<quote who="Bruce P. Whittle, DVM"> > Wes, > try the Utah on the Fly board at the following url: > > http://www.utahonthefly.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62&highlight=brooks+leech > > Jeff Brooks has a bunch of recipes for spectrumized dubbing blends for > leeches. Maybe one of these will help. > Bruce Whittle
Bruce, that's great research that Jeff is doing. I would disagree that a coffee grinder is the best method of blending the ingredients. Use carding brushes which will not chop the long fibers into little bits. For mateirals like Lite-Brite, snip the fibers into appropriate lengths before blending. The long flowing fibers are big-time fish getters! If you are just doing it for standard dubbing, then yes, go for the coffee grinder. ~Wes For those who may have trouble finding the pages, here are Jeff's recipes: Spectrumized Leech Pattern Materials List Created by Jeff Brooks All of the materials I used can be secured by visiting both Fish Tech and Sportsman Warehouse in Salt Lake City with the exception of the unique Umpqua materials and colors, which I found at Anglers Inn. Unfortunately no one store carried everything I needed to create these mixes. Lance Egan at Fish Tech was indispensable in helping me to get started with my custom mixes. Enjoy using them� Base Body for the following Brown, Copper, Gold, Pink, and Orange Leeches: 1.Begin with two packages of Burnt Orange seal-sub dubbing. 2.Add one package of Umpqua Crystal Seal in Cream or similar substitute. 3.Add equal and generous amounts of Gold, Copper, Copper-Pearl, and Red Lite-Brite or Flashabou to give lots of shine to the mix. It will get thinned down naturally as you mix the various patterns below. 4.Mix well in a coffee grinder. With large amounts of material you will have to mix it in smaller portions or groups. Be sure to mix all of it thoroughly. Dark Brown Spectrumized Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a handful of the Base Body material. 2.Add most of 1 package of Umpqua African Goat in Claret (dark purple). 3.Add equal and generous amounts of Gold and Red Lite-Brite or Flashabou. 4.Add equal amount of Ice Dub Silver Holographic dubbing. 5.Mix well in a coffee grinder. Light Copper Spectrumized Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a handful of the Base Body material. 2.Add � package of enhancer dubbing in Orange. 3.Add most of 1 package of seal-sub dubbing in Brown. 4.Add 1/3 package of Flashabou or Lite-Brite dubbing in Orange. 5.Mix well in a coffee grinder. Dark Copper Spectrumized Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a handful of the Base Body material. 2.Add � package of enhancer dubbing in Red. 3.Add most of 1 package of seal-sub dubbing in Brown. 4.Add 1/3 package of Flashabou or Lite-Brite dubbing in Red. 5.Add 1/3 package of Flashabou or Lite-Brite dubbing in Copper. 6.Mix well in a coffee grinder. Gold Spectrumized Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a handful of the Base Body material. 2.Add � package of enhancer dubbing in Ginger. 3.Add 1/3 package of Flashabou or Lite-Brite dubbing in Gold. 4.Mix well in a coffee grinder. Pink Spectrumized Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a handful of the Base Body material. 2.Add most of 1 package of Kaufman Blends Golden Stone. 3.Add 1/3 package of Lite-Brite dubbing in Salmon Pink. 4.Add smaller amounts of Lite-Brite in Red and Rainbow. 5.Mix well in a coffee grinder. Orange Spectrumized Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a handful of the Base Body material. 2.Add � package of enhancer dubbing in Yellow. 3.Add most of 1 package of seal-sub dubbing in Yellow. 4.Mix well in a coffee grinder. This marks the end of the patterns that are mixed from the original Base Body mix. The "Electric" Spectrumized Leech Dubbing Mixes Electric Black Spectrumized Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a package of Seal-Sub dubbing in Black. 2.Add equal portions of Flashabou or Lite-Brite dubbing in Gold, and Red. 3.Add an equal amount of Ice Dub Silver Holographic dubbing. 4.Mix well in a coffee grinder. Electric Burnt Orange Spectrumized Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a package of Seal-Sub dubbing in Burnt Orange. 2.Add equal portions of Lite-Brite dubbing in Rainbow (green and purple) and Copper. 3.Mix well in a coffee grinder. Electric Brown Spectrumized Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a package of Seal-Sub dubbing in Brown. 2.Add � package of Canadian Series Seal-Sub in Wine. 3.Add equal portions of Lite-Brite dubbing in Purple Haze, Copper-Pearl, and Salmon Pink. 4.Mix well in a coffee grinder. Electric Burgundy Spectrumized Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a package of Seal-Sub dubbing in Wine. 2.Add � package of Seal-Sub in Red. 3.Add most of a package of Ice Dub in Red. 4.Add equal amounts of Lite-Brite or Flashabou in Burgundy, Red, and Gold. 5.Add Black Seal-sub as necessary to get the Burgundy tone that you desire. 6.Mix well in a coffee grinder. Electric Purple Spectrumized Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a package of Seal-Sub dubbing in Purple. 2.Add 1/3 package of Pseudo Seal Dubbing in Purple. 3.Add generous and equal amounts of Lite-Brite in Rainbow and Purple Haze. 4.Mix well in a coffee grinder. Electric Pond-Olive Spectrumized Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a package of Canadian Series Seal-sub in Pond Olive (At Sportsman's you can buy it loose in the package without being spun onto the black thread). 2.Add 1/3 package of Seal-Sub in Red. 3.Add equal amounts of Lite-Brite in Peacock, Emerald, Copper-Pearl, and Red. 4.Mix well in a coffee grinder. Electric White Spectrumized Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a package of Seal-Sub dubbing in White. 2.Add most of a package of Umpqua Crystal Seal in Cream. 3.Add generous and equal portions of Flashabou in Pearl, and Lite-Brite in Pearl Blue. 4.Mix well in a coffee grinder. This is the end of the "Electric" Spectrumized mixes. Other Specialty Spectrumized Dubbing Mixes Black Bart Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a package of Seal-Sub dubbing in Black. 2.Add equal and generous portions of the Orvis brand long flashabou in gold and blue. 3.Add an equal amount of Lite-Brite in Gold. 4.Mix well in a coffee grinder. Red Pseudo Seal Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a package of Pseudo Seal Dubbing in Red. 2.Add 1/3 package of Pseudo Seal Dubbing in Olive. 3.Add Brown Seal-sub to darken color. 4.Add a small amount of Lite-Brite Pearl Blue. 5.Mix well in a coffee grinder. Light Olive Damsel and Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a package of Seal-Sub dubbing in Light Olive or Fur Dubb-It in Medium Olive (I preferred the color of the "Fur Dubb-It" which you can buy at Fish Tech). 2.Add � package of Pseudo Seal Dubbing in Olive. 3.Add Lite-Brite in Black until you can see the black fibers mixed lightly throughout the mix. 4.Mix well in a coffee grinder. Medium Olive Damsel and Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a package of Seal-Sub dubbing in Medium Olive. 2.Add 1/3 package of Kaufman Blend Brown Stone to darken. 3.Add � package of Pseudo Seal Dubbing in Olive for highlights. 4.Add equal portions of Lite-Brite in Copper, Gold, and Emerald. 5.Mix well in a coffee grinder. Dark Olive Damsel and Leech Dubbing 1.Begin with a package of Seal-Sub dubbing in Medium Olive. 2.Add � package of Kaufman Blend Brown Stone to darken. 3.Add � package of Dark Olive Seal-sub to darken. 4.Add equal portions of Lite-Brite Emerald, and of Ice Dub Silver Holographic dubbing. 5.Mix well in a coffee grinder.
