David
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Looking for suggestions on comparaduns. I use this tie as my primary pattern for just about hatch. I struggle, however, when tying comparaduns in the small sizes 22-28 (primarily BWOs). Does anyone tie comparaduns this small? If so, how do you get the proper flair on the deer hair. The two solutions I currently use are
1. Tie the deer hair long, then trim the tips off to make it the proper length (but I don't really like the unnatural look - I prefer the real taper of the deer hair all the way to the tip.)
2. I tie the deer hair at the proper length but straight up as if I were tying a post for a parachute then cinch down to flair (or, if there still isn't enough flair, I'll put some loose thread loops through the post to spread it to the horizontal).
1. Tie the deer hair long, then trim the tips off to make it the proper length (but I don't really like the unnatural look - I prefer the real taper of the deer hair all the way to the tip.)
2. I tie the deer hair at the proper length but straight up as if I were tying a post for a parachute then cinch down to flair (or, if there still isn't enough flair, I'll put some loose thread loops through the post to spread it to the horizontal).