08-13-2010, 11:51 PM
Great post bro.
Waxed thread is a little easier to put dubbing on. Some people use wax and run it down their thread, but Danville and some Uni is waxed.
I prefer regular Uni. Danville tends to fray with my ruff hands[
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I like Uni 6/0 and 8/0 for my leaders but for tying, I like UTC 70 or Gordon Griffith 14/0 (which is the same denier as Uni 8/0
I have a very nice chart for the different threads which I need for my leaders.
I prefer to buy from the denier. That is how Danville sells theirs and it does get confusing.
Here is just a few to help:
Danville 140 is really close in denier to the Uni 6/0 but one is Nylon and one is Polyester...shouldn't matter.
Here is one for you Mac. Next time, go to the Fabric store with your wife...or by yourself. Guttermann Skala 360 is the same as Un i 8/0 and Guttermann 200 same as Uni 6/0...but I think it could be more for less.
They are both Polyester.
Now Kevlar...that is cool but not great to tie with. It frays and has no memory.
I use it for heavy duty leaders because it is so strong. Very hard to cut, plus it sinks.
As for colors in tying...Red, Olive, Brown, White, Yellow and allot of black
I use black most times, and red if I use weight on the fly but the other colors I use because that is what I make the bodies out of.
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Waxed thread is a little easier to put dubbing on. Some people use wax and run it down their thread, but Danville and some Uni is waxed.
I prefer regular Uni. Danville tends to fray with my ruff hands[
]I like Uni 6/0 and 8/0 for my leaders but for tying, I like UTC 70 or Gordon Griffith 14/0 (which is the same denier as Uni 8/0
I have a very nice chart for the different threads which I need for my leaders.
I prefer to buy from the denier. That is how Danville sells theirs and it does get confusing.
Here is just a few to help:
Danville 140 is really close in denier to the Uni 6/0 but one is Nylon and one is Polyester...shouldn't matter.
Here is one for you Mac. Next time, go to the Fabric store with your wife...or by yourself. Guttermann Skala 360 is the same as Un i 8/0 and Guttermann 200 same as Uni 6/0...but I think it could be more for less.
They are both Polyester.
Now Kevlar...that is cool but not great to tie with. It frays and has no memory.
I use it for heavy duty leaders because it is so strong. Very hard to cut, plus it sinks.
As for colors in tying...Red, Olive, Brown, White, Yellow and allot of black
I use black most times, and red if I use weight on the fly but the other colors I use because that is what I make the bodies out of.
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