Montana Fly Company Thread thread

Just wanted to give a completely subjective, unscientific nod to MFC thread, in particular their 8/0 stuff. I've been tying a few smaller foam/deer hair flies recently where I needed something relatively strong but didn't build up too much. Neither Uni 8/0, UTC 70 or Danville 6/0 worked particularly well - Uni often cut the foam and popped when I tried to lean on it while flairing the deer; UTC, being "flossy", was better with the foam, but often separated under pressure (spinning the bobbin/thread and using softer ungulate hair like caribou helped some); Danville, which I love for other applications, was the weakest of them all (my stock is pretty old, so that may have been a factor).

The MFC gave me what I was looking for with a minimum of wraps (and minimum cash output, too!); may have to try it on some smaller Goddard Caddis to see how it handles that. The only problem I've found with the thread is availability - poking around in a number of flyshops in it's home state only turned up a few spools and not too many on-line vendors carry it either. If you can get your hands on some, give it a try; the 6/0 is very nice, too, and surprisingly fine.

Regards,
Scott

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Originally Posted by ScottP

Just wanted to give a completely subjective, unscientific nod to MFC thread, in particular their 8/0 stuff. I've been tying a few smaller foam/deer hair flies recently where I needed something relatively strong but didn't build up too much. Neither Uni 8/0, UTC 70 or Danville 6/0 worked particularly well - Uni often cut the foam and popped when I tried to lean on it while flairing the deer; UTC, being "flossy", was better with the foam, but often separated under pressure (spinning the bobbin/thread and using softer ungulate hair like caribou helped some); Danville, which I love for other applications, was the weakest of them all (my stock is pretty old, so that may have been a factor).

The MFC gave me what I was looking for with a minimum of wraps (and minimum cash output, too!); may have to try it on some smaller Goddard Caddis to see how it handles that. The only problem I've found with the thread is availability - poking around in a number of flyshops in it's home state only turned up a few spools and not too many on-line vendors carry it either. If you can get your hands on some, give it a try; the 6/0 is very nice, too, and surprisingly fine.

Regards,
Scott

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Couldn't agree more. I have really been liking how it lays down on a hook. I got a bunch of colors in 8/0, 6/0, and 3/0. The colors are great as well because they seem to be much more vibrant than other manufacturers. I was able to find a whole bunch of it at Scheels in Salt Lake City, UT, but that might only be a regional thing for our store.

Another in total agreement, lays flat, and very strong for its size. I was beginning to have breakage issues with compara dun wings with 8/0 Uni. Switched to MFC and very satisfied.

Gene

Sounds like I may have to give it a shot.... always looking for the best at the best price. Thanks guys.

Can you split it for split single thread dubbing loop?

Agreed, good thread but I do not find it any better than Danville myself. You might want to try Veevus as well, which makes some decent smaller threads. Have tried them all but still return to Danville for 90% of my tying.

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Originally Posted by ducksterman

Can you split it for split single thread dubbing loop?

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Yep; works great.

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Originally Posted by whatfly

Agreed, good thread but I do not find it any better than Danville myself. You might want to try Veevus as well, which makes some decent smaller threads. Have tried them all but still return to Danville for 90% of my tying.

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I do love the Danville but it just wasn't up to the particular task I had in mind. Veevus is another I'll have to look at.

Regards,
Scott

Veevus 12/0 is the absolute first choice when I tie everything, including especially the full-dress stuff. It is not a small 12/0, so do not let the number scare you. It is simply the best thread I have found for general tying. It can be laid flat or rolled and splits easily for dubbing.

I use white for almost everything and keep markers on the bench to create any color desired for the head.

I second the quality of Veevus. Excellent thread in an array of sizes and available at most online shops now, too. I've wanted to try the MFC thread but have had the same problem of finding it.

Joe

Joe,
I currently use Veevus. However, Bucky ay Blue Ribbon Flies got me into the Montana thread 5-6 years ago. He is big on it and ties 900 dozen fles a year for BRF!
They definitely carry it.

Thanks, Byron. I'll get some from them and try it out.
For those of you who have used both, how does MFC and Veevus compare?

Joe

Joe,
The thing about Veevus is that they make it very fine. You can get it in 14/0

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Originally Posted by ScottP

Veevus is another I'll have to look at.

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Well, I did have a look - $3.99 for a spool of thread? A bit too rich for me especially when the MFC, which is exactly what I need, goes for about 1/3 the price.

Regards,
Scott

I've got 5 or 6 colors in the Veevus 16/0 and the 10/0. Gonna try the MFC.

Joe

I like the MFC thread a lot more than Veevus. The colors are more fishy and brilliant. Veevus is good stuff, don't get me wrong, but I just finished a session tying #30 midges with MFC 8/0 and it's plenty small. The Veevus 16/0 is only slightly smaller than the MFC 8/0.

MFC lays flatter than Veevus or Uni, I tied many years with just Danville probably why I like MFC so much. I also agree that the colors are very good especially the olives and browns.
Gene

I really like the MFC thread, It suits me better than other threads I have tried. I just re-ordered a bunch of some a couple weeks ago from Dreamdriftflies.com 2$ shipping on 35$ order.
Some of the 14/0 thread i have researched is really 70 denier. The ought system nomenclature seems to vary by company try and find the thread denier which is a better comparison