flytire 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2021 ....how many flies from a 100m spool of thread some variables like how much thread is wasted on the tie in, how many useless wrap of thread, wrapping heads that are too big and unnecessary etc i just finished this spool and was wondering i'm not about to count wraps or how many flies from the next spool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2021 I knew a commercial tier that was very neat at his tie in almost never cutting or breaking excess. I thought it was a habit he had but it could have been to reduce waste, I never asked just assumed it was his style. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feathers5 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2021 That's a tough one to answer, but I get the idea. You need to keep stats on your next spool and let us know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2021 nope with the time i have left tying flies, i'm not about to count wraps or how many flies from the next spool 😀 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2021 THREE! Like a tootsie pop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamieofthenorth 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2021 13 minutes ago, Poopdeck said: THREE! Like a tootsie pop. Ha ha ha! 😆 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2021 Impossible for me to say. Way too many variables for my bird brain. Maybe a pro who ties hundreds of a particular fly and needs to count pennies has a better handle on it than any of us late evening warriors. edit: Next fly I tie, I am going to mark the thread just to see how much I use on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2021 82 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2021 Just kidding. I'll bet Bob Lemay knows, for salt flies at least. I know that the more experienced you are the less thread you need. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2021 So... The marking on the thread faded, but I am pretty sure that it took a little over one foot of BigFly thread to tie an overbuilt fly with hackle tail, some flash and three bunches of reverse tied bucktail on a 5/0 freshwater hook. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2021 Beats me how many flies per spool. I do try to keep waste to a minimum. I look at each spool emptied as a sort of milestone passed in my tying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2021 Funny Norm I finished a spool of 6/0 yesterday. I can say that I tied something like 15 to 20 flies in size 12 and 10 after the white spool was showing through - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2021 I was up to 233, wait was that 234...DAMN! I'll start again and let you know!! Kim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2021 I once had a spool of thread that was tangling up. I could only get about 12 inches of thread, then I'd have to break or cut it off, find the end and start again. Of course, I only did that a couple of times before throwing the whole spool in the trash. The reason I bring this up ... was able to tie a fly with each of those 12 inch sections. It doesn't take a lot of thread to complete a fly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSzymczyk 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2021 it would only be an accurate answer if the question was how many of a specific size and pattern would be tied with a spool of thread. Simplest way I can think of is tie your fly without using any cement, cut the thread without whip finishing at the end, unwind it all and measure the thread. ASSume the 100yds is an accurate measure of the thread on the spool, standardize your units, divide the spool length by the length you used, and you got your answer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites