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SpeyCo Conehead Tube part I

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#1 ·
SpeyCo Conehead Tube:


A 92mm SpeyCo pipette tube has been cut into sections as shown



The ends of the tube sections are heat flared



a medium gold conehead is slid onto the selected tip section in the vice



The conehead leaves a small mark on the tube



This marked area is further marked clearly with a Sharpie pen – indicating the furthest extent of the tying thread, so that everything fits under the conehead at the end



14/0 GG sheer thread is started at the rear, and silver oval tinsel tied in



Some flat silver tinsel is then tied in



The flat tinsel is wrapped over the rear 3/5 of the tube



A yellow cock hackle is then selected



tbc...
 
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#2 ·
Part II

The hackle is then tied in by its tip



A small pinch of purple dyed seals fur is selected



The seals fur is spun onto the tying thread



The seals fur is then wrapped os dubbing for the front 2/5 of the body



The yellow hackle is then wrapped in open even turns over the dubbed body section



The silver oval tinsel is then wrapped in open even turns over both body sections, taking care to pick out the hackle fibres each half turn to prevent trapping



The conehead is slid back on to check it for positioning and fit



The conehead is then removed again, and a small bunch of sunburst yellow marble fox is tied in as underwing



Four strands of flat pearl flash is tied in over the sunburst yellow fox




tbc...
 
#3 ·
Part III

A hot orange cock hackle is then selected



The orange hackle is then tied in by its tip



The orange hackle is wrapped as a collar



A small dab of varnish is added at the head to secure the components



A small bunch of black dyed marble fox is tied in as the overwing



A matched pair of JC eye feathers is selected



The JC eye feathers are tied in at an angle to complement the wing



The thread is finished with several half hitches at the head, and varnish added



The conehead is then re-positioned & snugged down to the collar & wing




tbc...
 
#4 ·
Part IV

The tip of the pipette tube is then trimmed with a knife to leave about 2mm protruding



The pipette tube tip is gently heat flared with a lighter flame to lock the conehead into its final position



A dubbing needle is passed through the end of the tube to ensure a reasonable lumen for your leader



The finished conehead secured with the heat flaring


A small section of silicone junction tubing is added at the rear and then your selected hook for the completed fly


The head-on view



Now, just add water !

Mike
 
#11 ·
It has been my pleasure, Tim ;)

I'm really liking these pipettes - can get 3 tubes per pipette (for my 'normal' tyings), and the wall thickness is great, the tube tough but 'supple', heat flares well, and overall is great!

The pack has 200 of these, so, when I have tied ~500+ tubes, I will have to order some more :eek:

Mike
 
#13 ·
I've got some other tying ideas for the flex 'liner' tubing!! - WTS.....;)

Mike
 
#18 ·
Just as a commentary about the coneheads - they are not from SpeyCo, but from a local Co here in the UK (unbranded).

I like the 'cone' shape of these ones, and really DON'T like the snub-nosed bullet shapes of the Eumer cones.

The ones I tend to use are quite light, and have a good conical recess to 'hide' all the head threads etc.. ;)

Mike
 
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