Matchman Hook Tyer

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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. 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. 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. 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! You can then place a hook, jig head, fly, or swivel into the plastic disc and close it. This holds the hook/jig/fly/swivel in place and keeps both hands free to thread your line through the eye, keep the line under tension, and tie a reliable and strong knot.

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. In this article, we will take a detailed look at some of the top fishing knot tying tools on the market so you can find the right one for you and never lose a fish due to knot failure again. Our Best Fishing Knot Tying Tools 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. The matchman hook tyer is the most popular model in the UK and is supplied on a card that includes full instructions on how to use it. There are also many instruction videos on how to use it. If you are looking for a great hook tyer without any other additional tools, then this is the best you can buy. In addition to helping you tie strong knots, this knot-tying tool also has a snipper to trim your tag ends with, a sharpener to ensure your hooks are super sharp, and an eye cleaner to remove any gunk in the hook eye to make knot-tying easier.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. 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.

The 3M Scientific Anglers Tie-Fast Combo Tool is a great option if you are a fly fisherman or need to tie nail knots often. This does make this knot tying quite limited as it only really helps with nail knots and no others. 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. 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..?

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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. 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. Hook tier: A multi-tool made from brass with a built-in vice tool clamp. It’s easy to use for tying any size or type of fishing hook onto any fishing line. The clamp-style hook tyer is one of the most common forms of hook tyer as it can be used for even the smallest of hook sizes.

Rotate the tyer away from you for one full turn ensuring the loose line lays tight to the spade. Upon the next rotation, angle the looses line so that you begin whipping down the shank. The nippers are super sharp and can be resharpened if they go a bit blunt, they are also textured so they stay grippy when you are snipping with wet hands. The eye needle is super useful to clear any goop in the eye, and you can even sharpen your hooks so ever miss a fish. 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. I filled up my rig boxes in no time and now arrive at the water with an insane amount of choice and am never short of options. The ability to continually vary the hooklengths dependant upon changing conditions has improved my confidence no end. 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

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! The TYEPRO Fishing Knot Tying Tool makes tying knots about as easy as it can be. We have all experienced, as we have gotten older, how much harder it has become to thread the line through the eye of a hook, especially with tiny hooks and super thin lines, but this tying solves that for you. The downsides to this knot tying tool are that it is quite expensive for what it is, so it is not great value, and it doesn’t work that well for large hooks or swivels. Pros The technique takes a little longer to master as it seems to be principally about line tension. Probably another hour to get this right.

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. As my eyesight and dextrosity is not what it was I have been finding it increasingly difficult to tie my hooks by the waterside and so resorted to buying hooks to nylon. However, there never seems to be the right combination of hooks, line, bands/stops etc. and so initially started tying my own at home with a Matchman Hook Tyer but found that the twisting of the line meant that the hook didn't always hang correctly, and I was stumped about how to add hairs/bands/stops (probably just my ineptitude!) .

Tying knots isn’t always easy, especially if you have shaky hands or poor eyesight, and some knots are just hard to tie in general, such as a nail knot or an FG knot. By making consistent and easier knots by tying the right knots properly, you will catch more fish, so why not grab one of our top recommended fishing knot tying tools? 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: 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