Hi
Just started fly fishing and tying last fall. My goal is to ty flies for pan fish but most patterns are for trout so I practice doing those. Unfortunately, my finger control and eyesight is not what it used to be. Doing trout patterns on hooks smaller than size 14 is a real challenge so I use larger hooks.
The issue I am having is finding beads that fit on hooks size 6, 8 etc.
Yesterday I tried to put a 7/64 bead on a size 8. I ended up having to use a size 12 with the bead.
When I look at beads, I see specs on weight or overall size but not on center hole size. How do I correlate bead size to the hook I can use? I have seen slotted beads for sale but they appear to be for moving the bead around the hook curve.
Again, the flies I am doing are for practice and not to catch fish. I am sure if I used them, the fish would be thinking “That is the biggest zebra midge I have ever seen!!”
What am I missing?
Thanks for your help
Just started fly fishing and tying last fall. My goal is to ty flies for pan fish but most patterns are for trout so I practice doing those. Unfortunately, my finger control and eyesight is not what it used to be. Doing trout patterns on hooks smaller than size 14 is a real challenge so I use larger hooks.
The issue I am having is finding beads that fit on hooks size 6, 8 etc.
Yesterday I tried to put a 7/64 bead on a size 8. I ended up having to use a size 12 with the bead.
When I look at beads, I see specs on weight or overall size but not on center hole size. How do I correlate bead size to the hook I can use? I have seen slotted beads for sale but they appear to be for moving the bead around the hook curve.
Again, the flies I am doing are for practice and not to catch fish. I am sure if I used them, the fish would be thinking “That is the biggest zebra midge I have ever seen!!”
What am I missing?
Thanks for your help