pacific bay threads

[garryh]

Anyone got any thoughts on Pacific Bay threads or any of there other items including blanks?

[sandyd]

Garry this is our experience with the thread and if anyone can shed a little light into why this may have happened it would be good. I can't comment on the blanks as I have not used my rod yet that I made.

We just had a rod building week end at our house and one of the guys used the Pac Bay thread.
He came up against a little hick up at the end of the day. He is using Pac Bay threads which we have never used before and had completed all his under binds and had attempted to put one guide on. With this he had a lot of problems so to make it a little easier Owen suggest putting CP on it. What happened next took both of us by surprise, the thread just stretched like you would not believe, the guide that was already in just feel out and the under bind just went all wonky.

I have to wonder if anyone else has had the same thing happen. I know there is no need to have CP on them but if you had used Madeira as a trim or an under bind you would use CP and you would expect it to be OK.

One comment was that maybe the wraps where to loose but this was not the case at all.

[garryh]

Have some with me so will give it a try and let you know.

[garryh]

Sandyd,
Used the pac bay thread and put cp on with no problems at all.
Used wilson's cp and no problems with first and second coats.

Cheers