Do you make your own dubbing?
Back to the library.Polly's book describes in detail his method of blending furs. In short form - Place materials to be blended in a basin of water and merely agitate the materials with your fing |
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chenile worm fly????????
Good Day, Are you thinking of something like this?[attachmentid=4513]Very simple to make:This actually is a very simple fly to tie/spin. I cut apprximately 12" of trilobal antron chenille (hare |
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So you want a Senko fly do you?
Good Day, So you want a senko fly huh? [attachmentid=4495] Now was that so difficult? This actually is a very simple fly to tie/spin. I cut apprximately 12" of trilobal antron chenill |
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Bluegill Swap
I got mine also but Im sad to say that the envelope tore and the extra set for ridderbos must have fallen out ......... Na john I got em in my fly box er I mean on my desk for ya!!!! |
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Hopper OR Dragonfly Swap
Just can't find a hopper pattern I'm really happy with, so I'm doing a dragon fly. Here's a pic. Tied to match some that should be showing up in herds here pretty soon.[attachmentid= |
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Tying scuds
They'll catch fish.....whether they think it is a scud or not is a diferent story. I don't know if they grow that big?Scud patterns are cool because you can be as simple or as complicated as |
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Widows Web
Hello All,Widow's web used to be carried by Fly Tyers Dungeon until they sold the manufacturing rights to Montana Fly Company in 2001. It is similiar to antron yarn, in that it is a shiny, crinkl |
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Brushed Antron Dragon
A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by FrenchCreek:
Brushed Antron Dragon (click link for more info)
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Dragonfly Nymphs
Here are a few dragonfly nymphs The Mudeye The Fly-Tying bible Peter Gathercole. Hook size 6-8 3x, underbody thick lead wire along the sides of shank (just to thorax). Body dyed olive rabbit fur dubbe |
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Mylar piping/tubing
If you can find the right kind of mylar piping, you can get a three for one deal.1. Mylar piping (great for fly bodies)2. Z-lon/Antron core (look for this material, not the one with the string/twine f |
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Ext body Parachute variation
if you are having problems with your hackle wraps and dont mind synthetics try using a piece of antron yarn. Tie it down flat on top of your dubbed body with three wraps, pull the tips up and put thr |
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Wet Fly Fishing Question
QUOTEI've noted that Don often ties size 6 wet flies and I'm wondering if this size is for demo or do you (any of you) also fish with that size?Al, the ones I've been tying and fishing are |
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How much variation is needed----
Personally, I dont own many pattern books and I tie based on what action I want out of a fly and what I want to imitate so I dont know if the flies that I tie have been done before or not. So when I & |
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Tying any new smallmouth flies?
I've been tying some bass flys for my neighbor who walks my dog during the week. I wanted to give him a nice variety so I was searchin the web for ideas and concocted a few hybrids. His warmwate |
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Dubbing Twister
Here's the results: towards the head is actually antron yarn wrapped, no bugginess, but the rest was done the way I described above.[attachmentid=3392][attachmentid=3393] |
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What do you use?
I use white antron. For a little more round-looking wing, double the material and put the crease from being on the card at the wing tip, and tie in where the middle of the card would be. |
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Woven Foam Bee
BassYes, the fly is woven around the shank, and the butt ends of the foam strips. Tie them in to the back, over the herl tail. I found it helps to make one wrap of the black, and then tie it down a |
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Synthetic Tying Materials
I see your point deeky, but like luvinbluegills I find that I can get the same action from materials like marabou, antron, etc. To each their own. |
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New materials question
Good Day, 1 - I have a Wasatch dubbing brush and love it. A lot less time involved vs. picking with a bobbin.[attachmentid=3182]2 - I find minor differences between the two products. However, the a |
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Zelon or Z-Lon
Good Day, Zelon is good stuff. In fact, if I am not mistaken, Blue Ribbon Flies and John Betts bought the worlds supply of Zelon from DuPont. Psst, you can buy straight Zelon, and if you want, can |
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Extended body B.W.O.
that is a neat little tye.looks like it could be a killer.Is that furled antron for the body. |
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Stimulator with legs
Bryce,Been there done that! I feel posting my flies was the best thing I did to improve them. I take all the feedback good and bad and use all of it including tips to make it better. I have been t |
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Bunch O' Baetis Nymphs
Good Day,Been working on a fishable realistic baetis nymph. [attachmentid=2864]Tied on Daiichi 1150 size 16.Tails - microfibbetsBody - Bug WrapLegs - Broom BristlesUnder Thorax - Ginger AntronEyes - |
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Dubbing Materials
We just bought new towels, and so have tons of lint. My wife suggested using it the other day as dubbing. It seems as though it would dub easily. According to the article cotton would work ok for n |
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BWO, no hackle?
try the comparadun patturns with the flared deer hair wing dyed a soft dun. Usually works real well. cdc is another good one. also make some with antron or z-lon "tails" to imitate the ny |
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Easy Dubbing
I add my enthusiasm for the grinder and for adding some antron or other synthetic for sparkle. I find the trick to prevent it stringing into a rope is to snip the synthetic to the length I want with |
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Kit - trout fly tying materials only!
Skunkaroo,Thanks for the lengthy, very informative reply! A quick followup question if you don't mind.I have a 12 pack of Hareline Dubbin (DUB5 - think it's 100% rabbit hair) andAntron in |
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