Homemade Jig Tying Glue

[funbun]

I got the idea for this video from the Mangrove FlyFisher's YouTube Channel. I want to try it out and see how it does. What glue do most of you use?

[callmecamo]

Sally Hansen's for me. Brush it on the thread before whip finishing. No complaints.

[Cane Pole]

Ima justa beginner, but I use Sally Hansen clear on everything, including my toenails. Sally takes longer, but I ain't never in a rush. I am too clumsy and slow to use super glues, etc.

[funbun]

Man, I keep hearing about Sally Hansen's, but I have never tried it.

[TeeDee]

I use Sally's Hard as Nails myself (for thread cement) but have to wonder if it is really necessary. Most of us are using 210, or equivalent, or perhaps fine mono. Fly guys use much smaller, thinner, thread. Tempted to run some w/o and see. Heck, I'll probably give 'em up to a BP faster than they would come undone. Curious as to what others may think.

[funbun]

@TeeDee, I usually don't tie my flies with glue or cement outside of my complicated flies that use multiple hooks. The simple flies I often tie them and fishing the same day not glue. These glueless flies last about four or five fish until they start coming apart. I usually keep fishing it since I tip all my flies with live bait. I then can take the hooks home, strip them down and retie them!

However, since I sell these to customers. I don;t want my flies coming apart on them, so I'm always looking for better, cheaper glues to work with.

[funbun]

Here's part two guys:

[shipahoy41]

Hard as Nails for me.

[gaspumper]

I use Pro Lac head cement,I buy it by the liter $22.

[skiptomylu]

Been making my own for about 12 years now. The glue I use for when I finish a chenille jig I use my own and it's 50/50 Clear High Gloss Lacquer and Lacquer Thinner (I use MEK). For the kind like Dave's Flexament which I use on thread neck jigs I use some pretty dangerous stuff, it's Toluene and Goo, like shoe goo! Not stuff you want on your skin! The only one I like that is a bought one is Softex as it comes in a jar and sets up very hard!

Also I do use some Sally Henson's Hard as Nails, but usually as a clear over coat as long as it's not over Chartreuse or FL Yellow! After all guys remember fingernail polish is just Lacquer!

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