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I generally thread tie jigs with a whip finisher however I am in a situation where they won’t work.  The hook is out instead of the jig head.  What kind of hand knot should I use and how to tie it please.

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I tie hair jigs all the time and never use a whip finisher. Was shown something different that works for me.

"you can always beat the keeper, but you can never beat the post"

There are only three things in life that are certain : death, taxes, and the wind blowing at Capps Creek!

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10 minutes ago, Dutch said:

dpitt that video is what I needed.  Thanks.  Now back to the bench.

That looks so ridiculously complicated in the video, but it really is easy. Once you get it down you probably won't mess with the whip finisher much.

John

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In order to make it work for me I had to imagine my hand as the whip finisher.  Then it was easy peasy.  I have been experimenting with tying umbrella skirts on some of my Stockton smallmouth jigs.  The whip finisher just didn’t get the job done.

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16 minutes ago, ness said:

That looks so ridiculously complicated in the video, but it really is easy. Once you get it down you probably won't mess with the whip finisher much.

I doubt that.  I have tied thousands of jigs with the whip but this situation was different.

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If you ever studied it with a rope on a rake handle you'd realize that a whip-finish really isn't that great of a knot.     

Do I know of a better way to finish a fly ? 

 Nope 🙄

And oddly enough it is seldom that one fails. Even without glue.  Then again..... neither does about 4-5 half hitches. 🤷‍♂️

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16 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

If you ever studied it with a rope on a rake handle you'd realize that a whip-finish really isn't that great of a knot.     

Do I know of a better way to finish a fly ? 

 Nope 🙄

And oddly enough it is seldom that one fails. Even without glue.  Then again..... neither does about 4-5 half hitches. 🤷‍♂️

A rope on a rake handle????????

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