02-23-2008, 02:38 AM
I have seen a number of professional fly tiers that use a half hitch tool to finish their flies. I have seen some professional fly tiers use their hands to do the half hitch.
I have watched one expert fly tier who has develop several fly tying materials tie the entire fly in his hands without a vise. That is interesting thing to see done. But that is off topic
Al and Gretchen Beatty use a half hitch tool a lot though I have seen them use their hands some. It seems like AK Best uses his hands mostly for finishing his flies. At the fly tying clinics most of the tiers use a materelli whip finisher or something similar.
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I have watched one expert fly tier who has develop several fly tying materials tie the entire fly in his hands without a vise. That is interesting thing to see done. But that is off topic
Al and Gretchen Beatty use a half hitch tool a lot though I have seen them use their hands some. It seems like AK Best uses his hands mostly for finishing his flies. At the fly tying clinics most of the tiers use a materelli whip finisher or something similar.
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