Soooo, as long as we are on the topic...how do you tie up your tails/flags/siwash??
To do flags I use a leftover piece of thru wire. Make a bunch of marks in it with dikes to hold the thread and bend a loop. Leave the other end long to hold it in the vise like a fly and then after it's dry trim it. Sort of looks like this
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Except the dot is long
Close the flag loop around the tail loop
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On Bombers, big Swimmers and some needles I add a dressed hook. I have a few of the 5" Choopy's needles that have the flag tails. On the North Shore of L.I. I have caught more fish on them last year than with anything else.
The only problem with the dressed hooks is the price. At a buck and a half and more it does get a bit expensive. I am currently looking for a cheap vice to try my hand at tying my own.
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