Eumer: Tube fly supplies and arctic fox
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Matt
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The story of Eumer began on the Merikarvia river, located on the west coast of Finland. The first Eumer tubes were fabricated in a brass plumbing component factory and sold locally. As business grew the Ojamo brothers relocated their production facility out of their fathers factory and moved into a lumber mill on the Merikarvia river. Now to test new tubes and materials all the staff of Eumer have to do is step outside and cast. Eumer tubes come in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and colors and are still produced in the factory located on the Merikarvia river.
Made from brass, Eumer tubes are available in six different shapes: Ball, Cone, Conehead, Crayfish, Teardrop, and tag. Eumer also produces plastic tube in a variety of colors. Each of the six shapes offer a different platform from which flies can be constructed. For each shape tube Eumer offers a range of sizes and offers suggestions for the types of flies best suited for a given shape. This system takes the guess work out of selecting a tube and Eumer's website even shows true-to-size pictures of tubes to help match a tube to your needs. The teardrop tubes, for example, offer the following advantages:
Multiple tying points and incredible swimming action. The teardrop tube is shaped so the fly's center of gravity is beneath the wing for a smooth and balanced swim action. The body is grooved for dubbing and multiple tie points. Available in 2 sizes and 9 colors.
Eumer also offers a number of coneheads including traditional cones and monster cones that generate a disturbance behind the head thus adding movement to the fly. The coneheads are available in three styles and thirteen colors.
The following video shows how to assemble an Eumer tube.
The following video shows how to assemble an Eumer tube.
Eumer tube, arctic fox, and vice adapter. The vice adapter is tapered
and holds the tube more secure than the systems which rely on a retracting pin.
In Sum: Eumer tubes and arctic fox fur offer the tyer a great way to explore the benifits of tube flies. All of the tubes I received were well crafted and a pleasure to tie with. Eumer's website contains numerous tutorials and does a great job explaining the range and specific characteristics of each tube shape. Moreover, Eumer has a "classroom" link on their site which address everything you need to know about working with tubes. If you are new to tubes or perhaps looking to expand your tube selection, then Eumer products are a great way to go.
Disclosure- Eumer provided the featured products free of charge for me to review. I was not compensated in any other way for this blog post.
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Nice review Matt. Have you ever worked with Eumer's spin tube bodies? How about the tube fly box? Jim Dykehouse. jimd0102@gmail.com
Hi Jim,
I just heard back from Eumer today (April 19, 2010) and they told me that the spin tube bodies will not be available in the States for 6 months.