Golden Spratley

[Billy]

Came across this on the tube today and sure enjoyed it:


Billy

 

[Flymph]

Great old stand-by that has its days when all others fail. Thanks for sharing this particular tie.

 

[Mike Monsos]

I like the wing construction and finished fly.


Mike

 

[_WW_]

He ties his whip finish same as me.

 

[RPL/LL]

30+yrs ago while in BC. We met Mo at a lake we where staying/fishing at, We invited him into the cabin to talk fishing, while the storm passed.
Had no, clue who he was, he seen a vice set up and tied a couple of those for us and also tought me how to whip finish like that.
haven't used a whip finisher since. Great guy

 

[Merle]

Cool video. I normally get impatient watching tying videos but he was a pleasure to listen to.

What was the body material he was using? I couldn't catch the name that he called it.

 

[Rio Grande King]

Cool video. I normally get impatient watching tying videos but he was a pleasure to listen to.

What was the body material he was using? I couldn't catch the name that he called it.

phentex- a synthetic yarn made from olefin fiber. An olde time favorite.

Really anything you tie black bodies with will work just fine.
Got to admit that this video caused me to tie up a rendition.

 

[_WW_]

and also tought me how to whip finish like that.

That's the way I learned it way back when. I've tried those gizmos but I always go back to doing it by hand.

 

[Merle]

That's the way I learned it way back when. I've tried those gizmos but I always go back to doing it by hand.

Same here. I’ve tried the tools and it was a cluster. Once I learned to do it by hand 30 years ago I can’t do it any other way.

 

[dep]

I am a hand finisher as well. while I have the tool, I have never used it.