Great flies Sean! You inspired me to give tying on the rivets ago and I’ve tied up a good few sets for next season. I’ve been struggling to find junction tubing that fits them, what is it you use yourself? Thanks
Thanks very much,great to hear you are giving them a go after the video. I usually just use veniard standard junction which covers 3mm OD tubes. I also use fly makers junction tubing which is 2.2mm OD for smaller tubes. I guess it all depends on the rivets you buy. Does that help at all?
@ Ah I have been using black, white and yellow number plate rivets from my work for different patterns😂 They may be slightly larger than the rivers you use, I have managed to get a peice of veniard silicone tubing over one of them but it was a right struggle. Is it quite fiddly when you use the veniard tubing yourself?
@mlfishing842 all depends on the diameter but I like a diameter that is slightly smaller than the outside diameter of the tube. If it's snug there is less likely it will slip off while casting and hinging the fly
@ managed to get a fair few on there and getting the hang of it, I think mine me may be slightly thicker but they seem snug and don’t think they’ll come off just very fidgety but il get there. Keep the videos coming! Will be trying those Francis’s next!
I have used them to make skirts for spinners. When using them as a fly, how do you attach tge hook? How do you attach to the line? Do you slide on the line and then tie on a hook? This could give the fly movement by sliding a bit on the line... interesting idea. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Nathan, thanks for watching and hopefully you are enjoying the channel. The rivet is treated like any other tube for tube fly fishing. The tube has a small section of silicon junction tubing at the end ( that's why the far rear of the tube was left without materials). Then the tippet goes into the tube and through the other end. Next I tie on a hook of choice and pull the tippet back to towards the fly line and the hook will rest in the junction tubing. When a fish takes, usually the junction tubing and hook slip off and the tube can then run up the leader reducing the fly hinging in a fish's mouth. UA-cam doesn't let me put photos into posts but if you see my posh tosh pop rivet thumbnail you can clearly see how some fluorescent yellow junction tubing is attached and holding a hook. Hope that helps?
@@SeánWoodsFishing I see. So it is tippet through fly, tippet through plastic tube, hook. Then the hook is buffered against the the plastic tube. The plastic tube slides up over the bottom of the fly to stay in place when fishing. When a fish grabs it, the fly will pop free sliding on the tippet as the plastic tube has pulled free... Interesting idea. Will have to try it.
@@NathanCampbellGuitarist it's a tube fly adapter, they come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Felting needles are a good DIY option. Check out this video which will go through the basics on tube fly tying 👍ua-cam.com/video/NITaW0cjo4A/v-deo.html
hi mate , i like this idea , i have plenty of these in lots of sizes , very cool . can you tell me the type of tube liner you use and what hook style /size should i be using vs the size of the rivet to make them swim well ?
This was an xs eumur liner but if you have rivers with larger inner diameter you can just use regular liner. I use a hook that looks well suited for the tube and balances it well, each size is different
Most of the time following along is ok. But there are sections where I really don't have a clue what you're saying. I am a non native English speaker. I can understand Billy Connolly just fine and also most other accents (Australian, African English, Welsh etc.). An Irish accent is doable but you have to try to ariculate dude. A thick accent and mumbling is a bit much to ask from an international audience. I like the fly though.
Glad you like the fly and thanks for the feedback 👍. All I can do is try, can be hard going tying and talking at the same time. You could use subtitles (albeit not 100% accurate but it may help? Hopefully the point still comes across and find it helpful ?
Hello Seán. I have heard about this fly a lot. Thanks for sharing. It looks very nice.
it's a pattern I haven't fished too much myself but many swear by it 👍
Very clever. Thank you.
@@freddy-fq2fp hopefully it helped Freddy 👍
Great flies Sean! You inspired me to give tying on the rivets ago and I’ve tied up a good few sets for next season. I’ve been struggling to find junction tubing that fits them, what is it you use yourself? Thanks
Thanks very much,great to hear you are giving them a go after the video. I usually just use veniard standard junction which covers 3mm OD tubes. I also use fly makers junction tubing which is 2.2mm OD for smaller tubes. I guess it all depends on the rivets you buy. Does that help at all?
