Bamboozle
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A REAL Frank Materelli or one of the knock-offs?
If you want a real one, eBay is about your only hope and expect to pay well over $100.
I have no Materelli tools for sale but I own three of the whip finishers, two regular and one long reach. I've had them since I first started fly tying and wouldn't sell them for any amount.
If you want a real one, eBay is about your only hope and expect to pay well over $100.
I have no Materelli tools for sale but I own three of the whip finishers, two regular and one long reach. I've had them since I first started fly tying and wouldn't sell them for any amount.
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mt_flyfisher
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How badly $$ do you want one? 😊
Such as a one owner, never used, with the original instruction sheet kinda thing.
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The Angler
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Yes a real one for my personal use with the F & M on the bottom.
The Angler
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Would you be kind enough to post a picture of your long reach? Does the long reach have F & M embossed on the bottom like the standard length? Thank you.
mt_flyfisher
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I had no idea, but if those are his initials they’re about as hard to see as a winning number is on a lottery ticket.
BradFromPotter
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how much are you willing to pay?
The Angler
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Thank you! Is that your extended reach version? The reason I am asking is......a friend gave me an extended reach whip many years ago in the Matarelli packaging and everything.......that does not have the F and M on the bottom. I was asking you to post pics of it in case the extended reach did not include the F & M......I know the regular whip's all had the F&M.......
mt_flyfisher
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That’s a regular sized whip finish tool, which is 4” long. @Bamboozle said he has the long reach tool, not me.
The Angler
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Plea
how much do you want?
BradFromPotter
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not selling after researching why the other ones are crap. I have had mine for almost 40 years.
The Angler
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Does your extended reach version have the F & M on the bottom?
BradFromPotter
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it's not the extended reach. yes it has the f & m on it.
The Angler
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sorry my bad........trying to keep it all straight.....Bamboozle has that version.
The Angler
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Hi - does your extended reach Matarelli Whip have the F&M on it? Thank you
Bamboozle
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I also sent you a PM but my extended Materelli has FM stamped on the end tab. It's faint and very close to the steel ball but it's there.
I have three Materelli whip finishers, two regular and one long reach. One regular was my very first and the oldest and the FM on that one is embossed about in the center of the tab.
The long reach is the second oldest and that and the other regular whip finisher are both stamped similar to the Materelli bobbins I use almost exclusively.
Hope that helps.
I have three Materelli whip finishers, two regular and one long reach. One regular was my very first and the oldest and the FM on that one is embossed about in the center of the tab.
The long reach is the second oldest and that and the other regular whip finisher are both stamped similar to the Materelli bobbins I use almost exclusively.
Hope that helps.
C
