Last year, we launched a new series of videos called “One-Minute Fly-Tying Tips and Techniques” from Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions. Each video will teach a single tying skill, from the most basic to the advanced. Ultimately, the series will serve as a sort of encyclopedia of tying skills that will be a valuable resource for anyone who sits down at a vise to create a fly.
Here’s the latest in Tim’s series about different methods for creating a stable, upright post for a Parachute pattern. In the past two weeks, Tim has demonstrated the traditional method and the 90-degree method. In today’s video, he shows you how to use UV-cure resin, rather than thread, to stand the wing up and create a nice base for the hackle. This is surely the quickest way to make a post, and Tim argues that the weight of the resin isn’t a problem. So if you’ve got a UV kit, give this a try!
I have been using this since he first posted a fly using this method
This shows there is always something new to learn in the world of fly tying. Love it.