North 40 Fly Shop eMagazine February 2016 | Page 19

Denier: Danville 140 and
Veevus Power Thread
being the two offerings.
I've tied with both and they
are, indisputably, quality
threads. Previously, I have
consistently used UTC 140
and I was accustomed to
the stretch it featured.
Neither the Danville or
Veevus have that stretch,
but they do a great job of
grasping the materials and
latching them down. The
strength of both are very
good as well. However, I
don't believe either of these
threads are any better
than the other. What it
comes down to is personal
preference. You cannot go
wrong with either thread

when tying streamers. My
recommendation would
be to pick up a couple
of spools, put them to
the test, and decide for
yourself.
Another new material has
recently been released,

...it just adds to
the creativity
and the fun you
can have as a
fly tier.
which I think has been
long overdue. That would
be the Kiley's Slow Rolla
Tails by Jonathan Kiley. The
material used to produce

these tails is latex. Some
people may say products
like these are turning
our flies into bait, but I
disagree. If they are light
enough and can be tied in
like other synthetics, it just
adds to the creativity and
the fun you can have as a fly
tier. Kiley offers spiked tails
and normal smooth spiral
tails in various sizes. They
move just like you would
expect them to move in the
water. They have a terrific
action and they entice the
fish, no doubt about it! I
have already incorporated
a smooth tail into an
articulated streamer of my
own.