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[Pepop]

Well, new in 1987! Question is, have any of you used sewing thread for tying? All of this

was salvaged when I found this

under the bed in the Guest Bedroom. It was the late 80's when my wife was sewing up a storm for the daughter's clothes. The rack & thread has been shuffled from closet to closet to under the bed for over 20 years. I took a length of a nice Blue and used a clamp to weight 1 end and tied this with it just to test the strength. I tugged on it pretty good and it held up fine.

Thought's anyone?

 

[toadfrog]

Yep the earliest jigs I tied were with sewing thread cause that is all I had access to . I lost as many as I could make back then . Do know the thread will rot over time .

 

[QPassage]

Yep the earliest jigs I tied were with sewing thread cause that is all I had access to . I lost as many as I could make back then . Do know the thread will rot over time .

Yup it stretches and they fall apart. You can put all the goop/glue you want on it and it still falls apart.
I been buying my thread on ebay 200 yard spool for $1 each. They have mostly 70 & 210 denier spools. His paint is reasonable also, PM if interested in the links.

 

[smalljaw]

My first buck tails I ever tied fell apart, not right away but 2 months after using them. I was told to use a flat waxed nylon thread in a heavy size D from a small fly shop. I learned it was 210 denier and that was good for my type of jigs and they held up great after that. So be careful.

 

[Lost Pole]

Guess it depends on the material you're tying in.

 

[Pepop]

Danville 210 Denier Flat Waxed is what I've tied with from the start & granted 90% of the sewing thread is polyester over cotton but some are nylon. I may just pick out the nylon & store the rest. Since I do sell a few jigs, I'd hate for any to unravel out on the lake somewhere.

 

[Bucho]

Once got myself a sample of fire-proof kevlar thread used to patch fire-fighter-clothing. Thought I was smart, since it would have allowed me carefree use of my sweet cautery knife around the thread, as for burning off surplus fibres.
Found that it is no match to pro tying thread which is much easier to use as it builds up flat instead of bulking up. Particularly in the strength I need to make large jigs in an economical way.

Guess I´ll sell it on ebay to those fire weirdos. Came across them on my research, they build lots of stuff with that and then light it up, its scary.

 

[toadfrog]

X2 on that those boys just ain't right in the head .