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stripermaineiac · 07-04-2009, 08:37 PM

Hi,I tie a lot of saltwater flies,jigs and tail hooks.One of the major drawbacks with jigs is that you use a lot of tread.I'vw found that a good trick is to fill the recess with just about any type of thread you can find before you start layin any bucktail,hackle or fish hair on the jig. this will cut down the amount of flat waxed nylon you use to about a quarter.just make sure that you use dome good superglue like duro or zap a gap to harden the base up.
hit a couple flea markets and I'm sure you'll find some of those large spools of it around. I'
ve also found that the thread that is used to embroider jackets works well tying jigs and only cost around 11 bucks a spool at most quilting shops. tight lines Ron

07-04-2009, 08:37 PM	#5
stripermaineiac Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Buxton, Maine Posts: 1,727	thread for tying jigs Hi,I tie a lot of saltwater flies,jigs and tail hooks.One of the major drawbacks with jigs is that you use a lot of tread.I'vw found that a good trick is to fill the recess with just about any type of thread you can find before you start layin any bucktail,hackle or fish hair on the jig. this will cut down the amount of flat waxed nylon you use to about a quarter.just make sure that you use dome good superglue like duro or zap a gap to harden the base up. hit a couple flea markets and I'm sure you'll find some of those large spools of it around. I' ve also found that the thread that is used to embroider jackets works well tying jigs and only cost around 11 bucks a spool at most quilting shops. tight lines Ron