RCFetter wrote:
Does this tool have specific a name?
RCFetter wrote:
I'm guessing it's used to twist a dubbing loop
RCFetter wrote:
but I don't understand why the wire hook part spins freely of the brass base. It's heavy enough to use as a paperweight.
RCFetter wrote:
Edit: I'm estimating it's at least 30 yrs old.
poopdeck wrote:
Where did you find it? What makes you think it's a fly fishing tool?
RCFetter wrote:
The dubbing thing pictured above has a cork base that is identical to the cork base on the hair stackers in the set.
Heritage-Angler wrote:
Pic 590 is one of my favorite bobbins.
Last I checked, these 3 tools were sold by Metz/Umpqua, and still available today.
Heritage-Angler wrote:
Also, the tool in 591 with the wire loop is an Edgin hair snare.
gfen wrote:
Heritage-Angler wrote:
Also, the tool in 591 with the wire loop is an Edgin hair snare.
Well, isn't that a novel idea.
I can't quite figure out if its in the vein of the parachute tool: Useful til you know what you're doing and useless or if its like a Thompson Wing Former, utterly pointless after you're through with the novely.
Still, I'm kinda intrigued. Not $23 intrigued.