Paying it forward... Yarnies! Warning *Pic Heavy*

[Taylor von]

In reading many of your recent posts, it appears most of you have the same fall and winter fever I experience come September.

Since I love to learn new things, I thought I would start off by sharing in hopes others will follow. Paying it forward.

I learned how to build these yarnies from a costal river guide last year at the sportsman show. He wasn't specifically teaching about these, but I saw them in with his props and beat him up with questions after the presentation.

Many of you may have other methods that work just as well or are faster. I like these because I can pre tie them while slamming back cold ones after my future fish slayer goes to bed. They load well into a typical twist style leader holder.

These yarnies are tied just like a basic egg loop, only they contain one extra step...

A typical egg loop is started by entering the line through the eye of the hook...


To snell an egg loop for a yarnie simply make and hold a loop in the line by entering the line back through the eye of the hook...


Now complete your egg loop in normal fashion...


When you’re done you'll have a hook that looks like this...

Note:
...Don't reef down on your knot yet.
...Always use spit to lubricate your knots. If you feel friction, throw it out and start over.

Enter 3-6 pieces of yarn into the back loop and hold, spit up the line wrapped shank of the hook, and pull tight on the short tag end stemming from the hooks eye...


Once your yarn is pulled tight to the shank you can trim your tag end.

Now take the little yarn afro you've created and gather it up to the top of the shank pinching it in your fingers to make a half circle...


Trim the yarn around your finger tips being careful not to touch the scissors to your line...


You end product should look something like this...


Note: This is still an egg loop. Find it near the eye of your hook and use as you wish...


Other variations:

Worms...


Corkies tied in...



The possibilities are endless.

For more specifics on tying egg loops… search the internet and or youtube.

For other knots, I like both of these sites…
www.animatedknots.com
http://www.angelfire.com/ia3/fishing/knots.htm


Tight lines________________________

Taylor

[GW]

Welcome aboard. It's about that time of year where I'll sit down and tie up 100 side drifting leaders at a time. It's gonna be a good winter!

[Rock,Rock,FISH]

great post. Thanks, RRF

[RollinontheRvr]

That's a pretty cool setup you have there. It looks a lot like the glo bugs I tie. I am going to have to try your rig and see how it works out. Thanks for posting and welcome to the board, hopefully you will like it here.

[Spade]

Nice job. Welcome to the board.

[jadedbat]

Thanks for the killer post Taylor! Welcome!

[giggsy70]

That first one is similar to the one used to catch that beast in Feb on the Sandy

[spactrukn]

I like the yarny rig. It's pretty much a glo bug with a stronger knot. By the way welcome aboard and keep the cool ideas comming.

[Taylor von]

That first one is similar to the one used to catch that beast in Feb on the Sandy

Dude... that trucks got shoulders!

[Metal Slinger]

Jack Glass showed me how effective they are last year. we were slowly working a slot against a bank. everyone else in the boat was throwing a float and jig, and I was on the bow with a drift rig and yarnie. every one had made about three cast each in this slot and when I finally got a turn at it my first cast resulted in a 10lb chrome hen. I will definatly be tying some of those this year!