The Double Half Hitch
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Hi Dave, thanks for showing us the double half hitch. I’m one of those who said I was having difficulty learning it. The new video is great. Thanks again from sunny Calif., it was 91 here today. 10/6/08
Hi Troy
Thanks for your comment. Glad to be of help. Lucky you with the weather. We are ‘enjoying’ cold wet and windy days at present.
Regards
DaveC.and the Team
hi Dave , really enjoy your lesson im a real beginner, but I cant get enough tying in . can you tell me if I should invest in a rotory vise and if so what make do you suggest , tnx Gary
Hi Dave,
I have been out fishing this morning and had great successul with a lime green baby doll, 7 fish, 6 rainbows and a lovely 3 1/4lb Brown. I was planning a pike fishing trip but changed my mind at the last minute!
I am in small syndicate in Cheshire and we rent a small lake and stock it twice a year. Its really great fun, I ususally fish in the spring and summer and didnt expect much today, I was amazed to see the water freezing on my rod rings and astill catch 7 ( all lovingly returned!)
I have been fly fishing for two years but not got around to tying my own flies, having seen your demo on the baby doll I am inspried to give its a go.
I found your video demos really fascinating, very clear and easy to follow and your enthusiasm shines through.
thanks for taking the time to pull this togther
best regards
David
Hi Gary
Thanks for your comments. Flytying can become addictive…..after 60yrs. at it I am still trying new techniques and materials. I would always advise getting as good a vice as you can afford once you have decided that this is what you want to do. I used a Thompson vice for years but even on that model the jaws gave up on me. I now use a Griffin Patriot Cam. It is rotary but this is not essential and I must confess that I often slip back in to taking the fly out of the jaws and putting it downside up to do bearded hackles. Wishing you every success with your flytying. I am always free to give any help I can.
Happy Fishing
DaveC.and the Team
I am very new to fly tying. I just started a few weeks ago and have just today purchased my first vice. I live in Alabama so mostly we fish for bass and panfish with the fly. I know that dry flies work well with these fish but will the baby doll do the same? You will probablly find it rather funny that my firstflies were tied with a pair of vice grio pliers secured to my kitchen table. I guess you do what you have to but I think they are going to work. Any advice you can give will be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much for your videos, they and you are a great inspiration to my desire to learn the art of fly tying.
I’ve decided to file this rather long question under “basic tecniques” though it does not quite fit the issues that appear in the post. The question is a bit complex, so I hope I don’t lose you along the way with my danish-english (Denglish)
People ask you for instructions to tie various patterns, and I “overheard” someone saying that he managed to tie some, that looked like they might catch something. My first trout ever was caught on a bare hook (gold that is) And ive seen a rather odd looking “fly” tied with some red and blue rubber from balloons, that allso caught fish. Another guy, a tourist on the Gudenaa in Jutland caught fish on a hook tied in with a ducks feather he just found floating on the surface, and now for the question:
would you agree that the movement of the fly througt the water is as much of the essence as the appearance of the fly? I mean the fish can tell the difference between the fly and other living things, no doubt about that. Still they will give us the benefit of doubt if we “pour some life into our flies”. And that’s what my request is all about. I don’t expect you to come up with hours of fly-fishing instructions, but perhaps a bit of video with the various flies in a fishtank might give us a hint on how to make those little bastards look nice and tasty.
Best regards
Kent
Hi kent
Thanks bfor your comment.
Please do not get too carried away with the exact imitation thing. No matter how clever some of us think we are we cannot compete with our Creator. Also bear in mind most of those ‘bugs’ were flying about when the dinosaurs were around. I have always maintained that the simplest flies are the best ie buzzers tie with nothing more than thread and wire. This week I had 4 rainbows on buzzers tied just with black and red wire, and I wont bore you with the one I lost because the net was not big enough. My advice is to keep it simple and fish your retieve slowly. Fish only feed because they are hungry and the opportunity is there.
Happy Fishing
DaveC.and the Team
Ohh…. But I’d love to hear more about especialy the one you lost he he he. and perhaps how you make those buzzers come to life.
Keeping things simple is what I’d call “straight up my alley”.