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Snowbee Travel Vise: Another On-the-Go Tying Alternative
Behind the Scenes: Testing Commercial Fly Patterns
Household Items That Double As Fly-Tying Tools
Video: C&F Marco Polo Travel Fly Tying Kit
Interview with Kris Keller, Montana Fly Company’s Overseas Factory Guru
The “Cadillac” of Tying Vises: C&F Reference Vise
Podcast Interview: Tying Guru Charlie Craven
Custom Flies, One at a Time
Umpqua Tubeology Nano Fly Tying Kit
Alert Stamping Dual-LED Fly Tying Light
Umpqua Competition Series Hooks
Spirit River Sof-Tungsten
Innovative New Tying Materials from Flymen Fishing Company
New Fly-Tying Tools from Peak Fishing
FLY TYING IS VERY MUCH an entity unto itself, with a very strong niche following. In many cases, old standards by way of vises and tools still dominate tier preferences. But we do see a number of innovative products that offer a potential new “twist” for the bench (and the traveling bench) coming down the pike in 2012.
Looking for the Latest Fly Tying Gear?
For starters, Umpqua is introducing a “Tubeology Nano” fly tying kit to handle the growing popularity of tube flies. The kit includes a vise adapter, storage system, different tubes, and heads that can be mixed and matched to create flies for specific situations. Umpqua is also launching a new line of “Competition Series” hooks.
Spirit River is introducing “Sof-Tungsten,” which can be melded in various shapes and sizes into fly patterns.
Alert Stamping has come out with a handy new dual LED fly tying light, and Peak Fishing is introducing a “Rotary Tube Fly” vise and matching accessories.
Flymen Fishing Co. will launch a number of new materials, the applications for which are only limited by the imaginations of the tiers who use them.
