Essential Fly Tying Skills For Beginners - Whip Finish, Half Hitch, Proper Hook Placement & More!
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- Опубліковано 2 кві 2020
- There are a lot of fly tying videos on UA-cam, we've uploaded quite a few ourselves. But if you're just starting out, there are some basic techniques you should learn to help you minimize frustration, tie more efficiently, and build better flies.
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As I start into fly tying, this was a perfect video to watch. Thank you.
Glad it helped!
I love these vids due to the fact that they refine the skills you have learned in the past. God bless😇
Nicely done. Been tying for decades and I learned a few things. Thank you
Great to hear!
Just getting into FLy Fishing, and wanted to learn to tie my own flys. After searching and searching and watching and watching other videos that were a little too obtuse, I found yours. This was by far the best intro to fly tying!! thank you for keeping it simple and explaining things so well. I am now not so overwhelmed at the prospect of tying flys.
Glad I could help! I would love to do a follow up. If you have any questions please let me know and I'll post another video!
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A remarkably good and helpful video for someone brand-new to fly tying like me. The techniques are very helpful. Thanks, Blake for your time and expertise. I am sure to watch more of these from you.
Kurt, thanks for your feedback! I really appreciate it! Let me know if there’s any thing I can do to help you on your fly tying journey!
Totally impressed by your demo. Thanks
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the great tips Blake! 🎣😁👍
Thanks for the video, I definitely need to pick up some tying materials.
Very In formative . And helpful thankyou
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic content and more in-depth and helpful than many others out there. Getting me pumped for fly tying. Thank you!
Thanks! Glad you’re finding it helpful!
Thanks for awesome video definitely needed it. Btw. Saw ur scissors trick a while back at the shop. Tried. But my sausage fingers can’t do it! Lol
Just came across your into to tying, best one I’ve seen yet. There’s plenty 🤦🏻 but you just inspired me in a way I was not expecting. Thank you for a very good explanation for entry level people like me. I’m ordering soon!
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you for your time.
My pleasure!
Great video!
Thanks Alan!
This was so informative!
I’m glad you found it helpful!
Great start for a beginner. The whip finisher, as clear as mud! But that's why I subscribed. Thanks
I bet I didn’t use a whip finisher the first 5 years of tying. Just used a series of half hitches to finish a fly!
never used a whip finisher. 2 half hitched, and done. 60 years flying salmon.
I've used the half hitch method a bit too but always put some lacquer or Loon UV glue on the head
Great job on the videos!
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful! Are you just getting started tying flies or at it for a little bit?
Exellent demo sir,well done
Thanks Stephen, I'm glad it was helpful.
Great help video. Keep up the great work.
Thanks, will do!
Super helpful thanks.
You’re welcome. Please let us know if there is anything else we can help with.
Great video thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Nice
Thanks. Great video. Mo one else explained it so well
Thanks so much! I'm glad you found it helpful!
Thank you sir! Most indepth fly tying tutorial i've seen so far. I've been fly fishing for years now and just decided to start tying my own flies. The steelhead made me do it! Lol.. All seriousness i got some tools and all the fly tying materials for my first fly pattern, hooks, etc. I am left handed so i just have to spin the vice around. I kinda figured i will mess up a few flies atleast starting out. I bought barbless hooks too so im good there. I'm pretty good with knots in general so im kinda thinkin i will try the whip finish trick by hand. I may just buy the tool incase. I am a little sketched about tying in rubber legs and using ostritch herl, etc but will see how it goes. I bought loon UV clear head cement too. Figure less wait times. I'm rigged and ready thanks for the tips! Fish on!
Awesome! Sounds like you’re off to a good start!!
Thank you for such an educational video, can you please explain the reason for using Wax when tying the flies?
Thanks Andrew. Wax is used usually to help slick materials stick to the thread. Especially when rubbing dubbing onto the thread, you can lose quite a bit of material and not get the desired effect. So the thread helps hold it there to enable more robust dubbing ropes. It’s also used when making dubbing loops for a similar reason.
Hello, I haven't been able to start tying flies yet. A house fire kind of stoped my life. I lost everything and am trying to start over. Very expencive! This is the first I have seen your video. Are there more? I would love to see a program on thread and hooks. I can read about it but, I learn more by seeing! Thank you for sharing!
Check out our channel, we have a ton of videos on there for you! I'm glad you found this one helpful.
Great information. New to fly tying. Can you give a list of tools for newbies like me? Look forward to new videos.
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I tried so 4 times to use the whip finisher tool and felt awkward to use, so took me a few minutes to use. Today I wanted to do a few flies and first try it felt normal and cracked it out in a few seconds. Kind of neat how it just clicked.
Next i will need to try the finger version, which im sure its the original way.
Jimmy I swear I get better at things just by thinking about them too! haha
@@Gigharborflyshop that’s the problem! I always overthink simple tasks!
Why kind of scissors do yo use? I’m a beginner, appreciate the detailed instructions.
Hello, there are probably 7 or 8 different scissors I use but just starting out you can get away with just one. I'd recommend the Loon 4" all purpose shop.gigharborflyshop.com/loon-outdoors-loon-ergo-all-purpose-scissors.html
that was my first mistake i crowded the eye of the hook i had to create a hole with another hook lol
I’ve done that PLENTY of times! Ha
Please explain to your audience what you did to get the thread back through the bobbin. Pushing thread through the bobbin tube sucks, but sucking the thread through the bobbin tube works.
Yeah I just suck the thread through like a straw
can you do a video on thread ? sizes and strengths ? thanks and great videos
I’ll add it to the list! Thanks for the suggestion!
old man suggestion. use bright coloured thread. your cementing it anyway. easier to see
can you do a bucktail for spring salmon ? thanks
I’ve caught several kings on this one in chartreuse.
Fly Tying the Salmon Bucktail Pink/White - For Coho and Other Pacific Salmon
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I still can't get the whip finish
Are you doing it by hand or using the tool?
@@Gigharborflyshop I've got like 3 versions of the whip. The #4 and wrapping around after the triangle messes me up.