1 in the hand is worth 2 off the vise

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1 in the hand is worth 2 off the vise

Post by Terrestrial12 » Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:46 am

Twice a week I have to be on a zoom conference call for work that's usually about 2.5 hours long. I'm at home for this bit I'm expected to treat it like work. I haven't got up the balls yet to set my camera up on my fly tying bench but I have raised it high enough so you can only see my face and used the time to sort and prep materials and such. Last night I figured I'd try to tie a fly in hand and this is the result. I was shocked at how good it came out. Woodcock hackle, muskrat thorax, ash colored silk and a copper rib. Size 12 nymph hook. I didn't choose these materials for any particular reason, they were just handy. I do quite like how it came out tho. Looks like it could be a jucy little larva or pupa of some kind. Sorry for the crappy photo
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Re: 1 in the hand is worth 2 off the vise

Post by DUBBN » Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:32 am

Well done!!
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Re: 1 in the hand is worth 2 off the vise

Post by Roadkill » Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:31 pm

Good looking fly!
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Re: 1 in the hand is worth 2 off the vise

Post by DarrellP » Wed Jul 13, 2022 7:30 pm

Better than I can tie in my vise.
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Re: 1 in the hand is worth 2 off the vise

Post by letumgo » Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:55 am

Excellent job.

You’ve earned a new nick name… “Pinchy” :D :lol: (friendly humor)
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Re: 1 in the hand is worth 2 off the vise

Post by Terrestrial12 » Thu Jul 14, 2022 10:55 am

Pinchy...I like it! Much more endearing that than what I'm usually called hahaha! I'm a welder/metal fabricator and always max out the finger and grip strength meter during physicals but I was shocked to learn strength has very little to do with it. I did learn a good sticky hard wax is a must. A thicker silk is preferable. The way Stewart tied his spiders makes MUCH more sense now. I got a lot more insight on things I thought I knew. It was a really cool experience.
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Re: 1 in the hand is worth 2 off the vise

Post by Ron Eagle Elk » Thu Jul 14, 2022 1:37 pm

Terrestrial12 wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 10:55 am Pinchy...I like it! Much more endearing that than what I'm usually called hahaha! I'm a welder/metal fabricator and always max out the finger and grip strength meter during physicals but I was shocked to learn strength has very little to do with it. I did learn a good sticky hard wax is a must. A thicker silk is preferable. The way Stewart tied his spiders makes MUCH more sense now. I got a lot more insight on things I thought I knew. It was a really cool experience.
Stewart probably tied the spiders that way because that's how James Baillie taught him. :)
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Re: 1 in the hand is worth 2 off the vise

Post by letumgo » Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:27 pm

My Dad was a welder, and always had an iron grip (and pinhole burns in all his shirts from welding sparks). He could fix anything! Sounds like you are just the same.
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