What Bobbin ?

[jigfishnut]

Looking for a new bobbin. What size should I get and made out what material, ceramic , titanium , stainless. Tie bucktail jigs from 1/16 to 1 1/2 oz.

 

[Jig Man]

I use the griffin magnum for all my tying. Really like it. And welcome to JigCraft...

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[hookup]

I use the griffin magnum for all my tying. Really like it. And welcome to JigCraft...

Ditto

 

[LedHed]

Hola and welcome from SoCal.

I vote for Timeco (especially old style ceramic). Griffin make a good bobbin also.

Do you need ceramic or ceramic tip - not really. A lot of the wear issues are from the old days when you had to wax your own thread. If you are going to tye with heavy thread (& stuff like Kevlar) or you are a really prolific tyer you should.
I started with Matarelli bobbins in the early 80s - used them until the late 80s and never had issues with them.

 

[hookup]

Although I use ceramic, my problem is when I tie & have my beer googles on, I drop them on the concrete floor & they are toast. Found a deal on the griffens once and bought out their inventory.

 

[JUNGLEJIM1]

I spent good money on a Wasatch ceramic tip bobbin and the first time I dropped it from just a few feet off the ground the ceramic cracked. Supposedly has a lifetime warranty but haven't taken it back yet.

 

[hookup]

I just bite the bullet because I Barney'd

 

[BucktailJiger]

I like the Rite Half Hitch myself

 

[plateboater]

like the rite bobbin....have the standard. Just picked up a stonfo elite disc......pretty nice.

 

[Fatman]

I like the Griffin ceramic bobbins - have the standards but also have one of the small ones for tying small stuff.

 

[AtticaFish]

Glad to see you found your way back here!

I like the Rite Half Hitch myself

I will let my American Ingenuity show and say i have tied using homemade bobbins made out of steel wire & cleaned out ink pen tubes.......... they all work once you know how hard you can pull with the thread you are using.

 

[jigfishnut]

Thanks for the help.

 

[quivira kid]

Glad to see you found your way back here!

I like the Rite Half Hitch myself

I will let my American Ingenuity show and say i have tied using homemade bobbins made out of steel wire & cleaned out ink pen tubes.......... they all work once you know how hard you can pull with the thread you are using.

You squeak when you walk.... Don't you?

I use standard Rite bobbins for most of what I do, but if you're just tying bigger stuff, a good standard ceramic bobbin would be perfect!


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