Dumbbell Eye Fly Tying, Saltwater Fly Fishing

Hareline Lead Eyes 10 pack

Lead dumbbell eyes add weight, action, and a realistic look to your fly patterns. Great for getting your fly into the strike zone where the fish are biting. Lead dumbbell eyes are easy to tie on any hook and are a mainstay fly tying material for tying bass, pike, salmon, and saltwater streamer flies such as the popular clouser minnow. These also work great for tying crappie and bass jigs.

Hareline Lead Eyes - Plain - Medium

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Dumbbell Eye Fly Tying, Saltwater Fly Fishing

Today the dumbbell eye is a widely used fly tying material and is used in many innovative fly patterns such as Bob Clouser’s Swimming Minnow. Few fly tyers realize that dumbbell eyes are just one of many fly tying materials that originated at Wapsi. Wapsi Dumbbell Eyesare solid lead. Fits sizes 1 through 14. Wapsi Dumbbell Painted Eyes are our most popular sizes of lead eyes pre-painted with black pupils.

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