These Frank Matterelli tools both bobbins and whip finishers are extremely difficult to purchase now-a-days. When you do find them, they will be quite expensive, as they are no longer being made. I've been tying flies for 61 years now and have my Matterelli's which in my view are the very best available for fly tying. There are many knockoffs but once you use the Matterelli tools you will know the difference very quickly. And they will last a lifetime with good care. This was the best video I have ever seen on using this whip finisher. It's just excellent!
I truly appreciate the kind words! I still have hope to get my hands on an original Matarelli whip finisher, but I'm sure it will cost me an arm and a leg. When I was doing my research, I came across a framed collection of his personal tools from his bench (80 items) that sold for ONLY $125! I'd pay $1,000 for that collection right now.
@@dtffishingmiI know that when Frank passed on it was a very sad day for all fly tiers. His son who was in his 70's did try to offer these tools but that ceased after about a year. The whip finishers were never marked with his initials but you could tell by the rotational smoothness of the polished brass tube that is was a genuine Materelli. The bobbins however were marked on one of the surfaces of the brass thread tensioners with his initials, F M . I would never sell my Materelli bobbins and the medium and large whip finishers. I use a very small Tiemco midge whip finisher and it is also without any problems ever. Tiemco's tool quality is world-famous and that's why they are expensive. Their bobbins are very close to the Materelli. Also, Andy Renzetti's bobbins are excellent with their Ruby "donut" tip guides. So for spending so much time and effort in making these videos excellent, I want to give you a tip. Charlie Meck, who sadly also has passed on, has a book you should purchase. It's called, " Fishing Tandem Flies. It's an old-school book treasure that few know about in this modern age. In this book he will describe the Bead Head Blueberry Egg fly and how to tie it. You will not see this anywhere else. Use this tandem with a large white wing dry fly with the Blueberry tied to the bend of the dry fly with a 30" flouro tippet. You will now know that there is no such thing as "luck." I know you will be amazed with the results! Tight line friend!
@@MichaelDavis-x5i I truly appreciate the tip! I'm still brand new to fly tying and fly fishing, and I am trying to learn as much as possible. I'm slowly but surely gearing up to get started - it's taking me a bit longer because I have an aversion to purchasing "entry level" equipment, and this stuff is expensive! Despite the enormous wealth of information here on the internet, I do enjoy reading books. I am currently reading "The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing" to start, and I will check out the one that you mentioned. I will pin this comment so that I do not forget. Thanks again!
@@dtffishingmi Take your time and have fun with tying files and learning from the old-time Master's, many of whom have passed on by now. Much knowledge has been lost over the years but you will find that many old-school books will be very helpful to you not only in learning the more difficult (at first) aspects of winging wet flies but also a significant advancement in your on-the-water fishing success. many of the old-time flies are not fished anymore. But therein lies your advantage... these flies the fish have not seen before! I strongly suggest fishing them. Try not to "modify" the flies from the original pattern. Duplicate with the original materials and the correct proportions the best you can. Some of these have been experimented with for years and refined by the originator. Reading will pay you many dividends to study these old books and apply the lessons they teach. One of them is that while Dry Fly fishing is visually rewarding, only about 5% of the takes are made on the surface and 95% are made below the surface. This means that you will benefit with the more interesting (to the fish) full duck quill wings wet flies tied with materials that use hen hackle and some weight on the shank to sink them. For example, check out Davy Wooten's wet flies at Feather Craft in Missouri. You can buy them one at a time and duplicate each until you master the pattern. My old friend, the Master Tyer, Dave Hughes has a great book on wet flies too. Today, many sub-surface flies are only tied as nymphs but the winged flies are quite deadly. Few use them anymore and I think it's because folks believe that winging them is difficult. But not to worry, you will learn when you try. The Master, Dick Talleur has taught many beginners how to wing! But Also, Charlie Meck's book, "Fishing Tandem Flies" will show you how to rig several flies, both wet and dry simultaneously, on a leader correctly. Such tandems can be modified in mere minutes using loop-on-loop connections. This allows you to maximize your time and experimentation to change flies quickly while on the water. When you start following his advice you will surely catch many more trout both on East and West Coasts. You can buy these books on Ebay! Anyway, always keep learning and having fun!
Fantastic.....Ive been watching videos on how to use that tool and everyone of them goes so fast or filmed at such an odd angle you couldnt tell what they were doing.....most film from the opposite side of the actual tyer so everything is in reverse....yours was perfect and I got it in 3 minutes...and the history was great really enjoyed....thanks a million
Thank you very much 🙏 I try and make it as clear and easy as I can with the tools that I have - when I get a better camera and better lighting, I'll be able to really get these types of videos to the level that I want them to be. Thank again you for the kind words!
@@dtffishingmi I think the quality of your content out ways any technology....and I did not notice anything wrong with the quality......its like tying flys some of it is for the tyer not the fish.....haha
Thank you for sharing the history of the Matarelli Whip Finishing Tool and more importantly, the man himself. I also find it a bit disgusting that the name of the tool and the man who invented it, are most often not mentioned at all.
