If I remember right...The kink in a clouser hook affects the turn on a true rotary vice...
But then I use a Regal vise for most of my tying..As I never tie small flies I have never invested
in midge jaws for it..
Ok. Thank you Stephen. Maybe I am confused about what a clouser is. I was unaware that they had a special hook.
I suppose if I was tying one I could use the simple old designed vise that I have packed away at the moment.
I tie alot of nymphs in size 16, and I even tied an adams size 18 the oher day.
T~
I have tied a few clousers . Thought they came out pretty good on a streamer hook. Trolled them a few years back for trout . Bows killed them that day . Not sure if they were tied right but the fish sure didnt seam to mind.
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I tie alot of nymphs in size 16, and I even tied an adams size 18 the oher day.
T~
Jeepers...They make hooks that small
I heard something about 32's the other day! Imagine that!?
32's holly crap . I would have to tie them under a microscope. What pattern would you tie on that ? A midge egg ?
32 My goal is to tie a #22 Adams this winter, but a #32, can you even thread a conventional leader through that eye?
I had to go digging to find that #32 hook and here is what I found:
Tiemco TMC 518 - Midge, Dry, and Tiny emerger, D/E 3XF, variable wide gape / short shank, micro barb bronze.
"The size 32 is world's smalllest eyed "decent" fly tying hook"
So who is up for the chalenge??? I'm thinking I might be able to manage a Griffith's Knat but not much else, maybe a Near-nuff.
OK I am up for it I have a couple patterns in mind. The real challenge is to catch a fish on em. I will order mine today . Where did you find the hooks for purchase ?
Does anyone know why tying clouser minnows is best done with a straight vise like the regal? I see the Renzetti has an adapter to make a straight shaft for tying clousers.
T~
T_Bone