Gary, the shop near me only stocks Uni thread in 6/0, 8/0 and then it jumps to 12/0 I guess they should produce it but I am unsure if it is widely available. Chris http://www.fishingbid.co.uk The Free Fishing Auction
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Now for a serious thread!! > Doesn't UNI make a 10/0? > > At 10:23 AM 12/10/2003, you wrote: > >I use UNI thread 8/0 almost exclusively, I've been very happy with it and as > >I use up the few colors I still have in other brands I'll replace them with > >the UNI 8/0. I was just curious if there was something of a smaller diameter > >for the really small stuff. According to the post by Wes it seems that > >getting the 14/0 in other brands proves nothing. But it sure seems there > >should be something with a smaller diameter. I may try splitting some thread > >and see how that goes. > > > >Jim > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Gary Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 7:27 AM > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Now for a serious thread!! > > > > > > > Allan - > > > > > > I have a spool of 8/0 UNI in olive that is as you described. All my other > > > colors of UNI in 8/0 are fine. I just suffer through the frays and breaks > > > because I don't have any more and can't seem to remember to pick any up > > > when I am at the flyshop. > > > > > > - Gary > > > > > > At 06:55 PM 12/09/2003, you wrote: > > > >on 12/9/03 7:42 PM, J&A Burbank at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > >Those of you who tie small flies, no, those of you who tie tiny flies. > > > >What do you prefer for thread? I got some 14/O that I'm very disappointed > > > >with. I believe the brand name is UTC, the strands come apart and go flat > > > >making it harder to tie the fly. What are the suggestions some of you > >tiny > > > >fly tiers have? > > > > > > > >I've never used 14/0, but I've been relatively happy with 8/0 > > > >Unithread. Unfortunately, I almost gave up on it after the first spool > > > >because it was exactly like you described, although just occasionally > > > >(about every 3rd fly). It must have been a bad production run. I bought > > > >a replacement spool and it was fine. > > > > > > > >Allan > > > > > > > >Greenwood, IN > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
