Alan, I simply use a good old bobbin threader. As for the thread if you grab the thread along with the bobbin when you cut the excess thread from the fly then wrap it around the thread post you should be fine. Simply grab the thread and bobbin and you are ready for the next.
Bill P. Fly Fishing - www.graysharborcomputer.com/flyfish Music - www.graysharborcomputer.com/gank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Di Somma Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 4:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] Which is the right knot who really knows? Joyce: on a different note. You use the Norvise and the automatic bobbins right? Well I just recently bought one from someone on the list and I have been using the bobbin but it is a chore. Using it is great but getting it threaded is a real hassel for me especially with bad eyes and fingers. Then there is the spring action return that takes in the excess thread. How do you get it to stop without reeling in all the thread or leaving about 16" to 18" of thread out? "When one associates with such loonies, one is forced to think about what is and is not appropriate for fly rods. Since there in neither a pope of fly fishing nor a pontificating council of eldeers - well, there are al lot of plain pontificators, I guess - one is quite within one's rights to fish however one chooses." Nick Lyons "A Flyfisher's World" Alan Di Somma Phoenix,AZ. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce's crafts and flies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Which is the right knot who really knows? > Tom, I've been putting leader to fly line for years but do it a bit > differently. I take a standard sewing needle, hold it in a hemostast or > pliers, and then heat it with a Bic. At this point, shove the hot needle > into the end of the fly line, being careful that it melts the inner core > without sticking through the outside coating of the fly line. Let this cool. > Then put a drop of super glue in that hole, stick the leader in and you have > a wonderful, hump free connection. This was shown me by my first tying > mentor..and I've used it for 20 years with no knot failures..ever. Joyce > >
