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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on October 6, 2013 at 5:08pm
Allen, I wouldn't know a midge hatch if it bit me on the keester.
But I suppose I should lay in some #18's and give em a whirl.
Thanks for the tip.
Comment by Allen Morgan on October 6, 2013 at 4:58pm

David, wait until you catch a midge hatch in the middle of Winter.  You'll want some size 18 - 20 Griffith's Gnats for that, or some of those Midge Emergers with the foam strike indicator I posted up a few weeks ago.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on October 6, 2013 at 6:38am
You're right, Rick. I'm not accustomed to thinking smaller than size 12.
Bluegill, at least here, seem content to take baits/hooks up around size 6, while red ear will
go for size 4 and even 2. So going down to 16, even 20 seems like an exercise in frustration.
I have some 16-18 dry hooks that have been around my tackle store since I can remember.
Originally, I believe they were my dads. They are so old, the feather hackles turned to dust
and disappeared. I stripped them and tried a few ties on these, with some success.
I'm not sure, however, that it is necessary to go that small.
The one reason I can see useful is tying tiny nymphs for popper-dropper combos. I've tried this in the past, so I might tie some generic 16 nymphs for that purpose.
Comment by Rick King on October 6, 2013 at 4:21am

David , thinking small is a good thing to add to you bag of tricks....

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on October 5, 2013 at 8:55pm
Good point.
Comment by dick tabbert on October 5, 2013 at 8:48pm

The only thing is I'd still have to put it on the dining room table cause I have to be by Linda so I guess I might as well stay where I'm at. I have 2 bedrooms and a bath upstairs along with a L shaped puter that would work great but guess I'll have to play it safe and just be  a room away.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on October 5, 2013 at 6:51pm

Dick some of the self-contained, portable tying desks are really up your alley. You should check into them.

Comment by dick tabbert on October 5, 2013 at 6:45pm

I unfortunately use the dining room table which is fine cause we usually eat in the family room but come holiday's I have to hall all my stuff to the garage so we can have the table and dining room.

Comment by Allen Morgan on October 5, 2013 at 6:24pm

Yeah, I've seen some other tier's benches.  Very impressive things, especially because they're usually dirt-cheap.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on October 5, 2013 at 5:51pm

Ive got both a headmount magnifier and a magnifying lamp, Allen. You can get both at Hobby Lobby or ebay. I picked up the head mount from ebay and the magnifying lamp was taken from a rubbish bin!
I couldnt work without them for long.

I did set up an area of my inside work bench for tying, Its in our "craft room," for lack of a better term. All my tools and supplies are there. My next step is to build some more shelves in the room for growing collection of tying stuff. The vice mounts to the bench and can be removed if I need the space for other projects. DO a little digging around the internet and youll see all kinds of space saving fly tying benches, tables, and platforms. You will be very glad the day you move to a dedicated area. 

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