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Flytriever
The DFP Flytriever is a device that assists in retrieval of flies caught in trees and bushes and helps prevent tippet being left in undesirable places. It is now supplied with an adjustable pull handle, which makes it even quicker to use.
The Flytriever hook is made with a carbon fibre infused nylon with glass fibre reinforcement that gives it a strength similar to aluminium but with half the weight.
After unravelling the cord from the prongs on the hook, the longer prong is slipped into the into the tip ring of the rod, allowing the rod to be used to place the hook over the offending branch. (the one that you were sure you were going to avoid!) Carefully remove the rod, leaving the Flytriever hook in place. Slide the adjustable pull handle to a convenient position to pull the branch to a height that allows retrieval of the fly.
After use, the cord is wrapped around both prongs, which ensures that it is tangle free and ready for use.
DFP Waste Tippet Holder
The Waste Tippet Holder (WTH) has been designed for ease of use and has an extra wide tippet entry slot to help rapid pickup of the waste tippet by the Velcro.
The outer and inner parts of the WTH are 3D printed in a polymer developed for outdoor use and the inner drum has Extra Heavy Duty Velcro bonded to it which grabs and retains the waste tippet. A Nite-Ize S-Biner makes securing the WTH to a loop or zinger very simple.
Using the WTH is very straight forward, fold the waste tippet in half and again if it is long enough and with the Velcro showing in the slot, press the looped end onto the Velcro then rotate the knurled cap until the waste tippet is fully wound onto the drum.
Emptying is done by removing the inner sleeve from the outer body by gripping the knurled cap and pulling it out of the outer housing. (this does require a robust pull) Cutting the waste tippet down the slot in the inner sleeve with a pair of scissors allows it to be easily removed from the Velcro and disposed of.
DFP Tippet Spool Holder
The DFP Tippet Spool Holder has been designed to hold tippet on its original spool and allow easy access when clipped to wader braces, fishing vest or jacket. It has a Slice Ceramic Micro-Blade cutter and a powerful Neodymium magnet* which can be used to secure flies, or better still to secure a DFP tippet Nipper!
The spool holder is supplied with a Nite-Ize clip and fixing which can be removed to allow direct fitting to wader braces or other suitable strap.
The holder can be specified to hold up to 6 spools of tippet and is specific to the manufacturer’s spools. If the tippet you use isn’t listed, we can make a holder to suit.
*Neodymium magnets are not safe for anyone with a pacemaker, so if the spool holder is for someone with one, please ask us to supply it without the magnet.
DFP Tippet Nipper
The DFP Tippet Nipper has an ergonomic design that makes it easy to hold and use, with a well-protected hook eye cleaner and a useful Neodymium magnet.
The Slice Products micro-ceramic blade will cut through tippet and leaders with surprising ease, thanks to the high-quality ceramic and precision grinding process used by Slice for their blades.
The well shielded, but easy to use stainless steel needle point can clean varnish from the smallest of hook eyes. (eyesight and dexterity dependent feature!)
The Neodymium magnet* can hold the fly you are about to use or have removed and can also be used to secure it to the magnet on the DFP Tipper Holder.
*Neodymium magnets are not safe for anyone with a pacemaker, so if the nipper is for someone with one, please ask us to supply it without the magnet.
DFP Magnetic Net Holder
The DFP Magnetic Net Holder has been developed to securely attach landing nets to a D-ring on jacket or waders with a combined security lanyard to prevent loss of the net if dropped during use.
The magnet housings contain N52 grade Neodymium magnets* with a 5kg separation force that will securely retain your net until you need it and allow you to replace it with minimum effort.
Black finished stainless-steel Nite-Ize clips are used to secure the top housing to a D-ring and to fix the security lanyard to the net.
There are two options for the net part of the magnet housing. One is secured using two cable ties. This fixing is suited to landing nets with tubular frames and lose nets. The other is secured to the net frame with a Biothane webbing loop and a brass binding screw. This type is suitable for landing nets with fixed nets.
The net part of the holder can be purchased separately, which allows multiple nets to be used with one top fixing.
* Neodymium magnets are not safe for anyone with a pacemaker.
Type 1 Complete (cable tie fixing) £35.95
Type 1 Net magnet £9.95
Type 2 Complete (Biothane webbing fixing) £39.95
Type 2 Net magnet £14.95
DFP Dubbing Rake
The DFP Dubbing Rake has been designed as a replacement for the no longer available LAW Ceramiscrape. It is 3D printed in a highly glass-filled and extremely stiff ceramic like photopolymer resin.
The material properties have allowed a tooth form to be produced that only removes underfur, leaving the guard hairs intact.
The material the dubbing rake is made with is more robust than pure ceramic, so less prone to accidental damage.
Three versions are available. Course, medium and fine. They are supplied with a cover to protect the teeth when not in use.
Fed up of leaving your flies stuck in trees and bushes? The Flytriever is for you!
About Designed Fishing Products
Designed Fishing Products is the brand name for fly-fishing accessories designed and manufactured by Paul Mercer. (PFM Engineering)
The first product, Flytriever, that was designed in 2011, was CNC machined from Delrin. (a high strength engineering plastic) Following the acquisition of a Markforged 3D printer in 2019, an even lighter version was 3D printed.
Since 2019 further 3D printers from Markforged, Formlabs and BambuLab have joined the CNC machines at PFM Engineering, which has allowed other useful fly-fishing accessories to be produced alongside the Flytriever.
PFM Engineering design and manufacture everything in house, using Solidworks and Autodesk Fusion design and manufacturing software, Formlabs, Markforged and Bambulab 3D printers and Haas CNC machines.
The business relocated from Cumbria in 2025 to the Outer Hebrides and now operates from a workshop in Leverburgh on the Isle of Harris.
As well as direct sales, trade and fishing club orders are welcomed.
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