Link - T.E. Pritt North Country Flies - Henrik Thomsen (DK)

[daringduffer]

So that is 4 flies per hour. Must be possible.

greeting

You must not forget she had a family to take care of, but obviously it must have been possible. Myself, I would still be struggling with the first one.

I would like to try this one (special hand-mounted tying vice):
http://www.jvice.com/pages/acc_hand.html
http://www.jvice.com



Anybody tried it?

dd

[letumgo]

I am bumping this topic due to the current spider swap.

Chris - The video may be helpful as you learn to deal with you gut sub.

[Old Hat]

There are a few horses around this neck of the woods, does the hair "have" to be white?

Jeff,
Hairs are usually recommended from a grey or white stallion.

Robert Howlett's the Angler's Sure Guide or Angling Improved has your answer: "Choose such hairs as are the biggest, longest, roundest, and the strongest, and the most inward of the Dock of the largest, stoutest and lustiest Stone-horse (stallion), or Gelding, not above five or six Years old, and not under three."

A little reminiscent of a "Tups" selection.

[cassady]

Very cool! Interesting shortcut on the bimini-leader-type gut sub. And most useful in thinking about building a traditional fly.

My only experience in using gut or gut sub is in steelhead flies, where it is usual to double over the gut sub (that is, to fold over and tie in the butt end in a second layers) for strength if the fly is intended for fishing. I couldn't tell if the tyer did this; at first it appeared he did not, cutting off the tag end at the bend of the hook -- but then (around 5:47)he was fiddling with something at the blind eye end that might have been part of it. Does anyone know what was going on there?

Perhaps more importantly, is it usual to double tie the gut onto wet flies? I tied one in without doubling it over, using only waxed thread, and pulled. The hook bent before anything else (pulling out, breaking) happened, so I'm not sure it is necessary, but now I'm wondering.

Thanks!

[letumgo]

Chris - The way I understood it is as follows:

He folds the hair in half and then twists (furles) the hairs together by hand. When he reaches the tag end, the then tyes the end together in a simple knot to keep the ends from unfurling. He then goes back to the loop end and forms the loop at the leader end. When the horsehair leader is attached to the hook, he trims off the section with the knot which he formed first to prevent untwisting.