Tippet spool management
- Thread starter Ronbow
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Let’s not forget asparagus gohan, asparagus in miso soup and I’m very fond of sautéed asparagus in an omelette….
Pickled asparagus….
SF
SF
Roasted asparagus, prosciutto wrapped asparagus Benedict, asparagus & shiitake stir fry, asparagus in fried rice, asparagus crudités, asparagus ice cream (okay, that’s extreme)…
As others have said, rubber bands are a cheap effective option. If you want a more boujee option for bigger spools, the bands that they use around Smartwool socks packaging are great for larger spools. Nice socks if you need some. A bit on the pricey side but can be found on sale a lot of places.
Bruce Baker
Life of the Party
I have one spool of thread with the cap that you are talking about. I tried looking online for a supplier of the caps so I could get some for my other spools and so far have had no luck.
Though pricey, I did find these:
Hareline Fly Tying Spool Hands
Ever have a thread spool roll off your bench and halfway across the floor, the thread unspooling the whole way? Fly Tying Spool Hands is a clever little gadget that not only keeps your thread, floss, tinsel, etc. neatly on the spool, but also works as a dispenser -- pull the thread through the hole
www.flyshack.com
Bruce - Like Ultra Wire, UTC threads come with the caps.I have one spool of thread with the cap that you are talking about. I tried looking online for a supplier of the caps so I could get some for my other spools and so far have had no luck.
Though pricey, I did find these:
Hareline Fly Tying Spool Hands
Ever have a thread spool roll off your bench and halfway across the floor, the thread unspooling the whole way? Fly Tying Spool Hands is a clever little gadget that not only keeps your thread, floss, tinsel, etc. neatly on the spool, but also works as a dispenser -- pull the thread through the holewww.flyshack.com
I figured out a way to make spool tenders that are almost indistinguishable from the ones that already come with tippet spools from brands like Rio (the ones with a small eyelet in the elastic band, and the band has a loop in it that you can grab or put your finger through).
Supplies:
- 2mm internal diameter micro eyelets that are 4mm long
- 2mm eyelet ram/setting tool and matching base
- 1/4” wide elastic band
Each of the three items above can be purchased on something like Amazon for about $6 each. The quantities that I got come out to about $0.12 for each tender I make, or $0.08 per if I ignore the cost of the one time purchase of the eyelet setter tools.
In the first image above, the tender on the top is from Rio and the one on the bottom is the one I made. My band is slightly wider and has a larger eyelet of 2 mm hold diameter, whereas Rio uses a narrower 5mm band and 1.5mm eyelet.
I actually prefer the slightly wider band, and I used a 2 mm eyelet just because it was the size I guessed before I later got my calipers and measured what Rio was using.
My setup:
Also made a scrappy video showing how I make them:
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Porter2
Legend
Asparagus blue bands (or other veggie bands) is what I use for spools that don’t come with tippet bands. Actually prefer the veggie bands because they provide more tension when pulling tippet out and less prone to snag and leak tippet out. I never thought of putting an eyelet in one tho? 
