How to Tie a Fly for Fly Fishing : How to Whip Finish by Hand: Basic Fly Tying Instructions

[chromelleader21]

Boo....Half hitch!

[timhemp]

thanks 

[katorade5]

yay finally an expert village man gets it wrong.... that is a halfhitch

[HackleSpinner]

My apologies to all, my first comment did not seem to get posted so I posted it a second time. Should have waited.

[HackleSpinner]

Robert,

The knot you actually demonstrate with your hands is called a half hitch. It is not a whip finish knot. The Matarelli tool you show IS for making whip finish knots but that is not what you show using your hands.

[HackleSpinner]

Robert,

Thanks for going to the trouble of producing a video to help people learn about fly tying but the knot you are showing them is called a half hitch. It is not a whip finish knot. The Matarelli tool you show is for producing a whip finish but what you show with you fingers is not a whip finish knot.