Fly Fishing & Fly Tying Magazine Review
In his recent review of August 2011 Magnus Angus wrote of Gray's
Needle Tubes:
"…. slender, gleaming tubes; utterly functional and very
tempting! …. these are extraordinary in a couple of ways –
slimmer than any straight tubes I have seen for sale – stainless
steel which is both hard to find and hard to cut.
…. flies tied on these tubes are not like heavy bulky
conventional tubes, these are light and sleek, cast easily and
can be controlled by a sink-tip or poly-leader. Want to fish
deeper – use a faster sinking line. In other words these are
modern tubes for modern fishing techniques which emphasise
easier casting and employ sophisticated modern fly-lines to
determine fishing depth.
As a fly tyer the proportion, neatness and finish of these tubes
and the neat finish I can achieve on them appeals directly to
the satisfaction I get from fly tying. And stainless steel tubes
are about as tough as fly tying tubes get – so my carefully tied
flies should fish a little longer. Then as an angler, the
slimness of these tubes makes me think of clear water and sea
trout. The shorter tubes seem ideal for those wee speck-like
flies for low flows, longer tubes for faster water or fishing
into the dark ..."
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