Hackle Pliers ?

[BucktailJiger]

Yes or no ? Got hold of Robert today ! Nice gentleman . Talked about a lot of stuff . Said there was a lot of good people on this site , he's right , there is ! Anywho , we forgot to talk about them . Getting ready to send him my order . Thanks

 

[Jig Man]

I use a small clip, but I may get a dubbin twirler someday...

 

[Shoemoo]

If you plan on making small jigs with palmered hackle or marabou they're pretty important. Less so if you don't, but still handy to have. Especially if you have thick fingers. They're good for weighting down chenille and other materials to keep them under tension when you're doing something else to the jig.

 

[LedHed]

Ditto Sm.

If needed - I use a rotating one

 

[Fatman]

I use em in tying flies but you can get some on all the on-line fly shops. Mine are all old thompsons that were given to me.

 

[StumpHunter]

Use them on short pieces of chenille also. Helps hold the chenille while you wrap and tie off.

 

[BucktailJiger]

Thanks for the info everyone.

 

[Fatman]

If you want to go really cheap get these from Radio Shack http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062221
some of the guys on the fly tying sites use them.