WORKING WITH WEEDGUARDS

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1 WORKING WITH WEEDGUARDS Getting the fly fearlessly to where the fish are. An investigation and presentation by Wes Wada FlyFoundry.com

2 MATERIALS LIST Thread: Danville Monocord, black or a 6/0 or 3/0 tying thread Hooks: Mustad #3366 Clouser hook, #2 typical #2 Octopus hook, red Mono: Recommended starting points 40# mono for large or long-shanked hooks 20# for large short-shanked hooks 10# for typical buggers on medium hooks (some experimentation is advised) UV-light cured resin: Loon UV Knotsense UV Light: 395nm LED flashlight UV resin applicator: fine microbrush

3 Preparing a weed guard for a tube fly hook. Start thread and wind to mid-point of hook shank. #2 Octopus hook

4 Bend a 5 to 6 length of 20# mono in the middle.

5 Tie mono at bend to hook shank.

6 Grab both ends of mono and pull toward rear.

7 Top view: use thread to bind mono to both sides of shank.

8 Wrap mono against shank toward back of hook.

9 Wrap mono against shank toward back of hook.

10 Do not go any further back into the hook bend, than shown.

11 Wrap thread back to in front of the mono tie in area.

12 Pull and separate mono.

13 Grab mono from near side of hook and position as shown.

14 Twist & pull the mono with your fingers to position and flare.

15 Use tying thread to anchor mono in position.

16 Cover tie in point and shank with super glue.

17 Cut off tag with razor blade.

18 Repeat the steps for the mono on the other side.

19 Note heart shape from the bottom view.

20 Cutting the second strand after setting with super glue.

21 Ideal Side View

22 Note dotted line alignment Ideal Rear View

23 Ideal Bottom View

24 Errors! Note how hook point sticks out from loop.

25 Construction Assists Place on flat surface, make sure there is a little clearance for the hook point.

26 Put a little bead of UV resin on a microbrush. Construction Assists

27 Construction Assists Work resin into the areas shown.

28 Construction Assists Push hook and mono down so that point of hook contacts the table.

29 Construction Assists Set resin with the UV light.

30 Construction Assists Hardened resin keeps the loops open and in place.

31 Silicone tubing makes keyhole to hold hook.

32 Two holes in cork, one for rear end materials, the other for the hook. Q-Tips make for down and dirty tube flies.

33 Centered tube in the rear is to tie on tail materials. Angled tube going all the way through cork is for the tippet and tube fly hook.

34 Melt front end of tippet/hook tube.

35 Tie rear end of fly onto tube. Tube fly vise attachment is shown.

36 Front view of materials tied onto tube.

37 Glue tail materials tube into cork. Note tube ready for junction tubing.

38 Slip 1/6 1.d. Silicone tubing over Q-tip tube to make junction.

39 Note position of hook in junction tubing.

40 REAR VIEW Hook Junction tubing

41 Paint head with black fabric paint, add eyes and markings. Typical attitude in the water.

42 Other shaped hooks take the same technique. Showing the bare hook without any fly dressing.

43 The longer the hook shank, the heavier the mono should be. Other shaped hooks take the same technique.

44 Other shaped hooks take the same technique.

45 Other shaped hooks take the same technique.

46 This is the same hook in a dressed fly.

47 A trio of Larry s Lizard Bass flies... note the double mono weed guards.

48 WORKING WITH WEEDGUARDS FlyFoundry.com Instructional Materials Copyright 2012 Fly Foundry Wes Wada

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