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Hi Don ... my primary aim now is to trigger you to strike. Soren ----- Original Message ----- From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 10:49 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Thoughts on rope-dubbing ***Comments ----- Original Message ----- From: "Soren Finne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 2:24 PM Subject: [VFB] Thoughts on rope-dubbing Hi list, My rope-dubbed flies are looking better and better (I will be a real threat to the participants in DonO:s "contest") and I�m trying to make more and more segments on each fly using different materials. But these last days I have had some thoughts about this and don�t have any sufficient answers: First, I would appreciate some advices on the subject of how many segments one should have on a may-fly body as I seldom have seen one with more than 8-9 segments in the real life. ***The number of segments doesn't matter to a fish, just a the # of legs doesn't matter- fish can't count. What you're looking for is a match for the 'strike image'. The size, color, thickness, taper, and general appearance of segments will be what triggers a strike. Second, I wonder about the density of a tight rope-dubbed fly, will it float as well as one dubbed with standard technique. ***This depends totally on what you're basing the flotation- material type and it's water repelling properties. A very tight rope-dubbed fly is obviously more dense, but if it is tied with materials that float anyway, would that matter? If you treat your flies with floatant, will it matter if they are more dense? If you're relying on CDC to float it, emerger style, you would actually want the body to quickly sink and show buggy segments. For me, creating a pocket of something less dense that water is the key to flotation. Anything rope-dubbed that is water repellant will be less dense than water, thus will float. If it is the tightness of the dubbing that concerns you, here's another trick. Fully rope the dubbing tight. The back off a few turns, and then wrap the fly. The fly won't be as dense, yet will still show good segmentation from having been roped tight. ***Also, wet flies ropedubbed and not treated would be benefitted by sinking more quickly. Soren
