On surgical instruments, the gold plating on the handles indicate the tip is tungsten carbide, a harder wearing, more durable tip than steel. In theory, the tungsten carbide piece can be changed out/repaired, but it’s not often done.
That Loon pair is my clear favorite and what I carry. The scissors can come in handy when using New Zealand style wool indicators. I don’t use that very frequently, but I’d rather have that function built into a tool I’m already using than to carry another thing.
What about the clear mini air lock for an indicator? Throwing a bright orange ball out there totally contradicts everything that fly fishing claims to be. You know? Match the hatch, conservation, fooling the fish, being mentally agile adjusting to conditions and always analyzing data, and then throwing a big freaking orange floater on to the waters surface just because it’s easier to see. It’s not copacetic with fly fishings aura. I get it though, them guides like the big fish to see the orange floater and reject anything near it. I’m just gonna erase what I wrote I think. Talk to you later turtle Dave. Oh hey just to mention it, something weird has been happening. There has been a string of fish photos that have fish that look exactly or close to mine. Im letting you all know because you weirdos probably know what that means. Alright then bye now
I use the same one I've had since 1976. I picked it up when I worked at a hospital. No one else I saw was using them at that time. I noticed others watching me getting hooks out. In the back of my mind, I wondered if I started something around here.
I found a pair of the Orvis QuickDraw hemostats and really like them…however all my tools are hooked up to some type of lanyard and I’m amazed how many I find. Great video and review.
I switched away from hemos as my thumb got stuck in the loop while taking a hook out of a pike. It thrashed and I almost broke my thumb with it being torqued around. Mittens from here on out for this guy.
I recently lost a pair of MFC hemostasis that had been with me for years, sad day. Thought we'd be together till the last trout... it'll never be the same. I'm probably gonna try pickleball.
I can’t remember the last time I bought a pair , there almost at every good wading hole just waiting for someone to look down and go what’s that shiny thing down there . Help clean up the Madison, look down :-)
I have a pair of those SA ones. I can't use anything else with my big dumb hands. Gloves, mittens, bare hand. I did hacksaw that weird hook thing off though.
Find someone who works in a hospital. In my department we go through a couple dozen procedure kits a day-each kit has at least one hemostat which is discarded at the end of the case, and probably a third of those never even touch the patient. I have so many hemostats, I don’t know what to do with them! I give them away to friends, guides, random people I meet on the river, etc. etc. If I lose one, I have extra in my pocket and ten more in my bag back in the car. Maybe not quite the quality of fly shop retail, but free and plentiful are highly appealing features.
The last time i bought a hemo they showed me the expensive ones first. I asked them why they thought i would spend that much money on something that was going to end up in the river? Then they showed me the cheep ones. I will say though, i still have the very first set of MFC brand that i bought. I hate those things so i never use them.
Not a big fan of the Loons...the thumb holes are too small and with the rubber grip, my fingers and thumbs get stuck just about every time (and I don't have large hands haha). Also, the "hook spike" is more of a hazard than a help. I have stabbed and cut myself on several occasions. They work well, overall, but I am definitely looking for something different.
Those of us who construct our own leaders, particularly sink tip and full sinking lines, out of sections of level monofilament from butt sections starting at 0.026 to 0.020 to tippet or armored bite sections, the forceps are most important for tightening nested nail knots or needle knots to the fly line. Broad tightly fitting serrated tips are your best chance for gripping leader sections to tighten knots. Fine tips usually require glasses, strong light and calm waters to match leader material to forceps tips. Smooth tips are not adequate for tightening thick butt and taper sections of leaders. And then you need enough metal strength to pull on. Secondly the forceps with scissor blades are the best hope for saving a deeply hooked fish that you want to release. Commit quickly to cut the leader and tie on a new fly or if necessary, tippet section and fly. Do not take the fish out of the water, in some states this is required, squeeze and attempt surgery to remove a fly deep in the mouth of a fish. Fish are more likely to survive and thrive with a fly and short section of tippet than with crushed swim bladders, slime gone and your surgery skills. I agree that forceps with scissors are not a choice tool for constructing or repairing leaders. I carry nippers to closely trim leader knots and secured flies. This avoids algae grabbing tag ends that alert fish to the leader movement. Droppers are also prone to fouling on knots with prominent tag ends.
decent set of fine point pliers and a decent set of nippers. Hemos have too much flex in the handles and too little control in the jaws. You're not suturing arteries, you're pinching barbs and removing flies. If you pay more than maybe $15 for a good set of fine jaw pliers and $7-8 for a decent set of nippers (clippers...) you are paying for ego not performance.
On surgical instruments, the gold plating on the handles indicate the tip is tungsten carbide, a harder wearing, more durable tip than steel. In theory, the tungsten carbide piece can be changed out/repaired, but it’s not often done.
That Loon pair is my clear favorite and what I carry. The scissors can come in handy when using New Zealand style wool indicators. I don’t use that very frequently, but I’d rather have that function built into a tool I’m already using than to carry another thing.
What about the clear mini air lock for an indicator? Throwing a bright orange ball out there totally contradicts everything that fly fishing claims to be. You know? Match the hatch, conservation, fooling the fish, being mentally agile adjusting to conditions and always analyzing data, and then throwing a big freaking orange floater on to the waters surface just because it’s easier to see. It’s not copacetic with fly fishings aura. I get it though, them guides like the big fish to see the orange floater and reject anything near it. I’m just gonna erase what I wrote I think. Talk to you later turtle Dave. Oh hey just to mention it, something weird has been happening. There has been a string of fish photos that have fish that look exactly or close to mine. Im letting you all know because you weirdos probably know what that means. Alright then bye now
I use the same one I've had since 1976. I picked it up when I worked at a hospital. No one else I saw was using them at that time. I noticed others watching me getting hooks out. In the back of my mind, I wondered if I started something around here.
