bobbin holder recommendation

[Norm Frechette]

what does everybody use for holding the small pearsall bobbins?

recommendations please

thanks in advance,

norm

[letumgo]

I use the Wasatch ceramic micro bobbin and recommend it highly.
http://www.flytyingtools.com/webpages/t ... micro.html

PS - Your website is outstanding, Norm. Your tying and tutorials are top notch! I have long admired your tying.

[chase creek]

I use some regular bobbin holders, just bend the legs. Seems to work ok, but would like something better.
It seems to me I saw a post here (or somewhere) about making an adapter for the Rite bobbin holder for Pearsall's
bobbin size. Looked like a pretty good idea, but wasn't that far into soft hackles then, so I didn't copy it for the notebook. Maybe someone with a better memory than mine (which would be most anyone) can recall where that was.
I'd like to modify some of my Rite's for this.

[Mike Connor]

There are various ways of doing it, you can use spacers to make the spool fit a "normal" bobbin holder;

http://www.davistackle.co.uk/home?page= ... gory_id=94

http://www.johnnyspond.com/stonefly-mod ... acers.html ( USA )

or you can use a "dedicated" holder;

http://www.eflytyer.com/tools/wasatch.html

Scroll down for the Pearsalls bobbin holder.

Also this may still work ; We can build a custom Rite Bobbin for your Pearsall's. ritebobbins@aol.com

Also I read that a guy just hacksawed off a piece of a rite bobbin and the pearsalls then fit, but I don't have any details.

TL
MC

[Ruard]

see this post:

http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... bin#p18474

Greeting

[chase creek]

Thanks, Ruard. Shoulda known Ray would come up with something like that. That kid's got his thinkin' cap on all the time!

[letumgo]

Mike - Were you referring to this?

http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... 4004#p4004

Thanks Rodger (chase creek).

[Mike Connor]

No, although that is also excellent. I was referring to modifying a "Rite" Bobbin holder in some way. I simply can't find the link any more. I remember it had to do with hack-sawing something but I can't remember exactly what.

I will add a comment to the post you linked for a possible modification you might like.

Regards and tight lines!

Mike

[Norm Frechette]

c & f bobbin kit

[JohnP]

Ditto on the Wasatch ceramic micro bobbin holder. It's awesome.