Thought I would share a review on a new gadget I got today. It is called TYEPRO, and is for anyone wanting an aid with getting 4 lb test line through the small eyes of a #5 or #6 bluegill hook, and getting help with starting the knot process. This is for anyone old (like me) or someone with shaky hands, poor eyesight etc. I tried it out today on the #6 VMC spinshot dropshot hooks I use & it works great. You can go to the TYEPRO website & check out the video. This is going to save me a lot of time & headaches getting set up before the trip to the lake, plus if you do your re-ties on the lake it should prove invaluable...if you use a different type of knot it may not work for you, but this is the knot I have always used so it was made for me...

Oh Boy...Thanks Vogey. Just what I need.

Thanks Steve, I will check it out. The 7 lb sinking braid I use is a lot smaller than 6 lb test mono. Sometimes it takes me 20 minutes to get rigged up with that stuff.

Tom...I don't think it works with braid...

So far so good for me. I might need one of those hopefully in the very distant future.

I hope I don't need one for a very long time! 20/20 without out any glasses.

Looks like a slick tool. I wonder if it will work with jigs as small as 1/64th oz? I fish those on 2 and 4 pound line and sometimes it is a little hard getting the line through those tiny eyes while bobbing along in the float tube.

Flags...Watch the video on their website...He is using jigs to demonstrate, but I am not sure of the sizes...

I did watch it. But I don't know if that slot for the eye of the hook is too wide for a 1/64th oz. The eye is pretty small on those and I'm thinking the plastic will be too thick.

Flags...Don't know. The smallest hook I have is a #10 Salmon egg hook...tried it and it worked great on that tiny hook...

Might just look into that. Right no I use readers glasses and they seem to work just fine for me. It still takes me a little time to tie a rig on but I manage. Tyepro might make it easier for me.

Gitter...One of the reasons it makes it easier for me is that when I try and get the 7 or 8 twists to make the knot, the swivel on the VMC spinshot does it's job and unravels the twists, so I have to start over & over & over, trying to hold the swivel steady in place while I get the line through the loop. It eliminates that problem...

This is the way I do a drop shot, it might be easier for you too.


Drop shot

Thanks Techno...I can see this as a definite advantage for bigger hooks...

Another advantage is having the hook extend out from the main line so that the bait is dangling in an enticing way, plus you get a better Hookset because they can grab the bait all the way into the mouth.

I used to tie the Palomar knot straight into the main line, but I found I caught more fish by having a loop knot extend out away from the main line.

Techno...do you use this set up for bass, bluegill, other ?

I use a scaled-down version of that Saltwater dropper. For Bluegill I use 8 lb mono leader dropper with a number 6 hook. But I also make them up separately, so that I have a loop at the very top so I can just clip them right on to my line, and have extras available if I lose any.

Any updates or reviews for the Tyepro? Or any other tool that you recommend to assist knot tying? I have motor skills issue in left hand and eyesight seems to get worse every year.

Eddie...I have been using this gadget since July. It helps me quite a bit. I pre-tie all my drop shot setups (VMC spinshot hook, line & sinker) in my garage, so that I only have one knot to tie when on the water.
Advantages: 1) Ease of getting the line through the hook eye...2) tying the knot...I use the "improved clinch knot" for all my fishing so using the gadget to make the turns on the line, helps immensely, especially when using VMC spinshot. The VMC spinshot is great for preventing line twists, but terrible for tying this type of knot. I use the Tyepro a lot and am not sorry I made the purchase...Hope this helps.

Great advice Vogey!

Yet another GREAT EXAMPLE of the TFF!