I pretty much use whatever I can find in the color I want - craft stores, sewing shops, wally world - I'm not too picky. Strong metallic color thread can be tough to find. If you are tying bucktail or craft fur jigs, ignore what I just said and use the 210, make things much tighter.

Revtoby, give it a year and your necesities (sp?) will change..... I gave up on my finisher and do all knots by hand now. Also don't use hackle pliers all that much, I tend to break the feather alot using the pliers. The bobbin... yeah, you need that!!!!! Several of them!