flylady88

Hi Darlene, I too am a beginner and was having a hard time dubbing too. In one of my classes we were taught to put the dubbing wax on the thread and a little on our thumb and pointer finger. Make sure that you always twist in the same direction. Hopefully this helps you... it really helped me. Tying sure is fun, isn't it? Have you caught on your own tied flies yet? Good luck.

Thanks Philly. I had already tied the woolly buggers and thought that the tails looked too long and was just wondering if cutting marabou was okay. I was wondering the same thing with hackle-- if one can trim it. Maybe it's a female thing.... trying to trim things and make everything look trim and clean Anyway thanks for your help. Appreciate everyone's help.

Hi Old Hat: That's an excellent idea about tearing off the tips. Since my question was basically cosmetic (I've caught on my woollys with the long tail), I guess I'll just leave them alone. Thanks again.

Hi Futzer: Just want to thank you for your response. I have caught on my woolly's but was just wondering if it was okay to cut them shorter. I guess it's more a cosmetic question but I guess I'll just leave them alone. Thanks again.

I'm just a beginner and wondering if it's okay to trim off the marabou tail if it looks too long? Thanks!