Matchman Hook Tyer

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It might take some practice to learn how to use the nail knot tying tool, but it is much easier than trying to tie a nail knot without it. Something I love about this tool is that it comes with a non-reflective finish so that if the sun catches it, it doesn’t reflect the light into the water and spook any fish.

The MatchMan Hook Tyer is among the oldest and most well-known fishing hook tyers. Almost every angler has owned one of these in some portion of their fishing life. They are great for any type and size of hook and fishing line. If you struggle to tie strong and consistent spade end-type hooks, this matchman tyer makes it so easy! This knot tying tool works by gripping the eye of your hook at one end, and then there is a hole you can run the line through while gripping it, guaranteeing that you thread the eye of the hook every time. This makes life so much easier and saves a lot of time on the water. The HOOK-EZE Fishing Gear Knot Tying Tool is an incredibly versatile tying tool, and it comes with a ton of handy extras to make tying knots and some additional tasks a lot easier. Thanks very much for reading my article. I hope you enjoyed it and found the perfect knot-tying tool for your style of fishing. Just remember to choose the right knot tying tool for your fishing needs, as each one is very different from the next.

The knot tying tool is made from high-quality stainless steel and features nippers, an eye cleaner, a nail knot tool, and a D-ring for adding it to a retractor. Once you have threaded the eye, you can use the tool to twist and manipulate the line to tie your intended knot or remove the hook and tie your knot from there. In addition to the knot tying assistance, it also comes with a stainless steel cutter to trim your tag ends.

Species caught in 2012: Ash, Aspen, Beech, Big Nasty Stinging Nettle, Birch, Copper Beech, Grey Willow, Holly, Hazel, Oak, Wasp Nest (that was a really bad day), White Poplar.Nail knot tying tool: This 4” long brass tool is used for tying a Nail Knot on a fly line. Various types of nail knots can be made, and the tool has a hook eye cleaner attached. After all this messing around I eventually managed to tie a size 18 spade end hook by hand! Who needs hook tyers? Well me, I still can't tie size 22s or smaller without help... Yet!

Overall, this is an excellent fly fishing knot tying tool if you tie nail knots often as it is perfect for that, affordable, and durable too. The only downside is that it only helps you tie nail knots and not a full range of knots. Pros Hi Guys, I haven't posted here for a while. As some of you may know, I have only been fishing for a couple of years as I never fished as a kid. For this reason I missed out on acquiring all the basic skills. Even hook tying has been a learning curve. Eyed hooks were not so much of a problem but spade end hooks are another matter. I have been experimenting with tying spade end hooks for a while. I know I can buy them ready tied but it bugged me that I could not do it myself. I have tried all sorts of hookers, I even spent a kings ransom on a ZT Pro hook tyer - my thoughts on it can be found HERE. I found I could tie a hook easier with a tyer if I could hold the line tight and I came up with a magnetic solution while trying to tie knots with a Matchman like this: I've shown it to a mate with one of the original gizmo machines that Dennis designed and he is very impressed and thinks, as I do that the machine is a terrific piece of engineering and a big improvement on the gizmo.....it's not cheap, but what price being able to tye my own hooks where I couldn't before..? This is an extremely lightweight, portable, durable, and affordable knot tying tool you can use anywhere. The only annoying thing about it is that larger hooks tend not to fit into it very well. Pros Having watched the videos that Dennis Vause posted on YouTube I envisaged cranking out the hooklengths within 5 minutes of unboxing it, but this is not the case. Firstly you have to adjust the station properly so that the hook lengths calibrate to your rig box, and then getting the hang of the tying technique. The calibration is not difficult (and he has posted videos of how to do so) but it does take a few minutes to get this right. Fortunately it is a one off operation.

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The knot tying tool comes in the form of a plastic disc attached via a swivel to a clip ring. It works by attaching the clip rig to anything from a rod eye to a D-ring on your fishing vest and then opening up the plastic disc. With the two line clips in the 'up' position, wrap the line around the clips as shown. Ensure line is tight between the tyer and rod and lay the loose end directly under the spade. Unscrew the clamp wheel and pull gently on the line coming from the spade. Your hook and line will pull from the tyer, whilst tightening the knot. At this point it helps to add a bit of spit to the knot to help reduce friction. Once tight, trim the excess line. Once done, this thing is amazing!! I can tie perfect hooklengths that hang beautifully straight with no line kinking or damage from scratch in less than a minute. It takes less than two minutes to tie them with hairs/bands/stops. After one full rotation, alter the angle of the line coming off the spade so as to begin whipping down the hook shank. Remember to keep the line tight at all times.