Agree with others, great examples, and well demonstrated knowledge transfer…I have been tying for 30 years and still learning from the best…thanks for the content in the applied demonstrations!
Hi John, thanks for the kind words. Please send me an email (address on the upper right of the video screen) about yourself. Gretchen & I are always interested in learning more about you, your fishing, and your country. We hope to hear from you soon. Tight Lines - Al Beatty
If you had made two or more 360 degree wraps of thread on your 1/2 hitch tool at once and then let it slip off the tool to secure the thread on the parachute hackle tie off you would have tied it off with the same knot that your whip finish tool makes and saved yourself a bit of time with no need to then use a whip finish tool! I have done experiments with this method and the knot created is absolutely the same knot!
Al's comment to EVERYONE: My email address is on the video screen. If you are interested in joining us on Friday evenings, Saturday morning in Australia/New Zealand, send me a request via email and I'll add you to the notification list. We run tying events sporadically during the summer and run the regular Friday events from October to May. Join us, we'd be pleased to see you all.
Hi Al! Say I tried to do this weight the spool thing but the weight was too big. Can you tell me the diameter of the weights you use to put inside the spools? Thanks!
Hi RRR, You'll notice in the video the two weight sizes I have are 1/4 oz & 1/16 oz because the weights are different lengths. The longer ones need to be cut off. I had to take a spool of thread to the store with me to be sure the weights I was purchasing were not too big in diameter. At one time in the past years, I found a spool of very heavy lead type wire that was just the right diameter to fit in a spool easily. I've looked everywhere in recent years for another spool and have had no luck in finding another.
This channel is amazing. Thank you.
The best tips on fly tying that I have received since I started tying flies 68 years ago! Thank you so much. I love your channel.
Thank you for your kind words.
Very well done, some real nice techniques
Agree with others, great examples, and well demonstrated knowledge transfer…I have been tying for 30 years and still learning from the best…thanks for the content in the applied demonstrations!
Thanks for your kind words.
This is an excellent tip, Al
I appreciate all of your videos
I have definitely learned a lot
Thank you very much
Absolutely amazing!
Many thanks!
Great tips Al - thanks. John from Australia
That was great! Always learning new ways and with a Master at the helm. Much appreciated down under in New Zealand.
Hi John, thanks for the kind words. Please send me an email (address on the upper right of the video screen) about yourself. Gretchen & I are always interested in learning more about you, your fishing, and your country. We hope to hear from you soon. Tight Lines - Al Beatty
If you had made two or more 360 degree wraps of thread on your 1/2 hitch tool at once and then let it slip off the tool to secure the thread on the parachute hackle tie off you would have tied it off with the same knot that your whip finish tool makes and saved yourself a bit of time with no need to then use a whip finish tool! I have done experiments with this method and the knot created is absolutely the same knot!
Amazing techniques thank you so much for doing these
Thank you, sir! Subbed. 👍🏻
Thanks, this is very useful information, greetings from the Netherlands 👍🏻
Thank you. Tight Lines - Al Beatty
This is awesome. Going to try it with my buggers!
Love it!, thank you for sharing!
Brilliant!!
Al's comment to EVERYONE: My email address is on the video screen. If you are interested in joining us on Friday evenings, Saturday morning in Australia/New Zealand, send me a request via email and I'll add you to the notification list. We run tying events sporadically during the summer and run the regular Friday events from October to May. Join us, we'd be pleased to see you all.
There's no audio. I checked YT and system volume and both are not muted. Ads and other videos play with audio. Anybody else have this problem?
No problem here and based on the number of comments, others do not seem to have a problem with the audio.
Hi Al! Say I tried to do this weight the spool thing but the weight was too big. Can you tell me the diameter of the weights you use to put inside the spools? Thanks!
Hi RRR, You'll notice in the video the two weight sizes I have are 1/4 oz & 1/16 oz because the weights are different lengths. The longer ones need to be cut off. I had to take a spool of thread to the store with me to be sure the weights I was purchasing were not too big in diameter. At one time in the past years, I found a spool of very heavy lead type wire that was just the right diameter to fit in a spool easily. I've looked everywhere in recent years for another spool and have had no luck in finding another.