If it's fly fishing and been invented, it's up to DonO. -Jeff --- DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > VFB Rope-dubbers, > > I came up with a new one last evening. Try this. > Take a size 14 hook and rope on a very slender royal > blue dubbing at the back end. Make it fairly long- > about 2 to 2 1/2", and rope fairly tight, but not > too tight. Grab the rope about 1" away from the > tie-in point and pull it to the back of the hook, > doubling the dubbing forward on itself. Allow the > two sides to come together, and it will twist on > itself and furl an extended body! Instant damselfly > tail! And you can blend the blues and greens and > goldens, just like the live ones. Do it big, and > you have a dragonfly tail. Band it with a black > marker and it looks real. > > I'm already experimenting with all kinds of > take-offs on this little take-off. By varying the > dubbing profiles, I can get whatever extended body > profile I want. For a stiff tail, I use nylon > thread. For a limp tail, I use kevlar or just waxed > thread. > > I did a very slim San Juan Worm by furling both the > front and back ends of the fly, using red ice-dub. > > Right now I'm working on minnow patterns with > different synthetics, including Awesome HAir. By > furling back a tail and brushing the fibers out, I'm > getting some interesting small minnow bodies so far. > > Next on the agenda is extended body mayflies in one > step, with the furl blending into segmentation on > the hook. > > Back to the bench to experiment some more. > > DonO
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