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Thefishleclair

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Thefishleclair

easy way to make them round?


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flybum

Brodie whips thise out often, he'll chime in shortly... I know there's some decent turorials on YouTube as well. I don't tie em.

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Guest FreshwaterFisherman

The key to round ones is tight, and I mean tight wraps. Some guys use 6/0 and wrap lots of thread. I use 210 and now even gsp and crank down tight with fewer wraps. Good sharp scissors are key, otherwise the ball will be left looking scraggly. It all comes down to keeping it all tight. Like deer hair the more material you use, the tighter and more round they will stay. I'll tell you though, even the roundest glo bug will lose some of its shape when wet. So don't get too picky with the shape.

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Thefishleclair

Those look way better then mine!


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Thefishleclair

Sucker spawn looks good too. Do you weight them down


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toma-hawk

For my glow bugs I like to use the mc fly foam just seems to work better for me.




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Thefishleclair

I think thts wht I bought. 1 big wad of it?


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Guest FreshwaterFisherman

Mcfly foam does make it easier. I find mcfly foam takes a bit to sink. Both work well. I don't weight the sucker spawn. Sometimes I do a bead head egg. Which I have had good success with last year. Was hard to keep the suckers off them too.

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Thefishleclair

Well I used the video from Snowball and looked at Sucker Spawn vid too. Tied some up and meah I think I may get some action. Need to find some lead wire. Tied up some big ones as well also using 210 thread and been pulling tight.


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Lead wire? I'd suggest going with a bead instead for weight. I regularly fish bead head glo bugs.

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Thefishleclair

I used some cone heads. Ill have to grab some beads today


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