I am 61 years old tying flies and stuff since I was eight. I am very appreciative of your series. I found it difficult to articulate the nuances of the skills to my grandson who is an avid 'flyfisher' and is very interested in tying. So many thanks to you and for your teaching methods, keep up the great videos and you have a dedicated fan.
Man, i had to pause the video to say I love tha HMH vise and wish I had one. I've been tying on an HMH Standard for years now and love it too. Maybe one day i will not buy that Ferrari and buy that vise instead!
Another great video. I so enjoy how you take things back to the essentials with new and innovative information. I will for sure be usinig these tips and techniques going forward. Merry Chriistmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.
For all the doubters and naysayers about that new hmh TRV I think he pretty much just put it to bed they had some issues with the two-part Vise itself I'm sure they've corrected it but those things held those two hooks like a champ and I seen him actually put that second saltwater hook in and wrench it down a little bit
I just got my first set of Danville thread (graduated from a cheap thread that came with a starter tying kit). It’s WAY harder to keep the new stuff from untwisting off the fly if you change up the pressure even a little haha. I tied 3 deceivers last night, curious to see if they hold up
Updated the Description to include this - hope it helps! Threads I use and WHY - Danville's 210 Flymaster Plus (White): This is a pre-waxed thread that is slightly rounded with a very high breaking strength. Because of the large thread count and pre-applied wax, the thread has a lot of build which makes creating thread dams used in Hollow Fleyes and Bulkheads very easy and timely, while the additional (high) breaking strength allows me to tie with denser bundles of bucktail. The Wax also helps to grip slippery material such as synthetics and makes them easier to manipulated. The downside to this thread is, even though it is rounded, for maximum strength you need to continually spin your thread. For me this is more or less second nature. The Build of the thread which I like for some applications (noted above) becomes a downside when trying to highly dress a fly - hackle tails and wings, with flash, gills, peacock, ect...as the build up makes for some gnarly thread bumps. Danville's .006 Mono Thread The major benefit of the Mono Thread is that it is always round, so the thread always has maximum "Bite" into your material, but compared to the 210 Flymaster, Mono has a lower breaking strength which makes working with larger bucktail bundles more difficult. Aside from being always round, Mono has a very low build up when applying materials which makes is ideal for tying Full Dress style flies with multiple material applications on top of one another. I prefer this thread when tying smaller bucktail streamers where the bucktail work is sparse and there is a high emphasis on feathers and other materials for action. GSP 200 (White) This is a specialty thread for me, and I only use it for tying with Deer Hair for tying in Large Collars, and Spinning/Stacked Heads. The Thread is not waxed, has no elasticity, and is very flat off the spool. For Deer Hair work, there is nothing better, but for all other applications the flat thread has little to no bite, and the non-waxed nature and lack of elasticity creates a very slippery thread that makes controlling materials much more difficult.