@ Ah I have been using black, white and yellow number plate rivets from my work for different patterns😂 They may be slightly larger than the rivers you use, I have managed to get a peice of veniard silicone tubing over one of them but it was a right struggle. Is it quite fiddly when you use the veniard tubing yourself?
@mlfishing842 all depends on the diameter but I like a diameter that is slightly smaller than the outside diameter of the tube. If it's snug there is less likely it will slip off while casting and hinging the fly
@ managed to get a fair few on there and getting the hang of it, I think mine me may be slightly thicker but they seem snug and don’t think they’ll come off just very fidgety but il get there. Keep the videos coming! Will be trying those Francis’s next!
@mlfishing842 happy days 👍 hope they work for you buddy 🎣
I have used them to make skirts for spinners. When using them as a fly, how do you attach tge hook? How do you attach to the line? Do you slide on the line and then tie on a hook? This could give the fly movement by sliding a bit on the line... interesting idea. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Nathan, thanks for watching and hopefully you are enjoying the channel. The rivet is treated like any other tube for tube fly fishing. The tube has a small section of silicon junction tubing at the end ( that's why the far rear of the tube was left without materials). Then the tippet goes into the tube and through the other end. Next I tie on a hook of choice and pull the tippet back to towards the fly line and the hook will rest in the junction tubing. When a fish takes, usually the junction tubing and hook slip off and the tube can then run up the leader reducing the fly hinging in a fish's mouth. UA-cam doesn't let me put photos into posts but if you see my posh tosh pop rivet thumbnail you can clearly see how some fluorescent yellow junction tubing is attached and holding a hook. Hope that helps?
@@SeánWoodsFishing I see. So it is tippet through fly, tippet through plastic tube, hook. Then the hook is buffered against the the plastic tube. The plastic tube slides up over the bottom of the fly to stay in place when fishing. When a fish grabs it, the fly will pop free sliding on the tippet as the plastic tube has pulled free... Interesting idea. Will have to try it.
One more question. What is the attachment that you put in your vise to hold the rivet?
@@NathanCampbellGuitarist yup that's spot on, it's used for often for salmon and like flies in Europe 👍
@@NathanCampbellGuitarist it's a tube fly adapter, they come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Felting needles are a good DIY option. Check out this video which will go through the basics on tube fly tying 👍ua-cam.com/video/NITaW0cjo4A/v-deo.html
hi mate , i like this idea , i have plenty of these in lots of sizes , very cool . can you tell me the type of tube liner you use and what hook style /size should i be using vs the size of the rivet to make them swim well ?
This was an xs eumur liner but if you have rivers with larger inner diameter you can just use regular liner. I use a hook that looks well suited for the tube and balances it well, each size is different
very nice , i will give it a go and see how i do , looks like it will take some practice though @@SeánWoodsFishing
@@captainflint89 give it a go 👍not much harder than tying on a regular tube 👌
Great looking fly 👍What diameter rivets do you use?
Thanks Spiderman 👍 this was a 3mm outside diameter rivet, bought off ebay.
Plan to do another wee rivet fly sometime in the next few weeks 🤞
Thanks for the quick reply. Looking forward to seeing the next fly. Good job 👍
Most of the time following along is ok. But there are sections where I really don't have a clue what you're saying. I am a non native English speaker. I can understand Billy Connolly just fine and also most other accents (Australian, African English, Welsh etc.). An Irish accent is doable but you have to try to ariculate dude. A thick accent and mumbling is a bit much to ask from an international audience. I like the fly though.
Glad you like the fly and thanks for the feedback 👍. All I can do is try, can be hard going tying and talking at the same time. You could use subtitles (albeit not 100% accurate but it may help? Hopefully the point still comes across and find it helpful ?