Don, you mean the line that has an outer plastic case, and about 1/2 pound test mono strands in the middle??? That type??? Good idea if it's what I'm thinking...And you can get 100' rolls for a cpl bucks... Thanks, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 6:29 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Small Fly Thread? > Jimi, > I use the core out of a clothes line. It is a small rope made up of > thousands of micro-filaments almost too fine to be seen with the naked eye, > and they're not woven, which make it easy to separate out a strand. It's so > fine it never bulks up even a #32. A 2-foot long piece of it will float > away like a spider's web. I wrap one or two filaments of this on a midge > bobbin, usually about 3' of it, and that's enough to do lots of flies. It > makes Danville's Spider Silk (which I used to use a lot) look like rope. > > For your purposes, in tying midges down to #28, I would suggest starting > with 14/0, 16/0, or the Spider's Silk. Byard should be able to get you any > of these. > > If you have any packages of braided bodly material, check the roped core, if > there is one, to see if it is cotton or mono. If it is mono, the fibers may > be useful as midge-thread. Also, some of these rope mono cores make good > winging material. > > DonO > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Desert Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:11 PM > Subject: [VFB] Small Fly Thread? > > > > OK, one more question. > > If I try to tie a size 20 hook, in a few moments I have a very bulky > > fly, due to the thread being to big. What kind/ size of thread is uses on > > flies 20 to 28? > > Jimi > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.13/47 - Release Date: 7/12/05 > > > > > >
