benjiwhite Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 I tie deerhair to 1/0-5/0 saltwater hooks with a leadhead to make bucktail jigs. My question is this...What is the best thread to use for this? With so many to choose from I am kinda lost. I have purchased some danville thread from ebay a couple of years ago and all it says on the spool is danville monocord. This seems to work really well. I also tried kevlar and it's pretty tough but cuts into the hair if you're not real careful. Any help is appreciated! Benji Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassrecord Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 I tie deerhair to 1/0-5/0 saltwater hooks with a leadhead to make bucktail jigs. My question is this...What is the best thread to use for this? With so many to choose from I am kinda lost. I have purchased some danville thread from ebay a couple of years ago and all it says on the spool is danville monocord. This seems to work really well. I also tried kevlar and it's pretty tough but cuts into the hair if you're not real careful. Any help is appreciated! Benji Yep thread cuts deerhair rather easily. Work around = soft loop tying technique and flat tying thread. The soft loop technique is to wrap a coat of thread on the hook shank, hold deer hair in place, wrap 3-4 wraps softly, then wrap 4-5 wraps tighter then wrap 4-5 wraps very tightly, then whip finish. Danville and UTC make a flat 3/0 thread that should work. Good luck! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjiwhite Posted May 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Yep thread cuts deerhair rather easily. Work around = soft loop tying technique and flat tying thread. The soft loop technique is to wrap a coat of thread on the hook shank, hold deer hair in place, wrap 3-4 wraps softly, then wrap 4-5 wraps tighter then wrap 4-5 wraps very tightly, then whip finish. Danville and UTC make a flat 3/0 thread that should work. Good luck! John Thanks John for the reply..every little bit helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
