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CM_Stewart
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by CM_Stewart » Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:05 pm
tie2fish wrote:My Wasatch bodkin has has a half-hitch feature on one end, and I use that to slide a couple of double hitches over the hook eye and up under the hackle to finish things off.
That's a neat trick.
For those who don't have half/hitch bodkin, tie the head, wrap the hackle, wrap the body to the bend and back to the hackle, apply your dubbing as you wrap back to the bend, and your "tag" is actually your whip finish.
More than one way to flay a feline.
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by willowhead » Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:12 pm
You don't need a tool (other than a finger), to do a haf hitch.
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redietz
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by redietz » Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:15 am
willowhead wrote:You don't need a tool (other than a finger), to do a haf hitch.
Or a whip finish for matter.
Bob
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by tie2fish » Thu Apr 14, 2011 8:00 am
redietz wrote:willowhead wrote:You don't need a tool (other than a finger), to do a haf hitch.
Or a whip finish for matter.
My finger's way too fat to fit up under that hackle ...
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by Ruard » Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:08 pm
Well done Bill, I blow this picture to 200% and then you can see how well you tied this one!! And also how good the camerawork is!!!
Greeting
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by redietz » Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:53 pm
tie2fish wrote:redietz wrote:willowhead wrote:You don't need a tool (other than a finger), to do a haf hitch.
Or a whip finish for matter.
My finger's way too fat to fit up under that hackle ...
Bill -
I'm right with you on that one. My point was that just because you don't
need a tool, it doesn't mean you can't do a better job with the tool. I've tied a few without a vise, and a lot without a bobbin, but I still use those tools.
Bob
