Tell me your favorite brand and style. I need to buy a couple new sets. My thompsons are shot.
BillMc
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Tell me your favorite brand and style. I need to buy a couple new sets. My thompsons are shot.
BillMc
Bill I have went to the newer rotary hackle pliers. I have found that they make tying smaller flies much easier when wraping small neck hackle. Maybe it is just me getting old? But it they sure make it so you do not feel so cramped when wrapping the small neck hackles. I also feel i have better control. Ron
Bill,
My favorite hackle pliers are the tear-drop shaped ones. I've had mine a while so I'm not sure who they are made by. I noticed that Hook & Hackle has some for $2.10.
Steve
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"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went"-Will Rogers
I have been using the rotary type for years. Never use the other types any more. Do yourself a favor and try them.
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Joe
I have never really found a pair I have been totally happy with. Most let you down just at the point of wrapping the neatest hackle you have ever done. None actually grip with total reliability.
I now use the Tiemco ones too. Expensive but small, easy to hold and have a reasonable grip. I recommend them.
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Best regards
Mick Porter
mickporter@lineone.net
I have been trying different hackle pliers for a while and the best for me are the Tiemco ones. I want to try the midge version as soon as I find some. The only problem is that the plastic tube on one jaw split within the first day or two but I substituted some heat shrink tubing and it seems OK so far.
Dan
Bulldog clamp, or as they were called artery clamp. Best thing you can get the Dette's use them and the Darbee's used them back in the day.
Hi Bill,
There are two things I like to see in a pair of hackle pliers. Many have one or the other but few have both. They are a swivel and a spring. The ones I have are Jan Sieman brand. They come close to what I want from hackle pliers. The other one that I have aecently aquired are the Hackle Nabbers. These are brilliant for grip they just do not let go. However that can result in the stem breaking.
Regards,
Alan.
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Bill,
The hackle pliers I prefer are the Dorin(sp?) teardrop ones. However, I found they were just a tad lighter than I would have prefered, so I taped some lead wire with duct tape around the large loop opposite the jaws.
Even the best (we all have our own preferences) pliers will occassionally break a hackle or the hackle will slip out. I just find that this style works well for me.
Allan
I have both the J. Dorin teardrop pliers as well as the Griffin rotating pliers. Each has its place in tying different sorts of flies.
I recommend having a pair of each just to cover all bases.
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