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How To Tie Easy Egg
THE EASY ( McFly Foam) EGG
Recipe: Hook: TMC 2457 #12-18 Thread: GSP 50 white Body: Mc Fly Foam or Wapsi new egg foo yarn
Step 1.
Start your thread at the eye and wind just a little bit back. You only want to have a little thread base when doing this step and it's to prevent any material shifting to the side of the hook shank.
Step 2.
Now with the Mc Fly foam you want to cut three pieces the same in length. Cut them about ¾ of an inch. When tying these on you want to put two on each side of the hook shank and one on the top. Kind of like a pyramid. Now the thread should be right at the eye of the hook. This is important when tying this fly because when you go to cut it, if the thread is to far back then the size of the ball after its cut will be to big because you didn't cut the material right at the eye to make the ball smaller.
Step 3.
So when you tie these in make a few loose wraps. Like you do when tying deer hair. Then make a few tighter ones to secure it. Make sure when tying this in that you don’t go side by side with the thread. You want each turn to be on top of the next one. I do about six turns of thread when tying it in.
That's why it's important to tie with 50 denier GSP thread. You can make alot more wraps without building to many thread wraps. It's also alot stronger than any other thread on the market. And the key to tying eggs is to have enough tension to secure the material around the hook shank.
Step 4.
Pull all the material back and tie right in front of it. This will lock it in and keep it from turning or shifting around the shank.
Step 5.
Whip finish the fly.
Step 6.
Turn the hook eye up right towards the ceiling. You will have to take the hook out of the vise in order to do this step. You will also need to grab all the material and pull it over the eye.
Step 7.
Ok so now you will grab the material and hold it tight. Now with the back of your scissors you're going to make one cut. The closer you are to the eye the smaller the ball will be after you cut it. You might want to work on this a few times to really understand what I am talking about. Once you get the hang of it you can make some really nice micro eggs.
NOTE: If you notice by tying this so close to the eye you will leave a lot of hook (gap) exposed for a better hook set.
