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Originally Posted by Jigsmith
Are you guys serious? I have tied many many bucktails and flies with no adhesive whatsoever and they are just fine. It's all how you tie I guess. I have been making my own bucktails and flies for a loooong time and the only ones that fall apart are those that get attacked from bluefish.
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I've been "tying" since age 14 and I advocate using adhesive (of various kinds) for all flies. Bucktail has a tendency to slip unless of course you have a huge amount of wraps with heavy thread. You can use adhesive and use a moderate amount of thread. If you want a very durable bucktail you would need a vast amount of wraps to insure the bucktail held firm for the "maximum amount of time". Bluefish do come into the equation quite frequently by the way. Epoxy works best with blues in my experience.
