hares mask

[KOKOEK9 0]

Hi, how do you make hares mask dubbing for a gold ribbed hares ear

[Jolly Red 0]

Method 1:

1. Find or purchase a hare's mask (which is the skin and fur from the head and face of a hare)

2. Remove as much as you need of the fur (both guard hairs and underfut) from the mask. This is done using a razor blade or a pair of scissors to cut the fur as close to the skin as possible. Some people use what is called a dubbing rake to do this.

 

Method 2:

Buy any of the various brands of pre-cut hare's mask dubbing .

 

Cutting your own will allow you better control of the shade of fur you obtain.

[flytire 0]

watch this video (sorry its in french)

 

http://www.jpdessaigne.com/Astuces/dubbing%20rapide/dubbing%20rapide.html

 

tanslate this article (it too is in french)

 

http://www.jpdessaigne.com/Astuces/dubbing/dubbing_astuces.htm

 

a lot more instruction (in french)

 

http://www.jpdessaigne.com/Montages/sommaire_montages.htm

 

bookmark this one and the others above

 

http://ukflydressing.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=sbs&action=display&thread=4046

[Hellgrammite 0]

Youll want the guard hairs for the tails (the long hairs) from the cheeks, and the shorter stuff from the "forehead" and between the ears for the body.

 

Or, buy a bag of packaged stuff dyed any color you like, and use wood duck fibers or PT for the tail. If you're like me, you'll itch way less!

[FrequentTyer 0]

I think the best dubbing for hares ears comes from the ear of the hares mask (imagine that). The video below does a great job of explaining how to make a dubbing blend that is perfect for hares ear nymphs.

 

http://vimeo.com/m/64493876

[AZWoolybugger 0]

[Goldenflies 0]

I just use my dogs fur. He leaves plenty for me. He is a Blue Heeler and there for has an awesome bluefish tint to his grayish colored fur.

 

 

But I have found that once you have the fur, I just kinda "mash" it together and use that blob and spin it onto the thread with a lot of finger pressure.

[Hans Weilenmann 0]

Some of the best hare's ear dubbing mixes may not be hare's ear at all ;-)

 

Squirrel body fur makes for a superb substitute, and there is a lot more of it on a squirrel pelt.

 

Cheers,

Hans W

[Goldenflies 0]

I didn't know that Hans. That's a great idea!! I am going to have to remember that one!!

[whatfly 0]

Some of the best hare's ear dubbing mixes may not be hare's ear at all ;-)

 

Squirrel body fur makes for a superb substitute, and there is a lot more of it on a squirrel pelt.

 

Cheers,

Hans W

Perhaps, but "Gold Ribbed Squirrel's Body Nymph" just does not sing...

[rolsen 0]

Some of the best hare's ear dubbing mixes may not be hare's ear at all ;-)

 

Squirrel body fur makes for a superb substitute, and there is a lot more of it on a squirrel pelt.

 

Cheers,

Hans W

Perhaps, but "Gold Ribbed Squirrel's Body Nymph" just does not sing...

 

Nah, that's called Super Squirrel Nymph !

[Guest]

I clip it straight from the mask, and I suggest getting masks in several colors because you'll sometimes find blends of colors which work better than any single color. For example, around here I find that in a couple of lakes and in at least one stream, a blend of olive and natural works better than either color by themselves.

 

Squirrel rocks too!

[hairwing 0]

Personally I like to leave the Hare's Mask intact and clip parts from it. Like others, I will use the spikey guard hairs and underfur from the face for the tail and also use it in a loop, spinning a thorax. I use the soft underfur from the jowls and pull the guard hairs for the body dubbing.

The coarse fur from the ears I will use for thorax material on small flies and simply spin it on the tying thread.

There must be hundreds of ways to tie the Hare's Ear. I think if you vary the form and size of the pattern it will do a great job imitating dragon fly nymphs, scuds, mayfly nymphs,crawdads, stoneflies and caddis. Here is one I tied from an olive dyed English Hare's mask in size #8. I would think this is a pretty good imitation of a dragon fly nymph.

[Brian Myers 0]

I always liked tying my gold ribbed hare's ear nymphs using cottontail fur from the back of the pelt. Found it easier to dub and has plenty of guard hairs.