Tying Egg sac ????

been tyin' sackage for yeers

samlin sackage is about 7 eGGs
sometime sack wont come out roWnd but more oBlong

if this is the case remove a eGG

oBlong sackage works fine
but to a purist
its just plain wroNg

brown/native brookie eGGs
you lookin at 11 eGGs for me
I like big saKs

hopethishelpa

Sounds good SP and LR   I will be fishing under a float  or  use a small split if I take the float off.  I cannot tie them with over 10 to 12 by hand without the eggs falling out.   These are the first batch though. 

I saw that up there today.   At around 16$ I will get it if I tie eggs on a consistent basis. Don't know if I will though, but  if I catch anything it will be a different story.  I actually rigged up a little contraption  with the head of a water bottle and used one of my bobbins and it really did not take long to tie up 14 or so.   I will get my fly rod back next week and will go back to that.  I am trying to cover all bases on this steelhead thing.

Salmon egg I generally tie 5-8--the magic thread is the way to go although in the infancy of SC there was this guy Gman that used to use a needle and thread and sow the tops---ala Betsy Ross---often wonder what became of that guy--at 1 point even had his own website--pretty entertaining man.

pssst - a person sows the seeds, enjoys his harvest, then sews the sacks......

in dat order !!!!

clint,
don't waste $16.00 on a sac box.. it's a pain in the azz and any production tier will say they can churn them out quicker without.. heck you can have mine if you feel it is a must..
Magic thread sucks also imo.. it's just unreliable and nothing pizzes one off when that sac you tied falls apart because the thread did not overlap and bite into it's self. just another gimmick..
here is the skinny, pre-cut squares or a roll of netting, don't matter.. place flat on table & put 5>7 eggs in center of netting. pull netting to the top, give it a twist or 2 to tighten the sack as needed then just wrap standard sewing thread tight around a few times and tie off with 2 overhand knots.. easy as pie..

I never liked to overload my sacs .. you want them at most dime size.. the flies I use instead are equal or smaller then that size..

ORIGINAL: draketrutta

pssst - a person sows the seeds, enjoys his harvest, then sews the sacks......

in dat order !!!!

That's what happens when 1 is drinking,watching a hockey game, and trying to post all at the same time

Thanks for the info guys the first 5 or 6 took a while , but once I got the hang of it they only took a couple of minutes each.  I just used some of my fly thread to tie them up.  If I can stand the cold and I go over the winter I will tie hem smaller.   Lets see how they work tomorrow.

BTW  the people at Crotland got my fly pole back already and were so sorry about the break they sent me a bag of their 444 flyline for my reel.   They said it is a "second"  and the color is a bit off from normal but the function and quality is the same.   I replaced the Cortland Procast  that was on the reel.