TOM PRUETT 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2012 Thead keeps breaking for no reason!! Iam using ott 20 Thead and its new .And iam wondering if there can be micro burs on the hook ! Has anyone eles had this happen? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C LeBo 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2012 Well sir, the only time I've ever had that happen was when I purchased some cheap discount hooks off of ebay that were a size 24 and were pretty rough Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Lidster 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2012 I had this problem with some cheap bobbins from ebay - I thought £1 each was too much of a bargain! Rough edges to end of spindle. Thread broke where it leaves the spindle. Bought some decent ones and hasnt happened since. Simon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DUBBN 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2012 The way your hook is loaded in the vise, I cant see how you can tie without rubbing the thread against the jaws. After a few 1,000 flies, I dont really think the jaws on my vise are all that smoothe. Just an observation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phish 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2012 Take a cotton Q-tip and troubleshoot. My theory is you may be hitting hook point which is like a knife to your thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mvendon 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2012 Hi Tom, Where is the thread breaking? Is it breaking right at the hook, coming out of the bobbin, or is it snapping some place in between? If it's the thread, it may just be a bad spot. Just pull a couple of feet off and try it again. Like others wrote, your hook is at a strange angle. Your thread shouldn't hit or rub on anything while your tieing. What type of thread is it? GSP type thread is good for small stuff since it has really good Tensile strength. Before they came up with really small thread, a lot of folks would just use some filaments from a strand for flies that small. Regards, Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
perchjerker 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2012 An alternative answer is that you have a bad spool of thread. It Happens! I once had a shop owner, when engaged in conversation on this subject, excuse himself and step into his backroom to reappear with a large (1500 yd spool, as I recall) of Courtland 20# Dacron backing and proceed to break it off as if it were 6/0 tying thread. He was anxiously awaiting the next cal from his Courtland Rep. In my 42 years of tying, I have had two spools of tying thread with this defect, and both were bought at the same time. So, possibly of the same 'batch'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TOM PRUETT 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2012 Bobbin is a new one ..RITE SHORTY BOBBIN,Ceramic Thread Tube.it breaking @ the hook these are new hooks from mustad , as for the tread ott /20 UNI-Caenis 200 yds,den made in Italy, The tread in my hand will not break easy .It takes a bit of force for ott /20 .. The midge jaw is new just got it friday .But getting the hook in the jaws is not that easy because its SO SMALL !! I will try to reseat it makimg sure the point in not out all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TOM PRUETT 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2012 it was a bad bobbin..... But i got it. NOW i would like to try size 32 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluegill576 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2012 Nice flies. Where do you get the small hooks? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TOM PRUETT 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2012 Nice flies. Where do you get the small hooks? I get the Mustad from one of my wholesaler's its a R50-94840 size 28 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
