Saturday, February 7, 2009
Charlie Step 4
Pull the eyes into a 90 degree to the shank and take 5-6 wraps from the near side of the bar (where you stopped last step) toward the far side, bringing the eyes into place. Take 4-5 more in the opposite direction (always wrapping NEXT to the wrap before, NOT on top). Reverse toward the opposite with 4-5 more).
HERE'S the part that's easy to do and hard to say: PARALLEL to the table top, take tight clockwise wraps AROUND the wraps that you have put around the bar/shank, taking those wraps BETWEEN the shank and the bar (this squeezes those wraps even tighter). I do NOT use glue, I use the stretch and strength of the Danville to keep it in place. I seem to have better luck with the eyes staying in place without glue or head cement. NOW... if you wanted to grind the shiny hook shank with a diamond file and crazy glue the wraps, THAT would make a difference. I like fishing more than tying. No glue.