thecrow
Well-known member
For a few years no i have struggled to tie spade ends in the sizes i want to the line strength i want for them due to having a condition that makes my right hand shake whenever i try to use it. Hooks to nylon don't give me the variety that i want so i have to tie my own.
I have tried all sorts of gadgets from the normal matchman hook tyer to battery operated ones, the former was although simple to use impossible for me to use and the latter gave knots that i found unreliable but that could easily have been down to me.
Having searched the net and looked at all sorts (and prices) i decided to get a WE Products hook tyer, i have nothing to do with this company but thought i would pass on what i found when using it to anyone that also struggles to tie hooks.
Initially i found it a bit difficult to use and left it on the kitchen table to watch the snooker for a while, on returning i started with a larger hook and slightly thicker line and found it was in fact very easy to use and as i worked to smaller hooks and line i ended up being able to tie an 18s to 1.5 lb line something that would have been impossible for me previously. It allows me to do the majority of the work with my left hand only having to use my right for turning the tyer itself.
The only gripe i have with it is that it should have been made with a none slip rubber base but that's something i can sort myself (hope the gaffer wont miss one of her place mats
Now i just need to be able to use this loop tier i have purchased
I have tried all sorts of gadgets from the normal matchman hook tyer to battery operated ones, the former was although simple to use impossible for me to use and the latter gave knots that i found unreliable but that could easily have been down to me.
Having searched the net and looked at all sorts (and prices) i decided to get a WE Products hook tyer, i have nothing to do with this company but thought i would pass on what i found when using it to anyone that also struggles to tie hooks.
Initially i found it a bit difficult to use and left it on the kitchen table to watch the snooker for a while, on returning i started with a larger hook and slightly thicker line and found it was in fact very easy to use and as i worked to smaller hooks and line i ended up being able to tie an 18s to 1.5 lb line something that would have been impossible for me previously. It allows me to do the majority of the work with my left hand only having to use my right for turning the tyer itself.
The only gripe i have with it is that it should have been made with a none slip rubber base but that's something i can sort myself (hope the gaffer wont miss one of her place mats
Now i just need to be able to use this loop tier i have purchased
