08-29-2009, 05:38 AM
that is true.. but didnt someone say once (I honestly dont remember who).. that you can build up the head and then tie it off with half hitches.??
either way.. you are right.. there are alternative ways to tie a fly off .. even without tools..
a search of the internet will bring up a variety of videos that show how to do a whip finish with and without (primarily English tiers from what Ive seen) tools of any kind.. a whip finisher or a bodkin.. just fingertips :-)
btw.. the finisher I prefer to use is a [url "http://www.lakelandflytying.com/2629/products/Matarelli_Whip_Finisher.aspx"]martarelli[/url].. costs about 15 bucks (I think) at almost any fly fishing store.. dr slick also carries a similar model for less than 10 bucks at bob marriotts for one..
MacFly
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either way.. you are right.. there are alternative ways to tie a fly off .. even without tools..
a search of the internet will bring up a variety of videos that show how to do a whip finish with and without (primarily English tiers from what Ive seen) tools of any kind.. a whip finisher or a bodkin.. just fingertips :-)
btw.. the finisher I prefer to use is a [url "http://www.lakelandflytying.com/2629/products/Matarelli_Whip_Finisher.aspx"]martarelli[/url].. costs about 15 bucks (I think) at almost any fly fishing store.. dr slick also carries a similar model for less than 10 bucks at bob marriotts for one..
MacFly
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