What is the best small thread for tying small flies?
Please indicate size, maker, and where it can be sourced
Thanks in advance.
Best small thread for tying small flies?
What is the best small thread for tying small flies?
Please indicate size, maker, and where it can be sourced
Thanks in advance.
Max
I tie about 800 dozen flies in sizes 20-26, and although I like Uni 8/0 and UTC 70, Bennechi 12/0 thread is the best I've found for tying small flies. You can find it at most places on the net.
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Jude
Late to bed,
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Guide all day,
Tie more flies!
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Yup! Bennechi! Most fly shops seem to buy from a single, large source as Bennechi is rarely found in fly shops.
Gudebrod 10/0
It flattens out when needed, is 45 denier and has a stated breaking strength of about 9oz. It is also available in LOTS of colors AND is made in Pottstown, Pennsylvania!
Take the "aught" ratings with a grain of salt. Some threads marked 12/0 - 14/0 are as heavy as 70-72 denier which many companies sell as 8/0.
Max,Riverdancer try here
[url=http://www.feather-craft.com/products.asp?id=21089&cat=12%2F0+ULTRA%2DFINE+THRE AD&search=1:07d36]http://www.feather-craft.com/products.asp?id=21089&cat=12%2F0+ULTRA%2DFINE+THRE AD&search=1[/url:07d36]
Geezer
Excuse my spelling and grammar, I hooked Mondays and Fridays to either fish or hunt.
"Gudebrod 10/0".....
Hmmm, an' I just bought a whole "load" of 8/0 Uni from this one dude...*BG*...(kidding here)..
For my tying talents, 8/0 Uni works fine. But that Bennechi is something to behold when you want to get really fine!
Jeremy.
Yep, got to agree that Bennechi 12/0 is just about as good (and as small) as you can get.
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"If we carry purism to it's logical conclusion, to do it right you'd have to live naked in a cave, hit your trout on the head with rocks, and eat them raw. But, so as not to violate another essential element of the fly-fishing tradition, the rocks would have to be quarried in England and cost $300 each."
~John Gierach
My one wish is that when I die my wife doesn't sell my fishing stuff for what I told her I paid for it...
Bennechi 12/0 is no where near a true 12/0. Gudebrod 10/0 is way smaller than that stuff is. I like both but the Bennechi 12/0 builds bulkier than the 10/0 does.
Bennechi is very small thread and also lays flat if you counter-twist it a bit. The twist is nice as it aids in biting into the tying material.
Another thing the 12/0 Bennechi has going for it is strength. The 12/0 Bennechi has a breaking strength of 16 oz. The 10/0 Gudebrod breaks at 9 oz.
Again, the biggest problem with Bennechi is finding it!
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