I better look after my first edition then :lol: There were in fact two lists of subscribers, the second one tends to be forgotten. Although some of the subscribers are well known, most of them are have little connection to Jackson. Off hand I think there is only about four I haven't traced. Cholmond...

It is a good job John Jackson wasn't alive or he could have had a rant at Stewart also!

I will have a scan through my PDFs of hook patterns and suppliers and come back to you on that

Kelly,
You might want to inform your friend in the UK, that Daiichi and Kamasan are the same hook company! The Alex Jackson hooks are nothing more than Kamasan B525s I should know I have been using them for over 12 years

Thanks Ron, your order will be shipped on Monday. Donald whilst there are indeed many coarse hooks available within the UK market and some people do try to dress spider on them. The Kamasan B525 being the classic example which some people like to pay through the nose for when it is relabelled Alex J...

The flies are tied to gut, some of the flies are tiny which makes the dressing skills even more impressive. The manuscript forms the basis of Pritt's and others books. The story will come out in our book. There is another treasure that will blow the North Country spiders history apart and rewrite an...

Someone beat you too it by a couple hundred years

From a manuscript of North Country Flies dated 1848 featuring flies tied in 1820 and dating back to the late 1700s
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We Yorkshiremen like to keep you on your toes and buying hooks :D I have always used straight eyed hooks for spiders and general wet flies, as I feel there are large benefits to the straight eyed profile when it comes to hook ups. I always smile when I hear people talk about Alex Jackson hooks as I ...

Bear I’m of the opinion there isn’t any real quality to peacock herl. Sometimes the cheaper stuff wraps better than the supposed quality stuff that is twice the price. I snap off the last inch from the herl and then gently tie in the remainder by the tip. I also only use one herl for the head. I kno...

willowhead wrote:Looks pretty nice.......

Your first post of the subject!