Hackle pliers
Hold even the smallest hackle feathers securely and tie them in easily
The HACKLES PLIER cottarelli is a simple but extremely effective product and will allow you to easily wrap the feathers on the hook during the fly tying phase. Through the special brass insert you can adjust the pressure of the plier. Moving the regulator towards the handle of the fly tying tool will give you a light grip, while moving it towards the tip will give you a very strong grip.
The COCCODRILLO from stonfo combines the functions of a dubbing twister and a material clamp. In addition to classic dubbing strands, you can also twist other materials such as chenille, long hackles or tinsel together and create completely new effects on your artificial flies. The twister head has ball bearings and the material clamp can be tilted on both sides to prevent the dubbing from unintentionally rolling off.
The HACKLES PLIER STANDARD from Stonfo is an easy-to-use and efficient tool for holding the hackles when you wrap it around the hook shank. The rubberised jaws hold the hackle securely and firmly. The comfortable, ring-shaped soft touch handle makes the HACKLES PLIER STANDARD hook clamp very easy and comfortable to use. The articulated connection of the handle and the clamping jaws prevents the hackle from being bend too much and thus from breaking while wrapped around the hook.
The HACKLES PLIER SHORT SPRING from stonfo allows you to mount hackles on the hook shank quickly and easily. The rubberised jaws hold the hackles securely and firmly. The comfortable, ring-shaped handle makes the HACKLES PLIER SHORT SPRING very easy and comfortable to use. To prevent the hackles from twisting during assembly, the connection between clamping jaws and grip piece is freely rotatable. In addition, a stainless-steel spring serves as an effective buffer against excessive tension that could cause the hackles to break off. The articulated tool also largely prevents the hackle from being bent too much. All these clever features allow you to wrap the hackle on the hook shank quickly while protecting it as much as possible, because a hackle that breaks when it is wrapped around the hook is very annoying. The SHORT SPRING version of this hackles plier is equipped with a short spring.
The hackle pliers are used to make it easier to wrap the feathers around the stem of the hook without the risk of breaking them.
Using them is very simple: simply tie the feather to the hook with the tying thread, lock the other end with the hackle pliers and gently wrap the fly tying material while holding the handle of the tool. When you're done, just let the hackles pliers hang still attached to the feather, fix it all calmly with the tying thread and cut the surplus.
