chugbug27 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2021 I stumbled on this 1941 fly tying treatise put out by Herter in 1941. Had fun skimming it. Lots of opinions, encyclopedic in scope. Times have changed a lot; fly tying maybe not so much... https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b68572 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaydub 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2021 Interesting find. I'll take a better look at it when I have more time. I have a hard copy of Herter's 'Professional Fly Tying and Spinner Lure Making Manual'. It includes the statement "More copies have been sold of this book than any other book in the world ever written about fly tying, or fly fishing or any sporting subject." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 28, 2021 Wow! 432 pages, amazing. Way ahead of second place on covering the most basics. The entomology is worth the price of admission. Would be perfect for the beginner especially. My first bobbin was a heavy Herters. Had to load the thread from your spool to the plastic one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2021 i have that book i heard he was also full of bull 💩 easy to download as a pdf file to your computer $10 on ebay Professional Fly Tying and TAckle Making by George Leonard Herter | eBay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redietz 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, chugbug27 said: Lots of opinions Anything written by George Herter is going have lots of opinions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2021 13 minutes ago, redietz said: Anything written by George Herter is going have lots of opinions. Read this about Herter: https://www.startribune.com/herter-s-catalog-is-long-gone-but-not-forgotten/291167741/ "Herter labeled most of his products “world famous” or “model perfect,” and he claimed many were endorsed by the North Star Guides Association — which didn’t exist..... Among the more unusual products George Herter sold was a fish call. “That’s one of my favorites,’’ Lodermeier said. “It was a can painted like a lure,’’ and operated like a bell. “You put it down in the water and pulled a string. It was guaranteed to attract fish.’’ Wrote Herter in his catalog: “We tried for years to produce sounds which would be attractive to fish and we have finally succeeded. With the cost of fishing trips what they are, why take a chance on spoiling them for a mere $2.47?” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 28, 2021 My bicycle paper route money went further back then😳 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2021 LOL - he sure seems to have been an odd bird. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2021 Chug I haven't seen this before and I love old fly tying stuff like this- thanks for posting! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2021 I have the book thought it was going to pave my path to my commercial tying dynasty.... after all it was the only "Manufactures' Guide" funny how it steered me back to Herter's world famous products but in the late 60's and early 70's I spent a good part of my "income" at Herters. Still have some items and a few catalog's. All in all I miss those 6-8 week delivery times(not)... kind of like the usps today.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dave 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2021 Yep, ol' George was an expert on just about everything-at least in his mind. I also have a copy of the Flytying book plus a few of his other books. He also wrote one entitled "How To Live With A Bitch". I almost bought a copy to send to a friend of mine who could have used it before his divorce. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lesg 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2021 Just googled Herters 11R vise as mentioned in the book. Quite a piece of machinery. Looks like it would have weighed 10 pounds or more but was a true rotary and way ahead of its time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2021 Enjoying everyone's comments... Nice find, Lesg... Seeing that was different than reading, that's for sure. Cool stuff. I dug around a little more in the HathTrust site and found another 1941 fly tying book. A really nice contrast to Herter's... Art of Tying the Wet Fly by Leisenring / Hidy... https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924068965494 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2021 That’s amazing ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redietz 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2021 9 hours ago, chugbug27 said: I dug around a little more in the HathTrust site and found another 1941 fly tying book. A really nice contrast to Herter's... Art of Tying the Wet Fly by Leisenring / Hidy... Contrast indeed. Better known, more concise, and to me at least, far more useful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites