Patent ID: 7566022

Claim:
A fly tying apparatus for constructing a fly lure, said apparatus comprising: a base abutting a support surface; a stanchion being attached to said base and extending upwardly therefrom; a rotational assembly being rotatably mounted on said stanchion; a fly gripping assembly being mounted to said rotational assembly, said fly gripping assembly including; a jaw mount being attached to said rotational assembly, said jaw mount including a mounting collar; a jaw assembly being mounted to said jaw mount, said jaw assembly engaging a bend of a fish hook, said jaw assembly being slidably mounted in said mounting collar to allow said jaw assembly to be positioned at a selected extension away from said stanchion, said jaw assembly comprising: a pair of jaws; a first adjustment assembly configured to selectively angle said jaws with respect to each other; a second adjustment assembly configured to selectively alter a distance between said jaws; and said first adjustment assembly including a sleeve being received by said mounting collar, said sleeve being slidably mounted in said mounting collar, a draw rod being positioned in said sleeve and extending outwardly of a first end of said sleeve, an adjustment knob extending into a second end of said sleeve and being threadably coupled to said sleeve, said adjustment knob threadably receiving said draw rod, said adjustment knob being rotated with respect to said sleeve to adjust a distance between a free end of said draw rod and said sleeve, a protuberance being attached to said free end of said draw rod, said protuberance being positioned between and abutting each of said jaws, adjustment of said protuberance adjusting an angle between said jaws.