I was bothered by the fact that it was tough to even find information about him - a lot of the information I found came from the obituaries. He may have kept to himself more than most, but it was still surprising how little information there was about a man that lived 102 years and had such an impact on fly tying.
Fantastic video. I love the slo-mo as well. However, I am still stuck on the wraps. My thread at the base of the triangle separates wider and wider each wrap so that I am knocking into the hook eye by my third wrap - if that makes sense. Any thoughts?
@@jasonstewart9823 Thank you! If I’m understanding correctly, it sounds like your line is coming off of your spool too freely, and you may need to increase the tension on your bobbin holder. If you have a basic bobbin holder, you can do this by removing the spool and adjusting the arms so that they are closer together, which will increase tension on the spool. Hope this helps!
After reading into it, if I flip the video and reuopload it, even on a seaparate un-monetized channel, it could result in penalties for my channel due to duplicated content. I'm looking into alternatives that don't violate TH-cam policies and will let you know if I find something. I may just upload this one to Facebook Watch or something 🤷♂
I feel it adds to the whole experience - and I was pleased to find that I was not alone! There are a lot of people who share our same interest - it just hadn’t been talked about in a video, or at least not in one that I could find. Thank you for watching 🙏
I thought so too. I like to know the history behind the tools and things that I use, and I found it strange that no one had mentioned such an influential guy!
These Frank Matterelli tools both bobbins and whip finishers are extremely difficult to purchase now-a-days. When you do find them, they will be quite expensive, as they are no longer being made. I've been tying flies for 61 years now and have my Matterelli's which in my view are the very best available for fly tying. There are many knockoffs but once you use the Matterelli tools you will know the difference very quickly. And they will last a lifetime with good care. This was the best video I have ever seen on using this whip finisher. It's just excellent!
I truly appreciate the kind words! I still have hope to get my hands on an original Matarelli whip finisher, but I'm sure it will cost me an arm and a leg. When I was doing my research, I came across a framed collection of his personal tools from his bench (80 items) that sold for ONLY $125! I'd pay $1,000 for that collection right now.
@@dtffishingmiI know that when Frank passed on it was a very sad day for all fly tiers. His son who was in his 70's did try to offer these tools but that ceased after about a year. The whip finishers were never marked with his initials but you could tell by the rotational smoothness of the polished brass tube that is was a genuine Materelli. The bobbins however were marked on one of the surfaces of the brass thread tensioners with his initials, F M . I would never sell my Materelli bobbins and the medium and large whip finishers. I use a very small Tiemco midge whip finisher and it is also without any problems ever. Tiemco's tool quality is world-famous and that's why they are expensive. Their bobbins are very close to the Materelli. Also, Andy Renzetti's bobbins are excellent with their Ruby "donut" tip guides. So for spending so much time and effort in making these videos excellent, I want to give you a tip. Charlie Meck, who sadly also has passed on, has a book you should purchase. It's called, " Fishing Tandem Flies. It's an old-school book treasure that few know about in this modern age. In this book he will describe the Bead Head Blueberry Egg fly and how to tie it. You will not see this anywhere else. Use this tandem with a large white wing dry fly with the Blueberry tied to the bend of the dry fly with a 30" flouro tippet. You will now know that there is no such thing as "luck." I know you will be amazed with the results! Tight line friend!
@@MichaelDavis-x5i I truly appreciate the tip! I'm still brand new to fly tying and fly fishing, and I am trying to learn as much as possible. I'm slowly but surely gearing up to get started - it's taking me a bit longer because I have an aversion to purchasing "entry level" equipment, and this stuff is expensive! Despite the enormous wealth of information here on the internet, I do enjoy reading books. I am currently reading "The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing" to start, and I will check out the one that you mentioned. I will pin this comment so that I do not forget. Thanks again!
@@dtffishingmi Take your time and have fun with tying files and learning from the old-time Master's, many of whom have passed on by now. Much knowledge has been lost over the years but you will find that many old-school books will be very helpful to you not only in learning the more difficult (at first) aspects of winging wet flies but also a significant advancement in your on-the-water fishing success. many of the old-time flies are not fished anymore. But therein lies your advantage... these flies the fish have not seen before! I strongly suggest fishing them. Try not to "modify" the flies from the original pattern. Duplicate with the original materials and the correct proportions the best you can. Some of these have been experimented with for years and refined by the originator. Reading will pay you many dividends to study these old books and apply the lessons they teach. One of them is that while Dry Fly fishing is visually rewarding, only about 5% of the takes are made on the surface and 95% are made below the surface. This means that you will benefit with the more interesting (to the fish) full duck quill wings wet flies tied with materials that use hen hackle and some weight on the shank to sink them. For example, check out Davy Wooten's wet flies at Feather Craft in Missouri. You can buy them one at a time and duplicate each until you master the pattern. My old friend, the Master Tyer, Dave Hughes has a great book on wet flies too. Today, many sub-surface flies are only tied as nymphs but the winged flies are quite deadly. Few use them anymore and I think it's because folks believe that winging them is difficult. But not to worry, you will learn when you try. The Master, Dick Talleur has taught many beginners how to wing! But Also, Charlie Meck's book, "Fishing Tandem Flies" will show you how to rig several flies, both wet and dry simultaneously, on a leader correctly. Such tandems can be modified in mere minutes using loop-on-loop connections. This allows you to maximize your time and experimentation to change flies quickly while on the water. When you start following his advice you will surely catch many more trout both on East and West Coasts. You can buy these books on Ebay! Anyway, always keep learning and having fun!
