Bill: I suspect there are a lot of things I still need to learn to do on my NorVise. I do dubbing. All dubbing becomes rope dubbing on the NorVise. I love to do hackling. I also tie a little fly like a Griffith's Gnat. This is tied on # 14 or 16 dry fly hook. After securing the thread, tie in two peacock herls (small end), small gold tinsel, and a brown hackle (by the tip) all these at the top of the hook bend. Half-hitch. Pull all the materials ( peacock, tinsel, hackle, and thread ) forward along the shank of the hook for two or three inches, then spin them all together to make a rope of them. Still holding the rope, swing it back around (towards yourself) perpendicular to the hook. Now spin the hook and starting at the bend of the hook, feed the rope tightly on to the hook from bend to eye. Tie off and whip finish. Looks like a Gnat. This is an original recipe: Boulder Mountain Midge. Excellent as an emerger. We fish it on high altitude lakes with spinning poles behind a bubble. I am experimenting with the dubbing/hackle combination to be applied to other flies like the Stimulator. We'll see. Let me know all the things you are doing.
Larry Johnson Springville, Utah >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/01/04 03:34PM >>> Larry, The nore-vise works excellent for roping! Don't you think. I've only had mine for a month or so. Is there any neat little tricks you can clue me in on? Always looking for new ideas. Have you spun cased caddis out of scraps? Do you make dubbing noodles? Inquiring minds and all you know... right Joyce? :-) Bill P. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry Johnson Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 12:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] Ontario, CA Chris R.: Are you another satisfied Nor-Vise user? What a terrific vise ! Do you do your rope dubbing ( DonO style) with it? Larry Johnson Springville, Utah >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/26/04 06:47PM >>> Don, I'll be there, not tying......shopping! My wife is out of town that weekend! I have to say that she is really good about it, though. She went with me last year and had no problems with me buying the complete Nor-Vise system. (it only cost me a dinner, which she was going to get anyway) Haven't used my Renzetti since. Will be good to see Chris and Dean again, great guys. Ed was there last year too, as I recall, but I don't know him personally. Spent a short time at his tying station. A really nice guy. Will you be tying? Would love to see you do the rope dub with short fibered materials. Having a problem with that. Looking forward to finally meeting you. Chris R. At 12:40 PM 2/26/2004, you wrote: >Looks like I'm headed to the Ontario, Calif. show next week. >Gonna stop on the way down at Whiting Farms- goodie shopping. :o) > >Anyone else making it to that show, besides Dean Endress and Chris Broomell? >I contacted Ed Berg, and he's going to be there. > >I'll try to pick up the hackle bags for the pluckers of the co-op swaps. > >DonO
