Chris Helm at whitetail has a comparison chart of most threads in his catalog. A few years back there was an article in american angler. If you want I could scan the chart and email it to you off list. Just email me off list if you want the chart. Dan gober ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Klemick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 12:21 PM Subject: [VFB] Thred Thread
> Okay, Okay - > > This is not a different version of John M's double double > post post. > > Please offer your opinions and preferences with respect to > tying thread. Most of what I use is Uni in the 6/0, 8/0, > and 3/0 sizes. To me, it seems stronger than equivalent > Danville threads. In a book I read recently, the author > stated that Benecchi was noticeably stronger than Uni. It > should be easy to do a breaking strength test, but I > haven't seen such a comparison anywhere. > > I really like to put a lot of tension on the thread, so it > would help to know what's strongest. I'm going to tie a > bunch of flies from 20 -> 28 and would like to be prepared. > Kevlar thread is incredibly strong, but what I have is way > too thick for anything but big hair bugs. Is it available > in smaller diameters? How about the gel-spun poly threads? > > > > Thanks all, > > Mark > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site > http://webhosting.yahoo.com >
