I display my flies at my tying station with the Electric clips mounted on a board with holes that is part of my tying station. I use the mini clips. Yes they are great for holding flies.I was told today by my therapist who is a shooter that he gets his ear plugs from Harbor Freight. He buys them by a box of 1000.. He says they are the same as the poppers I posted on Facebook. That is what I used for the Popper Swap.Tony
On Friday, March 13, 2015 4:36 PM, Chuck Alexander <chuckalexan...@centurylink.net> wrote: Tony: I’ll have to try those electrical hooks as I bought a dozen of them a while back when tying the poppers for the swap as they make GREAT holders while painting the popper heads and waiting for it to dry while I’m waiting to put on the next coat, or the final clear coats. Well, I guess I change my mind more than most women LOL.. Last night, I had not hit the “order button” yet as I couldn’t order it till this morning after 6am. So, I took the two sets of swivel hackle pliers off and added more beetle and spider foam bodies. Then, after thinking about it again at about 3 in the am, I re-added the pliers back to the order and also added a spider body foam “cutter” to the order as I tie those flies all the time and never can make them look decent by cutting the foam by hand LOL... So, I went over the budget my wife gave me to spend, but I reminded her about how many fish she catches with those spider patterns, beetle patterns, and ant patterns, as I use about the same shape for all three LOL.. It did the trick and she ain’t mad at me after all. Not if I tie her a bunch of good fish catching flies anyway LOL... I’ll have to try spiders with hot pink and copper colored bodies and see they catch fish as well as the Chili Pepper and the PPP fly do for us. One thing about a fish is that you never know until you try. Oh, and talking about going over budget on things, we JUST last week had a brand new, Harbor Freight super store open here about 15 miles from our house. I’d love to go in there with a wad of cash LOL... Chuck From: 'Anthony Spezio' via VFB Mail Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 2:52 PMTo: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Rotary Hackle Pliers?? Nev,I also used the Electrical hooks and they work fine just like a good pair of pliers. I wrap my Parachutes a bit different than normal. What I find I can hold the arm vertical while the pliers is alt an angle. I can work the hackle down under the upper wrap then over the hook shank and dip back under the wrap with a up and down motion. It just works well for me. I found I have more control with the hinge pliers than I have with the fixed pliers. The beauty of it all is we can do what works best for us.Tony On Friday, March 13, 2015 12:25 PM, Neville Gosling <nev.gosl...@shaw.ca> wrote: Hmm! you have a good point there Tony. I never thought of that. Perhaps that is the reason I bought the rotary hinged type in the first place. ☺️ I tie parachutes once in a while, but can't remember what hackle pliers I use. My go to hackle pliers are the electrical style as long as they have a ring to hold or put your finger in. They grip the hackle well. Next time I tie some parachute hackled flies I will remember to use the rotary pliers. Nev On Mar 13, 2015, at 4:56 AM, 'Anthony Spezio' via VFB Mail <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> wrote: Allan give Chuck a break. LOL A rotary vise is useless for winding parachute hackles. The swivel hackle pliers is the way to go on them. That is all I have used for about 25 years. The long handle one is the best for that. I can show what I mean at the show., Gee now I am picking on you. LOL I am in a good mood this morning. BTW, the poppers are finished and you can pick them up at the Sowbug. Tony On Friday, March 13, 2015 1:16 AM, Chuck Alexander <chuckalexan...@centurylink.net> wrote: Well, since Allan reminded me that since I have a rotary vise, in theory I already have rotating hackle pliers, and since I hadn’t actually hit the “order” button, I just deleted the pliers and jacked up the number of foam spider bodies I ordered which I KNOW I use all the time LOL.. Chuck From: Neville Gosling Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 12:41 AM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Rotary Hackle Pliers?? Chuck: I can't help but laugh, we have been delicately trying to tell you not to bother because we hardly ever use rotary hackle pliers, but you bought both sizes anyhow. Oh, I'm still laughing 😃 Neville (Nev) Gosling "A Minute Worked is 60 Seconds of Fishing Time Wasted" On Mar 12, 2015, at 10:34 PM, Chuck Alexander <chuckalexan...@centurylink.net> wrote: Well, since these are so cheap, ($3.45 and $4.45 respectively) I went ahead and ordered two pair as one has a short handle of about 1 1/2” I think and the other has a 4 1/2” handle with a built in half hitch tool on the end of the handle. Guess it’s the only way I can find out of they are my cup of tea or not. My Daddy did a lot of mechanic work his whole life and he used to tell me “Son, you can’t have too many tools” LOL.. Guess I’ll find out if he was right. In my mechanics tool box and my tool shed, most tools I own I hardly ever use , but when I need them I REALLY need them. Thanks to all, Chuck From: Joyce M Westphal Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 9:05 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Rotary Hackle Pliers?? I have some, rarely use them, but don't usually use this kind of hackle pliers tip as I find it breaks the hackle more often than the standard pliers tips that come together. I think it is just a matter of preference. On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 4:15 PM, Neville Gosling <nev.gosl...@shaw.ca> wrote: My favourite hackle pliers in most circumstances Neville (Nev) Gosling Greater Vancouver BC Canada <EZ_Hackle_Pliers.jpg> On Mar 12, 2015, at 2:13 PM, Chuck Alexander <chuckalexan...@centurylink.net> wrote: Folks: I’m getting a fly tying materials order and have always wanted to try a pair of Rotary Hackle Pliers. Do they work good?? Are they better than regular hackle pliers. 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