letumgo wrote: ↑Sun Feb 12, 2023 1:12 pm Bill - I'm guessing his name is Edward... (pause for joke)

(Scissor Hands...)

I've got to hand that one to you Ray! Investment wise though a hackle stockpile could top most tool collections.

letumgo wrote: ↑Sun Feb 12, 2023 12:50 pm 80 loaded bobbins?! Holy smokes. That guy has invested some serious money in bobbins. Think of all the time he saves when tying...

And 40 pairs of scissors!

Thanks Ray! I got into a discussion with a tyer on instagram about bobbins. He has 80 loaded bobbins on his wall. I was wondering if he could recommend a bobbin to use with the Kimono thread. None of his would work without modification.

That’s another awesome original Ray! What bobbin are you using with the Kimono thread?

Article about Reuben Cross:

http://www.amff.org/wp-content/uploads/ ... No1web.pdf

[They would be perfect if they weren't sold out. Had me kind excited there
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Sorry about that. They go fast. Try here:

https://fishfield.com/products/mustad-s ... hooks.html

As others have said, welcome to the forum. For flymphs I like the up eyed Mustad 94842. They are no longer made. Fortunately for me, I bought a lot of them before they stopped making them. For spiders I like the Daiichi 1640, short shank and straight eye. Thanks to another board member (DUBBN), Who...

Roger Fogg, in his 1988 "A Handbook of North Country Trout Flies", popularized the Drennan Specimen carp hook for spiders. When Daiichi started selling their 1640 hooks a lot of tyers gravitated towards them. They are now being marketed as tube fly hooks, When Partridge started making the ...

ADDITIONAL LINK: https://theslidingstream.net/a-guide-to ... ckles/amp/

"Silk Fur and Feather" by G.E.M. Skues is probably the best book on the subject.