Rene, If you usually rib counter to the body wrap, you were probably looking for durability in that the rib was stronger then the body material and kept the cut material ends from unwrapping. When rope-dubbing, especially on a wire core, this is not a great threat. So if you want to gold rib a Gold-ribbed Hare's Ear, then just rib with the direction of the segments, and between the segments. If ribbing with tinsel, the segments will help protect the ribbing from being cut by a tooth. Just tie your ribbing on when you tie your dubbing tip to the hook. The end result is still true to pattern, and tough.
Ribbing with wire ( or clear mono) can also give you a few variations if you tie in other materials at the bend. If you tie on a shell-back, you can pull it forwards over the tail and rib over it for a shiny ribbed stonefly look theat still sports the fuzzy belly. Or tie a piece of white floss on and make a white central line up the fly tail, and ribbing it in place. Try roping both a black and an orange rope tied in at the back. Do a cross-weave with the black on back. You'll get a fuzzy segmented over-'n-under stonefly body like a bitch creek. Many possibilities here too. Just a few ideas humbly submitted for your approval. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Rene Zillmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Don O's Rope Dubbing Techniques > Don, dd and others, > this discussion was very informative for me. Thanks again. > I rope-dubbed some flies with it and came to one issue. If I rope the dub > very tight I run in problems with the ribbing material. I usually rib > counterclockwise (opposite to the tying direction). As the rib cannot go > into the dub it slips. Recommendations? Or simply: No rope-dub if ribbing.. > Regards > Rene/Germany > >
