What Gauge Copper Wire

Fly Patterns
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Today I was at Joann’s and they have all sorts of interesting colors of copper wire. The smallest they had at the store I was at is 26 Gauge. Mainly I will be using this wire for Brassies and it seems to work fine on #14 flies and up. What is the proper gauge wire to be using for Brassies?

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32 gauge is equivalent to UTC’s “Brassie” size; check this thread out:

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/showthread.php?44826-(Almost)-Bulk-Wire

What thickness you need depends on what size Brassie you tie.

Regards,
Scott

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Thanks Scott. Great information. Now I have a few more sources for wire…