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favorite thread size
hey guys,
just wondering what everyones favorite thread sizes are 8)
mine would have to be:
17/0 uni thread for 16 and smaller (i love to tie with 17/0!!!!!)
8/0 uni thread for almost everything
6/0 unit thread for salwater flies
p.s. could you tell i like uni thread ! :lol:
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Re: favorite thread size
for small stuff i use sheer 14/0
everything else is on uni 8/0 and danville 6/0
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Re: favorite thread size
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Re: favorite thread size
Hi F & T,
I like most of your thread choices but I think you may be going a little light for salt water flies. I tie most of mine with 3/0 Monocord. The heavier thread lets you really bind material down firmly. I like that in saltwater and bass flies particularly if I'm working with larger bunches of material or big pieces of foam. 8T :D
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Re: favorite thread size
It all depends on the fly you are dressing, for most trout flies between 10 and 20 I use Pearsall's silk or UniThread, for larger I tend to use
Monocord or Danville. Some of my smaller dries I use one of the 15/0 denier threads or SpiderWeb.
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Re: favorite thread size
For streamers I use 3/0 or larger, usually Gudebrod G Thread
For dries, nymphs, etc. in sizes 6-10 I'll use 6/0
For dries, nymphs, etc. in sizes 12-20 I'll use 8/0
Smaller than that I get out the 17/0
And of course there are exceptions depending on the materials being used.
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Re: favorite thread size
For most flies size 12 or smaller I use UTC 70 or Benecchi 12/0. I like the way they lie flat if you want them to. For tying off a parachute fly on the post, I'll reattach 17/0 and use it to tie down the hackle. It's almost invisible on the post.
Joe
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Re: favorite thread size
i also do that for my parachutes !
i use 8/0 for the fly and then to tie on the parachute switch to the 17/0 :D
i have some 3/0 but i really dont like to work with it :?
and i have some kevlar that i have tried for spinning bass bugs and its alright, but i seem to just like to work with the light threads :o
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Re: favorite thread size
i will use danvel 6/0 or 3/0 for spinning dearhair
but i like to use 8/0 alot most of my flys are over a sizs 18
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Re: favorite thread size
My favorite for freshwater flies is 17/0 and for salt water 140 denier
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