Originally Posted By: Rocket Red
Solid work. I made some chenille string leeches for drift fishing. They had a corkie head and palmered thick hackle throughout their length. I used mono instead of dacron, and they did not give me the action I wanted. I will go back and try it your way sometime.



RR, how much tension you have on the 'string' between your vices, and how close together, and how tight you wrap your chenille will all factor in to how limp or stiff the final product turns out. Try putting a little slack in the string, and wrap very lightly with the chenille. (and soft 20# backing works best for material imho, as mono, and super braids like power pro are too stiff...)
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