I found a pair of the Orvis QuickDraw hemostats and really like them…however all my tools are hooked up to some type of lanyard and I’m amazed how many I find. Great video and review.
I switched away from hemos as my thumb got stuck in the loop while taking a hook out of a pike. It thrashed and I almost broke my thumb with it being torqued around. Mittens from here on out for this guy.
Almost had the same thing happen to me. I really don’t like the regular hemo’s unless I am home crimping hooks.
Never had to buy a pair, always found em on the river. Found a new pair just a few weeks ago.
Hopefully I find some mitten clamps next time
just buy a pair life is super short
I was given a $150 pair by you know who. Don’t find them very usable, but look nice as deco on my bench.
Can’t believe I’ve never heard this word before. Always “forceps” instead.
I recently lost a pair of MFC hemostasis that had been with me for years, sad day. Thought we'd be together till the last trout... it'll never be the same. I'm probably gonna try pickleball.
On the Ruby?
A lot of pickleball players still have a pair of hemostats still inside them from there last surgery :-)
Hemostat. No wonder they left you, you don’t even know its name. And you spelled pickleball correctly already and you haven’t even played it.
Thanks Kelly and hope all is well squirrel😉☕️☕️
I can’t remember the last time I bought a pair , there almost at every good wading hole just waiting for someone to look down and go what’s that shiny thing down there . Help clean up the Madison, look down :-)
Mitten clamps work with the left hand. Hemos tend to be harder to unlock with the left hand.
Mitten clamps are the bomb for people with thick fingers. I always have problems with finger holes on clamps and shears.
Dr slick 👍🏻
I have a pair of those SA ones. I can't use anything else with my big dumb hands. Gloves, mittens, bare hand. I did hacksaw that weird hook thing off though.
Found a pair of Dr slicks on the bank. Found out why the previous owner lost them. Damn thing only holds on the last tooth. At least they’re free
I’ve been buying blue-point ones from the Snap-on guy. They’re pretty stout not real expensive and they have a pretty good variety.
I feel like Kelly and Gang make the only tying videos that don’t have weird mouth noises.
Find someone who works in a hospital. In my department we go through a couple dozen procedure kits a day-each kit has at least one hemostat which is discarded at the end of the case, and probably a third of those never even touch the patient. I have so many hemostats, I don’t know what to do with them! I give them away to friends, guides, random people I meet on the river, etc. etc. If I lose one, I have extra in my pocket and ten more in my bag back in the car. Maybe not quite the quality of fly shop retail, but free and plentiful are highly appealing features.
Or just support your local fly shop for fuks sake. Times ain’t that hard are they?
@@Piscatorialveteran Did my comment really deserve an F-bomb?
Maybe I use the $ saved on hemostats to buy something else at my local fly shop.
The ones I use are longer and end is curved. Find they work well.
That SA contraption......wow
What magnification level do you all use for tying? I'm looking at the clic style.
Just wondering where a good place to start is. Thanks.
Depends on your vision and distance from the vise. If you wear glasses ask your optometrist for a recommendation
+ 1.25 to +1.50
The last time i bought a hemo they showed me the expensive ones first. I asked them why they thought i would spend that much money on something that was going to end up in the river? Then they showed me the cheep ones.
I will say though, i still have the very first set of MFC brand that i bought. I hate those things so i never use them.
Not a big fan of the Loons...the thumb holes are too small and with the rubber grip, my fingers and thumbs get stuck just about every time (and I don't have large hands haha). Also, the "hook spike" is more of a hazard than a help. I have stabbed and cut myself on several occasions. They work well, overall, but I am definitely looking for something different.
Hospitals throw hemos away by the carload after being used a certain number of times. I have a friend that grabs a few pair on their way to the trash.
That’s a really touching story Jeff. Thanks for sharing that with the rest of us. You’ve got a special place in my heart. Right next to taking dump.
@@Piscatorialveteran I’m still laughing at your UA-cam channel. Sux to be you.
Those of us who construct our own leaders, particularly sink tip and full sinking lines, out of sections of level monofilament from butt sections starting at 0.026 to 0.020 to tippet or armored bite sections, the forceps are most important for tightening nested nail knots or needle knots to the fly line. Broad tightly fitting serrated tips are your best chance for gripping leader sections to tighten knots. Fine tips usually require glasses, strong light and calm waters to match leader material to forceps tips. Smooth tips are not adequate for tightening thick butt and taper sections of leaders. And then you need enough metal strength to pull on.
Secondly the forceps with scissor blades are the best hope for saving a deeply hooked fish that you want to release. Commit quickly to cut the leader and tie on a new fly or if necessary, tippet section and fly. Do not take the fish out of the water, in some states this is required, squeeze and attempt surgery to remove a fly deep in the mouth of a fish. Fish are more likely to survive and thrive with a fly and short section of tippet than with crushed swim bladders, slime gone and your surgery skills.
I agree that forceps with scissors are not a choice tool for constructing or repairing leaders. I carry nippers to closely trim leader knots and secured flies. This avoids algae grabbing tag ends that alert fish to the leader movement. Droppers are also prone to fouling on knots with prominent tag ends.
So magnet fish the Madison, never buy hemos again.
Gold doesn’t rust.
I just buy the cheapest ones. I’m just going to lose them anyway.
if somebody doesn't know how to use a mitten clamp please sell all of your gear stop fishing and take up golf
decent set of fine point pliers and a decent set of nippers. Hemos have too much flex in the handles and too little control in the jaws. You're not suturing arteries, you're pinching barbs and removing flies. If you pay more than maybe $15 for a good set of fine jaw pliers and $7-8 for a decent set of nippers (clippers...) you are paying for ego not performance.
forceps