Dr Slick All Purpose Scissor

What it is

Dr. Slick All Purpose Scissors are compact 4-inch fly-tying scissors made from 440 grade stainless steel. They’re razor-sharp with serrated blades to help keep materials from sliding while you cut, and the blade tension is adjustable so they track the way you like at the bench.

What to tie with it

Use them for cutting and trimming both natural fibers and synthetic materials right on the hook. The short length and serration make them handy for shaping and tapering materials cleanly, whether you’re finishing a wing, cleaning up a body, or dialing in the profile of a head.

Flies and the fish they're for

These are general bench scissors rather than a pattern-specific material, so they show up in the tying of almost any fly you fish. They’re the kind of tool you’ll reach for when trimming deer hair or natural wings for trout dries, and when shaping synthetic baitfish profiles for bass, striped bass, and redfish streamers. If you’re tying everything from small trout bugs to saltwater patterns, this is the scissors work that happens on nearly all of them.