Published Aug 11. 2016 - 7 years ago
Updated or edited Sep 6. 2018

Stonfo Elite Bobbin Review

There are lots of choices for bobbins in the world of fly tying, and I wanted to share one of my favorite ones, the Stonfo Elite Bobbin series. There are three sizes within this series from the Italian company, and I discuss their specifications, pros, and cons.

Links discussed during the video:

http://globalflyfisher.com/tie-better-tying-tools/bobbin-holders

http://www.stonfo.com/site/category/187?parent_section_id=4

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As mentioned in the video, I'd love to hear your thoughts regarding the Stonfo Elite bobbins, and any other favorite ones that you tie with on a regular basis. Feel free to leave any additional questions/comments on this YouTube page, or you can email me: tcammisa@gmail.com

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Comments

Terrible...

Tim, I love your videos but I think you're way off base with this review. In my opinion, this is the worst tension controlled bobbin holder on the market. I bought a compact and a standard based on your review and both fray thread (Veevus, UTC, Uni), break thread, and lose tension constantly. Frustrated with this, I did more research and found that these are common problems with Stonfo bobbins. I love my Stonfo vise and other tools, but these bobbin holders are garbage. I now use mine for wire. If you have some secret on how to make them suck less, I would love to hear it. Cheers.

Bobbin...

Steamboat, I'm really sorry to hear this and have yet to experience that with any of mine (and I have over a dozen of these Stonfo bobbins I use regularly). The main thread I use is UNI and I vary between all three sizes of bobbins. Losing tension never happens, plus I tend to modify it depending on the style of fly I'm tying and required pressure. In regards to fraying, that has rarely happened to me, and in most cases it has, the issue has related to something else. I would suggest contacting either the shop you purchased them from or Stonfo directly because something doesn't sound right. Let me know how it works out (my email is listed through my website, Trout and Feather). Tim

Elite bobbin...

I agree i bought it on this c review and the metal frame. But the bobbin hasn’t been used once for tying because it doesn’t hold tension. The drag is such a small window from completely loose to too tight.

Ellie bobbin...

I agree i bought it on this c review and the metal frame. But the bobbin hasn’t been used once for tying because it doesn’t hold tension. The drag is such a small window from completely loose to too tight.

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