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Travis C.

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Bead size
« on: May 21, 2008, 11:55:31 AM »
I have never tied flies before and I am wanting to get into it a little more. How do you select a bead size to your hook. Is there a ratio you use or scale?

Aslo, what is a good cheap vise or something you could use as a vise. I have a 5 month old and one income. So I need to cut corners everywhere. It doesn't have to be fancy just something that will allow me to try my hand at tying.

Any tricks of the trade as far as making due with equipment would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
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Re: Bead size
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2008, 12:17:42 PM »
Beadhead guidelines ...

BEAD TO HOOK SIZE:
1/16= Size 20,
5/64= Size 18,
3/32= Size 16,
7/64= Size 14,
1/8= Size 12,
5/32= Size 10 & 8,
7/32= Size 6 & 4,
1/4=#2

There are plenty of inexpensive vices around ... check out either of the flyshops in the area ... I'm sure they could point you in the right direction ...
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Re: Bead size
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2008, 01:14:58 PM »
The shops should be able to set you up with a decent starter kit for a little jingle. It’s not going to save you much money in the long run but it's a great escape to just sit down and craft a fly that you know is going to be a good one.

Let us know what you need we all have entirely too much material and would probably be able to help you build an inventory.
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Re: Bead size
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2008, 03:14:46 PM »
Gofish - PM me.
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Re: Bead size
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2008, 08:21:27 PM »
Speaking of deals....one of my friends called me the other day to tell me that his boss had a bunch of tying stuff for sale  and wanted to know what I thought of a Dynaking Barracuda.   He ended up getting a full barracuda vise with every attachment made for it, and 3 big Wally world bags of mostly streamer stuff for around $300!
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Re: Bead size
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2008, 07:27:28 AM »
Quote from: dleo6446 on May 21, 2008, 08:21:27 PM
Speaking of deals....one of my friends called me the other day to tell me that his boss had a bunch of tying stuff for sale  and wanted to know what I thought of a Dynaking Barracuda.   He ended up getting a full barracuda vise with every attachment made for it, and 3 big Wally world bags of mostly streamer stuff for around $300!

you reckon he can sleep at night, that looked like the new Indexer from DynaKing.

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Re: Bead size
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2008, 08:48:16 AM »
I could almost learn to strongly dislike guys who are lucky enough to get deals like that.  Reminds me of a friend who got to buy a whole Nikon pro outfit for $100's and not tens of thousands, or the guy who got his great bass boat for little of nothing because of a guys newly ex-wife was really mad, or a friend back in Texas who stumbled upon a 50 year collection of Salmon fly tying materials at a garage for less than $20 - it had the rarest of the rare materials in it. 
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Re: Bead size
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2008, 06:42:33 AM »
oh

bead slide off over the eye-to big

bead won't go around bend of hook-to small


 ;D

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Travis C.

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Re: Bead size
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2008, 10:15:58 AM »
Thanks for all you help and advice guys.

Quote from: grumpy on May 23, 2008, 06:42:33 AM
oh

bead slide off over the eye-to big

bead won't go around bend of hook-to small

 ;D

how do you keep the bead on the hook? Does your thread secure it against the eye or do you glue it?

I played around with it last night. I just used my wife's sewing thread, cricket hook, and cutt the tail end off of a road runner. Still no vice just holding it in a pair of pliers.
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Re: Bead size
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2008, 10:01:48 PM »
I'll use the approriate size lead wire, 2-3 wraps depending on bead size & shove it in the back of the bead(my solution to tungsten)then start thread n behind to secure it.

Remember, Lee Wulff tied by holding the hook in his hand, using pliers is cheating ;D

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