Cool, thanks for the tip Joyce. So how come suppliers make all of the bobbin threaders wire? Just curious... could be because they also sell bobbins. Sometimes I'll put hackle pliers on the end but I usually just wrap the thread around the handy post.
Bill P. Fly Fishing - www.graysharborcomputer.com/flyfish Music - www.graysharborcomputer.com/gank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joyce's crafts and flies Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 8:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] Which is the right knot who really knows? - Now Norvise Bill, go to your nearest Walmart or such store. Look for a box of blue nylon floss threaders. Buy it (about 1.98). Never use wire bobbin threaders on any bobbin..they cause scratches, even on the hardest ceramics..and you will regret it when your thread starts to fray or break just at a most critical moment. Now having these (or using a loop of mono if you don't have them yet) unwind the bobbin so that you have at least 1 inch more of thread that will stick out the end of the bobbin when it is threaded. Now, flip the thread around the leg of the bobbin, stick in the floss threader, use the tip of your scissors (already in your right hand), to flip the end of the thread through the loop of the floss threader and pull the end of the floss threader out the end of the bobbin. Works like a charm. I always put my hackle pliers on the end of the thread next to the end of the bobbin before I ever cut it off from the flly. That way, no thread is wasted and that hackle pliers makes a great handle for me (with my old eyes) to use to find the thread end and start the wind around the next hook. Each inch of wasted thread costs money..you can tie several flies extra if you use the hackle pliers on the end of the thread method. Hope this helps. Joyce
