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The fly tiers pinch is sometimes referred to as the "cinch" or "up between the fingers" tie in technique. It is a way of tying in materials in a fixed position without allowing previous wraps of thread to loosen or the material to move round the shank of the hook. If you just wind the thread around the shank of the hook in an attempt to tie material in at a fixed position in most cases material being tied in will be pulled out of position in the direction that the thread is being wound. The fly tiers pinch overcomes that problem of slip.
The "fly tiers pinch" technique for a right handed fly tier is as follows. If you are left handed please remember to switch the instructions around.
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Last Updated: January 5, 2011
Author: StephenChatterton
Author: StephenChatterton
Categories: Free fly tying