Custom Fly Tying Station
The Unique Custom fly Tying Station
The Genesis Of The 360 Effect Custom Fly Tying Station
In July of 1975, a couple of fishing friends and I were visiting Henry’s Fork of the Snake River, at Last Chance, in Idaho 
to fish all amazing fly and caddis hatches occurring that time of the year. What makes this so challenging is the fish are super selective during this period. We caught some, missed some, and had quite a few rejections of are flies. Two days later I was taking a break at Will Godfrey’s Fly Shop and there was an older gentleman tying “Extended Body Mayflies” that looked very realistic … that gentleman was known as “the wizard of Henry’s Fork’, master fly tier Bing Lempke.
Bing Lempke Tying Platform
Bing designed/created a tying platform device which made it quick and easy to tie extended body flies. It included a wooden base with two aluminum post holders, 12 1/2″ apart, one for the vise and another to hold an aluminum post with the keychain and clamp, which holds the materials that the extended body is tied on.
Bings Extended Body Flies
That evening, I met Bing on the river to fish with him, but I just watched him in action. He primarily was casting to large fish tucked in on the bank. I do not remember how many fish he caught that evening, it was quite a few, and the smallest was about 14″, and the largest was 22+”. He notified me that since he came up with this extended body pattern he had over doubled the number of fish caught previously using traditional and no-hackle fly patterns. He convinced me thoroughly and I have been tying and fishing them, especially during mayfly hatches, ever since tying and fishing my first one, and I’ve never looked back.
Quick Note:
The 360 Effect Custom Fly Tying Station was not designed for just tying extended body mayfly patterns, we use it to tie a variety of extended body patterns such as adult/nymph stoneflies, hoppers, dragon and damsel flies, streamers, caddis flies, chironomids, etc., just to name a few. Additionally, we tie all traditional flies using the same custom fly tying station. There are so many ways to use the unlimited capabilities that this station offers, you can create any size or type of fly pattern you wish … YOU’RE ONLY LIMITED BY WHAT YOUR MIND CAN IMAGINE!
Making Fly Tying Easier
Our custom fly tying station is designed and developed for the purpose of making selected fly tying techniques easier to absorb, accomplish, and enjoy. Tying flies can be extremely relaxing, artful, and satisfying, especially when you catch fish on a fly you tied yourself. Most fly anglers hit a point in their fly fishing when they think about tying their own flies.
Tying Your Own Flies
There’s an entirely new level of satisfaction from catching a fish on a fly you tied yourself. Most fly fishers hit a point in their fly fishing venture when they think about tying their own flies. Therefore, 360 Effect’s primary goal is to design and manufacture amazing products which will hopefully make fly tying easier and more enjoyable for everyone, the novice fly tyer, the journey fly tier, or veteran fly tier.
Some Flies Tied Using The 360 Effect Custom Fly Ting Station
Wally Wing Mahogany Mayfly Dun
Wally Wing Little Yellow Mayfly
Wally Wing Bwo Mayfly Dun
Wally Wing March Brown Mayfly Dun
Wally Wing Iron Blue Mayfly Dun
Wally Wing Hexagenia Mayfly
Jassid
Foam Wing Extended Body Pale Morning Dun
Wally Wing Bi-Color May Fly Dun
Foam Back Grass Shrimp
Foam Back Crawdad
Hot Head Hares Ear Nymph
Bead Head Balanced Leech
Western Green Drake Dun
Foam Body Salmon Fly
Black/Red Articulated Midge
Wally Wing Eastern Green Drake Dun
Wally Wing Hexagenia (Giant Mayfly) Dry Fly
Tan Articulated Midge
Foam Back Salmon Fly Nymph
Wally Wing Dark Hendrickson Mayfly Dub
Little Yellow (Isoperla) Stonefly
Bleeding Baitfish Streamer
Pale Morning Dun and Nymph
Simple Foam Hopper
Merkin Surf Fly
Chenille Dragon Fly Nymph
Extended Body Bass Fly
Gray Articulated Midge
Bead Head Black Pheasant Tail Nymph
Size #18 Midge Emerger
Wally wing Callibaetis Mayfly Dry
Foam Back Sand Crabs
Foam Dragon Fly
Parachute Light Colored Mayfly
Sacramento Perch Streamer
Quasimodo PT Nymph
Gabriel’s Trumpet Nymph
Custom Fly Tying Station
I tied flies using his device successfully for over four decades. However, with the amazing evolution of tying materials, tools, and vises, it became problematic finding vises that would fit in the holders, or the chain and clamp could not reach the vise. The device was static. It was at this time we started thinking about developing a new device/platform that was dynamic and adjustable. Below shows the results of three years of trial-and-error and experimentation … The Custom Fly Tying Station, a fully adjustable, complete custom fly-tying station made in the USA and GUARANTEED FOR LIFE.
Custom Fly Tying Station Functionalities:
The EXT Fly Tying Station (does not include vise) is an all-in-one fly tying station …
- Vise platform (left or right handed)
- Tool holder
- Bobbin Holder
- Tray to hold hooks, beads, etc.
- Removable brush tying system
- Adjustable parachute fly tying system
- Adjustable extended body fly tying system
- Adjustable heavy duty extended body system (large flies, streamers, Bass worms, etc.)
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