Ekich Ultimate Bobbin

[popperfly]

Who is tying with a Ekich Bobbin, are they worth their weight and gold??

A little pricey for me @ $100 Click Here

[ducksterman]

I liked it enough to get a second for my other tying station located in another state....there's a learning curve.

Don't know if a Rite would compare????

[kelkay]

Bugman is the only one I know who uses an Ekich bobbin. He loves it.

Who is tying with a Ekich Bobbin, are they worth their weight and gold??

A little pricey for me @ $100 Click Here

[fishdog54]

popperfly,

That is one fine tying apparatus! Have waaay too many bobbins now! If I had not accumulated so many, I would consider this one, or a Rite bobbin. Was in a fly shop with my dad awhile back, and he offered to buy me one of the Rite bobbins! I told him that I just didn't need it - which is true. Oh well!! I am going to pass this on though. Thanks

Best regards, Dave S.

[Buddy Sanders]

I have a Rite bobbin that I use for spinning deer hair.

It's not in any way an Ekich Bobbin, though.

The Rite maintains an adjustable tension on the thread. That's it's prime feature and one that I like because I can set it for heavier threads.

The Ekich will rewind the thread, which is it's prime feature. The literature says that this is 'essential' for rotary tying, but I use a rotary vise and so far I've not had any trouble with using a standard bobbin. I can see where the rewind capability would be nice, though.

I do like neat tools, though, and the Ekich certainly meets the 'neat tool' criteria for me. I've been considering one of the NorVise bobbins, but the Ekich will use standard spools where the NorVise one won't. Might be fun to have one, someday.

Buddy

[Ron Eagle Elk]

I have and use an Ekitch bobbin. Nice tool, fits the hand well and operates as described. As stated, there is a learning curve. I'm used to managing the thread tension with my hand, this is a no-no with the Ekitch. It regulates the thread tension for you. That is a bit uncomfortable for me, but seems to work well. One advantage of the Ekitch over the other automatic bobbin is that you can use the thread spools and not reload the thread on special spools. Be aware that not all thread spools are created equal. The Ekitch works like a champ with Danville spools, not so well with Gordon Griffith spools. As a result, I use Danville's with the Ekitch and my Nor-Bobbin with the Gordon Griffiths thread.

Threading the Ekitch requires a dental floss threader with a slightly singed end because of a bump where the ceramic tube starts. Metal bobbin threaders can damage a ceramic bobbin tube, so all I use are the dental floss thraders. However, locating the one with the slightly singed end on my very messy tying desk can be a pain.

Is the bobbin worth the money? Jury is still out for me. I've only been using it for a year, still haven't made up my mind.

REE

[LadyFisher]

JC was a believer, we visited Faruk Ekich at his summer home in Quebec a couple of years ago and JC got the full instruction from him.
It is a terrific tool, he was a Sponsor here for a couple of years *S* and you will find a fly or two from him in the Fly of the Week, do a search on Faruk Ekich...tube flies too.

[ducksterman]

REE...I don't know the singed thing but I find that cutting the end of the dental loop threader on the bias...pointed...works quite well and I keep it hung on a hook near my vise

[Ron Eagle Elk]

ducks,

My problem is that I only use the dental loop threaders for all my bobbins, 16 that I use on a regular basis. When I lay the threader down it usually gets buried under more tying stuff, so I just grab another from one of the three or four packs I have on my desk. Then, when I need to thread the Ekitch, I have to search through all the threaders on the desk to find the right one. More my fault than the bobbins.

REE

[ducksterman]

C'mon ,REE, Just cut them all on the bias and you can use any of them....cutting them all would take ....how long?...seconds not minutes.......hey, you could even spread them over your breakfast food....sorry ....an inside joke.