rayner
Well-known member
I used to tie all my hooks by hand, when I was a lad I doubt hook tiers were around. They may well have been but I never needed one.
I also used to dub my own straight shanks, spades are far stronger. I hate change of any kind so It took me a while to turn to spades. They're less fiddly to tie than any other hook with a tidy enough knot even with a matchmen hook tier. I have never used a ready tied hook, I hope I never need to. I wish I could manage to finger tie now.
I also used to dub my own straight shanks, spades are far stronger. I hate change of any kind so It took me a while to turn to spades. They're less fiddly to tie than any other hook with a tidy enough knot even with a matchmen hook tier. I have never used a ready tied hook, I hope I never need to. I wish I could manage to finger tie now.