Bulk threads of FleeBay any good?

[fishypete1]

Hi everyone AND A BIG HELLO i am new to the forum and finding it very addictive..hmmm, rather be fishing..

Been on the Fly for a few years now, and still learning loads. Thought i would have a go at tying my own flies. Have got a cheapish Lureflash kit to start..and not sure i should of bothered.

Had a go for the first time today after swatting up and found the threads were breaking...absolute c**p..!!**
Resulted to some red sewing thread the Mrs had in her sewing box.
Made a handful of epoxy buzzers and they came out a treat.
Crikey...i am going on.

Anyhow has anyone had experience of the bulk thread deals on Ebay at the moment, you know the ones 60 or 70 spools for less tham £15.. fishingmad do one.. I dont want to waste my money. Are they any good

Found a Dyna King Pro in USA for half the price, still boxed so cant wait to get mt hands on it.
Can anyone reccomend some good quality tools. The things i got with the kit seem like they were made in India me thinks..
tight lines Pete

[r ian]

Hi mate! when i first started tying i was always snapping the thread until i got used to the tension,i started with 6/0 thread and now use 8/0

[mdo12345]

Hey. Regarding your threads breaking, you might want to reduce the tension on your bobbin holder. I've found that helps a lot. I'm afraid I can't speak for the quality of threads on EBAY.

[bbj]

Pete
Those bulk threads are pretty poor stuff - best sticking to uni thread or UTC.

[steveparton]

The Hell with UNI they only copied me 20 years ago !

Try Sparton ( cheap on ebay ) , wait a couple of months and try deliberately breaking thread so you know what pressure you can exert and then finally go to a Ceramic Bobbin Holder as opposed to the cheap far eastern Rubbish Bobbin holders commonly supplied in kits !

( Kits , btw, are how wholesalers get rid of stuff they wouldn't dare sell to real flydressers ! )

Best wishes

Steve Parton

[bbj]

The Hell with UNI they only copied me 20 years ago !

A sore point?

[r ian]

Iv'e bought a lot of thread off steve and have found it very good, and you get big spools, ian

[humungus]

i agree with ian ok unithread is good but sparton thread is just as and massive spools

[scubacrazy123]

Steve, is the Sparton thread splittable? I find if I use a dubbing loop it can end up a bit bulky, so I am looking for some thread which I can split.
Cheers,
Gary.

[spidersplus]

Gary & Fishypete,

I now use Sheer 14/0 for most of my tying - very little build up, VERY strong for its size and being multi strand, it splits very easily - great for tying with CDC fibres and for working with spiky dubbing such as Argentinean Hare ...

I tie down to size 24 with Sheer and also use it for tying off under the hackle for Klinkhamers - no need to swap threads.

In stock you know where!

Kind regards