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Asking for thoughts on the C & F Fly Threaders
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So my Bobbin Threader mentioned in this post, does work for larger eyed flies like streamers and big nymphs. It does not work on the size #12 and under Dry Fly hooks I use TMC 101's.Thanks you guys for the help.
@J Watrous if you are referring to the C and F Threaders, I see what you are saying. I got the Regular Size model and the Midge Model. I am hoping that if I use the right threader size, I wont run into the problem you describe.
On my stillwater leaders, I use Bobber Stops, to keep the indicator, at the same depth, after each fish. Using the Bobber Stops, you just slip the end of the tippet/mono through a little wire threader, almost exactly like what these C and F threaders require. Its ingenious for that application. I hope it also works as well, with the C and F Fly Threaders.
@krusty[/USER] I looked at that tool in your post. The problem with that tool for me, is that it wouldn't work on the smaller hook sizes. It also wouldnt work on some of the fly patterns I use. IIRC, it didnt allow me to thread the eye, if I had a bead on the head and/or used a jig style hook.
Looking at my bobbin threader today, I think this may also work to thread the eye, of larger sized hooks. I have the inexpensive wire Bobber Threader which has a little plastic ball at the end. The tip of the wire, on the bobbin threader, is configured, very similar to the C and F Fly Threaders. Later today Ill see if it can be used on larger sized flies.
Thanks again all.
Be well.
Bob
IIRC and FWIW, the magnetic hook threader krusty has didnt work for me, when I tried to thread tippet thru #16 and under, Perdigon/Jig hooks. On those jig hooks I tied on tungsten drop beads and tungsten Hareline "Insta Jig" beads . I think the off set bead and the off set jig hook were a problem along with the size of the bead. YMMV.
Bob
Update: 011725
Received the "C and F" Hook Threaders today. Short version is I am super, super impressed. I was able to easily use the pink colored threader, to tie on a size #24 midge, dry. The threader allowed the fly to effortlessly slide onto the 2 lb., Ultrageen, tippet. Stoked !!!
I think this Threader will be a game changer for my elderly-ish friends. They can pre-load flies onto the threader at home or in camp and then use them to tie on a new fly, in cold and/or low light, conditions. They dont have problems tying the knot for the fly. They struggle at times, with getting the tippet through the hook eye. The knot tying is basically muscle memory for them, as they have been at this game, for 40 plus years.
We haven't tested the Threaders out on the water yet, so I cant attest to the durabilty of the product. However, the Threaders feel/act up to the task. If I remember, Ill post an update, on the durability, in the next few weeks.
Self reporting: My friends aren't much older than me. God willing, there will come a time, in the very near future, when Ill need these Threaders also.
Have a great weekend all.
Bob
Received the "C and F" Hook Threaders today. Short version is I am super, super impressed. I was able to easily use the pink colored threader, to tie on a size #24 midge, dry. The threader allowed the fly to effortlessly slide onto the 2 lb., Ultrageen, tippet. Stoked !!!
I think this Threader will be a game changer for my elderly-ish friends. They can pre-load flies onto the threader at home or in camp and then use them to tie on a new fly, in cold and/or low light, conditions. They dont have problems tying the knot for the fly. They struggle at times, with getting the tippet through the hook eye. The knot tying is basically muscle memory for them, as they have been at this game, for 40 plus years.
We haven't tested the Threaders out on the water yet, so I cant attest to the durabilty of the product. However, the Threaders feel/act up to the task. If I remember, Ill post an update, on the durability, in the next few weeks.
Self reporting: My friends aren't much older than me. God willing, there will come a time, in the very near future, when Ill need these Threaders also.
Have a great weekend all.
Bob