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Trimming the tube after the fly is finished

$Bottle vs. cylinder - Two identical tube flies tied on an aluminum bottle (left) and a plastic cylinder (right). The visual differences are small: the translucent vs. the shiny tube and the smaller head on the bottle, and there\'s a difference in weight too of course.$

Bottle vs. cylinder

A Bidoz aluminum bottle tube

Bare bones

Dubbed bottle tube

Bottle

The Morrum bottle

Morrum bottle and body

Low water rear tube

Jurij Shumakov rear tube

IBS rear tube system

All shapes and colors

Colorful

Flat coned tube

Micro rear bottle

The Russian Bullet

A bead as an ultra-short rear tube

Beads in stead of a tube - or cones

Fisker tube tool

This Danish tool might be an alternative. In spite of some minor drawbacks, it's a very good tool at a very reasonable price.

Apr 9. 2025

Hackle guards

Hackle or material guards help you keep stuff out of the way while you tie or varnish your fly

Mar 22. 2025

Mini Tube

Mintubes are a fantastic way to target salmon, especially grilse in low water! Here I tie a nano sized Wilkinson variant tube for chasing low water salmon at the head of streams.

Feb 26. 2025

My adored fly tying desk

My adored fly tying desk. Once cherished and down through the ages worn and abused. Now cherished again.

Feb 21. 2025

When knots drive you nuts

If knotting fibers for legs for your insect imitations drive you mad, this tool can help!

Jan 9. 2025

Pro Flashwing Phartagorva

In recent years, salmon flies, where a part or all of the wing has been replaced with flash, have become very popular – especially in cloudy water, it can be a great advantage to have a material th

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