Grays Needle Tubes
The 1.8 Range
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Both sizes of
our Needle Tubes are now available
online
with free
worldwide delivery |
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Fine stainless steel fly tying tubes
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Fine stainless steel tubes
for tying salmon tube flies, newly developed and made in
Scotland by Grays of Kilsyth for the 2008 fishing season
salmon -
steelhead - sea trout - fly tying tubes |
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Gray's Needle Tubes are made using
very fine stainless steel tubing, the
type used in the manufacture of
hypodermic needles. Our Needle Tubes are
the thinnest plastic lined metal tubes
available for fly tying. We have now
added a second range of Needle tubes.
The new tubes have an outside diameter
of 1.8 mm, and inside diameter of 0.60
mm, allowing the use of leaders of 30
pounds breaking strain or more, but if
using a silicone or PVC extension (bore
1.5mm) to retain the hook and knot, a
maximum of 20 lb nylon is
recommended. The
1.8 range of Needle Tubes, made in
Scotland by Grays of Kilsyth, are now
available in our
online shop
in the following lengths: 10mm, 15 mm, 20 mm,
25 mm, 30 mm and 35 mm
[2/5 inch to 1 1/2 inches
in old money]
for more information
see below |
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Gray's Needle Tubes 1.8
The 1.8
range of Needle Tubes is now available in six sizes, each supplied
in a pack of ten, as shown in the photograph on the right. Each
pack includes a 20cm length of clear PVC or silicone tubing to be cut and
used to connect a hook to the rear of the finished tube fly. The
external tube diameter is 1.8 mm
Needle
Tube
Lengths in the 1.8 range
10mm, 15mm, 20mm,
25mm, 30mm, 35mm
[2/5 inch to 1 1/2 inches in old money]
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available in our
Online Shop
Prices
Pack of
ten tubes of any one size ... £4.95
One pack
of 50 tubes (5 sizes) ....... £23
One pack
of 60 tubes (6 sizes) ....... £27
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING on all orders
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Gray's Needle Tubes |
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10 tubes plus PVC or
silicone tubing |
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SEE THE COMPLETE RANGE OF
GRAY'S
NEEDLE TUBES ********* |
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A late July Steelhead taken by
Bob Schoeller on a Needle Tube Fly |
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Dressing Gray's Needle Tubes
To dress the
needle tubes, the tube should be secured in our new
Needle Tube Vice
The tube
body may be dressed in the normal way or left undressed to give
a simple, very slim silver fly body, as shown in the examples
below.
A short
length of silicone tubing is then used to connect a hook of
appropriate size, treble, double or single.
If a fly
longer than 40 mm is required, two tubes may be joined in tandem
by a length of the silicone tubing provided to produce a fly of
anything up to 8 cms in length.
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The new 1.8 mm range
of Gray's Needle Tubes adds to the options created by our
1.5 mm
original needle tube range, allowing the salmon fly tyer
to make tube flies in lengths from 10 mm up to 40 mm (tube
length). Since the new tubes have an internal diameter of 0.60
mm, they can accept leaders of 30 lbs breaking strain nylon or
more, and can be used for larger fish, such as salmon, steelhead
and sea trout, in heavier water. However, if using a small bore
(1.5mm) silicone or PVC extension tube to retain the hook and
knot, a maximum of around 20 lb nylon is recommended. I would
also recommend a knot which results in the tag end pointing to
the rear of the hook, e.g. the Trilene Knot. This makes it
easier to insert the hook eye and knot into the silicone sleeve.
Being made
from fine polished stainless steel, the kind used in the making
of hypodermic needles, needle tube flies sink more readily than
plastic or aluminium tube flies but fish a little higher, and
more attractively, than the heavier copper and brass tubes.
Needle Tube Flies would have a comparable sink rate and similar
slim profile to flies dressed previously on Waddington shanks,
but with the important benefit that the hook is easily changed
on the needle tube fly. Needle tubes are also much easier to
dress than Waddington or snake lures. |
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Examples of flies dressed on Gray's Needle
Tubes |
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click on images to enlarge |
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NEW TUBE FLY VICE
We have now added a
second vice head so that our new vice can be used to
dress conventional diameter tubes, e. g. copper, brass,
aluminium and plastic.
For more information
see:
Tube Fly Vice |
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Three boxed selections of
Salmon Needle
Tube Flies and one for sea trout, all dressed on
Grays Needle Tubes. For details, see:
Salmon Tube Flies
Blackback Tubes
Irish
Shrimp Tubes
Sea Trout Tube Flies |
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To buy Gray's Needle Tubes please visit our
ONLINE FLY SHOP
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