shrink tube

[samcfc]

hi,

how much shrink tube do you use for each hook i use 1.5cm is that to much or to little or is it down to preference

[1chris1]

i use 1cm

[bluebirdjones]

I've never used shrink tube on any rig.

[salokcinnodrog]

I'm looking at what I have cut, and what I have on various rigs I've tied.

 

When I'm just using Shrink tube to create a line aligner the cut lengths I have are 1cm.

 

When I'm using Shrink tubing to extend the hookshank some of the line aligners are as much as 3cm long.

 

 

You can use shrink tubing to go down the shank to hold the hair in place, so for that you may want a piece that gives you 10mm (1cm) above the hook eye, so the piece of tubing may be 20mm long. Or if you want the same effect and a large shank extension then you may want as much as 50mm (especially if you create a Withy Pool style bend)

 

In other words, have a play and see what works best for you. There is likely to be no right or wrong.

[jules007]

i tend to only use it to trap the hair to the shank of the hook but each to their own