fly tying

[Danny Barrett]

-Is there a general is there a way to judge the size of dumb bell eyes or cones for flys?

-what do you use to connect the rear hook to the front hook in articulated flys?  does 15lb mono work?

Thanks,

Dan Barrett

 

[Eric Y.]

I do eyes based on how deep I want the fly to go and how fast I want it to get there. Eg. I have used the large sized tungsten eyes from Orvis on #4 and #6's for getting shad flies really deep really fast and I've used bead chain eyes on #2 and #0 for more delicately landing flies for spook-prone reds in shallow water. For cones, it is sort of the same deal, but you also have to take the size of the hole into account to be sure it will fit over the barb if you have one and also around the bend. 

For articulated flies, I use 40# mono lashed in a loop to the front hook shank, but I only tie articulated flies for lake stripers and cobia, so they're all on #0-#0/4. 

[Scott Stankus]

Exactly what Eric said for the eyes and cones. As for tying articulated flies, I used 7-strand Beadalon - it's a coated wire for making beaded jewelry. It's available at craft stores like Michael's. That or articulated shanks, like those from Senyo.

--Scott

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