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This is the most important tool I've ever neverseen thank you!
Yessir! Thanks for watching 🙏
Awesome video and much appreciated history. Surely some of the originals can be placed in a fly fisher's museum/hall of fame!
They certainly should be - Wouldn’t mind having some originals myself as well!
Great video on using this tool. Every kit should have one.
@@davidcudlip6587 thank you 🙏- and I agree!
Very nicely explained sir!!❤🎉
🙏 Thank you!
Thanks for the great video! I'm a total beginner, and now I get it!!
@@HalChorpenning Thanks for watching Hal! Happy I was able to help. I still consider myself a beginner as well - there’s always more to learn 💯
Perfect, best I have seen and I've watched many. Boy, do I wish this had been out a couple years ago when I got back into fly tying.
Thank you 🙏- means a lot!
Very well done, easy to follow and made it very simple. You should do more videos, great teacher
Thank you for the kind words 🙏I'll keep doing my best!
Fantastic.....Ive been watching videos on how to use that tool and everyone of them goes so fast or filmed at such an odd angle you couldnt tell what they were doing.....most film from the opposite side of the actual tyer so everything is in reverse....yours was perfect and I got it in 3 minutes...and the history was great really enjoyed....thanks a million
Thank you very much 🙏 I try and make it as clear and easy as I can with the tools that I have - when I get a better camera and better lighting, I'll be able to really get these types of videos to the level that I want them to be. Thank again you for the kind words!
@@dtffishingmi I think the quality of your content out ways any technology....and I did not notice anything wrong with the quality......its like tying flys some of it is for the tyer not the fish.....haha
@@CrowMagnumMan2024 haha, well said!
Thank you‼️
Thanks for watching!
Great! I love the history and the easy explanation. Well done.
Thank you 🙏
Thank you thank you thank you!! I have been struggling with this!! You make it make sense.
Glad I could help 🙂 - Thanks for watching!
Isn't this something special .
Thank you 😊
🙏
Very helpful! Thanks for the history too, I find it fascinating!
Thanks for watching 🙏
Good vid
Thanks Johnny 🤙
Thanks!
Wow, thank you Hal! 🙏
Thank you for sharing the history of the Matarelli Whip Finishing Tool and more importantly, the man himself. I also find it a bit disgusting that the name of the tool and the man who invented it, are most often not mentioned at all.
I was bothered by the fact that it was tough to even find information about him - a lot of the information I found came from the obituaries. He may have kept to himself more than most, but it was still surprising how little information there was about a man that lived 102 years and had such an impact on fly tying.
Thank you! Best how to video out there to demonstrate whip finishing
Thank you 🙏
Fantastic video. I love the slo-mo as well. However, I am still stuck on the wraps. My thread at the base of the triangle separates wider and wider each wrap so that I am knocking into the hook eye by my third wrap - if that makes sense. Any thoughts?
@@jasonstewart9823 Thank you! If I’m understanding correctly, it sounds like your line is coming off of your spool too freely, and you may need to increase the tension on your bobbin holder. If you have a basic bobbin holder, you can do this by removing the spool and adjusting the arms so that they are closer together, which will increase tension on the spool. Hope this helps!
Great video. So, since I’m old and slow…but more importantly, left handed, how about a slomo video for us old southpaws? Ha!
Let me see what I can do!
After reading into it, if I flip the video and reuopload it, even on a seaparate un-monetized channel, it could result in penalties for my channel due to duplicated content. I'm looking into alternatives that don't violate TH-cam policies and will let you know if I find something. I may just upload this one to Facebook Watch or something 🤷♂
Wow! Well don’t take any risks. Not worth the trouble. Have no idea regarding TH-cam restrictions. Thanks.
Don't be sorry. I really like to find out how &/or who made these tools.
I feel it adds to the whole experience - and I was pleased to find that I was not alone! There are a lot of people who share our same interest - it just hadn’t been talked about in a video, or at least not in one that I could find. Thank you for watching 🙏
Been trying to get my hands on an original matarelli but unfortunately there like hens teeth and apparently cost a fortune
Same here! I'm telling myself it's an investment 😅. I'd like to put one in a little shadow box display on the wall.
Let me know what types of tutorials/content you would like to see in my new fly tying series! ✌
Important thanks for the history lesson . We all needed it . 😊
I thought so too. I like to know the history behind the tools and things that I use, and I found it strange that no one had mentioned such an influential guy!
Very good demonstration. Best one I’ve seen.
Thank you 🙏
Merci 🎉
De rien 🙏
the best explanation for using the matarelli
Thank you for the kind words 🙏