuff easier?

[schloshd1]

awesome bud...thanks man!

looking forward to it...just hope the water has warmed up a bit...the last 2 reports iv had have been less than great

I am cautiously optimistic. I have taken next Friday off and will be leaving early to stop in at 1 or 2 streams on the way there, hoping for 3 species of yellows in 1 weekend . . .

[schloshd1]

RUB IT IN!!!!!

hehe

It's not as if you weren't invited

[Michael]

It's not as if you weren't invited

It's also not as if I didn't accept...pay...prepare...etc either!
Talk about sudden bad timing.

But I may be fishing for browns, rainbows and grayling in some crystal clear streams instead, so I guess I can't complain too much...

[wernerm]

Ok, Mike, spill the beans, wheeeer ya headed?