Hook Tying, My Way! 

Great hook tying video jon, I've never had much luck tying spade hooks myself so perhaps you should do another video on tying eyed hooks one day showing what knots you use although I think you might of covered it in another video.. love your new guest announcers by the way

47 years fishing and still learning. Cheers Jon.

5 STAR Jon Thanks for making the vid.

Hi I am 75 and been doing this since I was 14

Thank you John! Hope some more video's like thisnare coming!

Thank you Jon very good, and with the cat at the end your just showing of with your editing skills , Thank you

Jon, you're a star!

Great tips again Jon shall be definitely doing them that way from now on 👍👍

Great video Jon 👍

brilliant Jon, ty..

Wow! You mek it look easy. I've always used the matchman hook tyer but never been totally happy with it. I will give your way a go. Thanks Jon 👍

Great vid amazing tips

Great video Jon

Excellent instruction

Great tips. The nail board is better than any in box helping rig. Sometimes I've let a bit too much line on the loop until I have put some plastic tubing of tape to make the nails thicker so the line length includes the loop knot to get it to the correct final length. Or just put the nail a bit further.

Excellent video Jon. I used to use the Matchman for small hooks (20, 22, 24) and hand tie the larger hooks. Like you said, never have the knot off the back of the hook! I really like your hook boxes, I used to use those awful circular jobbies and you never knew how many hooks u had left!

Another top tip. 😊

Great video jon

Love these videos you do Jon......👏🏼👏🏼👌🏼🙌🏽 I have used matchman took tyer, but I'm gonna give your way a go. 😊👍🏻

Nice bit of Saxon on again John 🔥

Excellent video Jon… I used to be able to tie hooks down to 28s and smaller back in my bloodworm fishing days but these days struggle with 18s down to bad eyesight and loss of dexterity in my fingers.

Ever thought of using a fly-tying vice to hold the hook while you're tying it? Would save on all the fingers and thumbs getting in the way - and it would still be "by hand", so to speak.

Awesome. I started tying my own hook lengths last year. I mainly fish the stick so I've tied all mine at 12". And feeder hook lengths are all 1m. I use the match man hook tyer but think I will I give your way a go. I've been using kamasan b520 hooks from 14 to 20. Imagine I might struggle with the smaller hooks but definitely going to give it a go. Cheers Jon.

I use a matchman hook tyer like you used to, may have to give this a go.

Thanks Jon for showing people how to tie hooks and hooklenths. I've tied my hooks like that for years, and I used to have a Preston hooklenth box that I kept them all in. That was until I lent my box to my nephew, and the bustard never gave it back. Soon after I emigrated to Thailand, anyway I still tie my hooks this way, The Thai anglers can't believe the size of the hooks that I use, they say a size 16 is tiny.

I've just watched this to see if I can pick any tips up and I have its the way you use you loop tier it's completely different to how I tie mine but I'm going to try your way

what is the name of the yellow gadget you use? Love these tips

40 years ago i used to dub the line on with nylon stocking thread and varnish they would hang perfectly took a long time to do a few but did,nt miss many bites.

Thanks for sharing Jon ,you will make me a better angler .....eventually 😅

I’ve got hooks I’ve tied over 20 years ago 😳 in boxes, wallets.. but in the end, I usually tie on the bank! I will need to get out more 😋

Great video Jon! I love hand tying my banded hook lengths. but it seems I'm stopping using my Matchman hook tier :)

Very informative Jon and you are very right 6" is plenty to play with 😂😂😂

I'd be lost without my Matchman tyer's, there's no way I could tie a spade-end hook without them, with my hot-dog fingers. I can't tie with 0.10 or less any more thanks to a loss of feeling, so I'm having to use pre-tied (SFL's) for the finer stuff now. It sure took a while to get back into the swing of it after my 20-year long break from fishing. I've found the pegs in these hook boxes pretty easy to use for getting the lengths right, but can't say I haven't been eyeing up a Stonfo Calibrone or one of the home-made tying stations I've seen.

I use an old EZEE hook tie made in China, which has a measurement scale that helps you tie different lengths.

always from the front of the spade, otherwise it'll cut into the line for sure, great video, something you don't see many on :)

Great video.how many times do use the same hook length.

ZT PRO Jon and you are sorted. When you get old like me the hands don't work as they should.

Excellent video John. Unfortunately for me , although I can still tie by hand on the bank at 73.....but....to be sure it's a hook tyer at home, where eyes and fingers can be ''warmed up''. Will there be a video on the hooks you tie to catch sticks?

Great tips mate, i use the matchmen hooktyer, i have done for many years, any tips on using this tyer, many thanks mate and tight lines

I use the hook tier as a clamp

You did 2nd time 😊

8:15 agree, but what went wrong then? Been looking for the solution for ages now :)

Nice video, do you always use spade end hooks.

Fingers like sausages. I can't do this. I'll buy pre-made. Any tips for the best ones?

What is the purpose of the PTFE coating on the hooks ?

Hook tying machines make it harder.

So easy...yet so many good anglers can't.

Where do you use a 2inch hooklength

Didn’t notice you tighten the whippings once put the tag end through the loop.

Me mate always used to tie his own hooks ,,,then I realised why ,he was to tight to buy a hook tyer 😮

Jon, you are a nutcase 😂 why have you got the sharp point of your nails facing upwards ? Just nail them into the wood normally. Use oval wire or brad nails if your worried your loop won't fit over the round head of the nail 😂 I think it's time to get yourself to screwfix and update Jonny's jig , for you and your cats safety 😂

Oddly theraputic Jon. As I'm lazy though, I think I'll send you 500 of my own hooks & ask that you tie them for me. 10p per hook? Seriously though, there are some great tips in this & I'm sure every tiny incremental improvement is what sets the best anglers apart from the rest of us!

Hi john on small silvers hoohs such as b511 16 to 20 I tighten to hold and then move the knot to the spade, then tighten. It ensures you get the line in front and tighten to the spade not the shank.

I bought the tie tool, and use it maybe 10 times. After i lost 4 fish because brakage on knot, i return to hand tied ones. Hook rig is cheap, but still aint worth it😑

Iv had this arguments for years .. I do it wrong apparently.. I always come out from the bk ..and my iv never been cut off ... iv shown ppl loads and thecway I tie them hook sits better 😂😂😂 My results do the talking.. I never use ready tied either.. I tie all my own hooks .. powerline from .11 to .24 and silstar from 0.06 to 0.12 .. 😂😂😂😂

Meow 😂😂 😂 😻

It would’ve been funny if the first time you hooked your mouth was on video 😁😀😀 PS nice vid daft lad 👍🍺🍌cheers

Several years from now when you’ve got fat fingers and are slightly arthritic, you’ll be down the ready made hooklength shop and walking out with packets of them !!!!!!!!

heart bypass surgery is far easier than trying to tie hooks. I buty them ready made. Cheaper hooks are better they're better balanced matrix are too heavy