Chuck, Lefty was demo-ing right before me two years ago in Denver, just after his heart attack and stroke.
He demo'd that tie you're describing, but he didn't rope-dub around the wire like I do. He just twisted the chennille and hackle to make a rope. When you rope on the wire as a core, it gives you a lot of alternatives for tying. See the VFB site for the all-in-one wooly-bugger tie in the rope-dub article. As far as short flies go, I can get 28 segments rope-dubbed on a #28 dry fly hook. Not many people 'get' the technique until they see it in person. It's just too easy to jump-assume that it's like the other techniques. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Rope-dubbing Marabou > DonO: The other night I took apart some of the hooks you sent me that you > had demo'd the rope dub.. I peeled back the wire and the rope dub "light" > came on .. It finally makes since to Me.. Then I saw a video where Lefty > Kreh basically tied in a "rope dubbed" wooly bugger, to make it where you > can catch 100 fish on one fly.. He took a black and a yellow strand of > chenille, and the hackle feather.. Tied them in at the back of the hook as > normal, then twisted them into a rope, and tied them all in TOGETHER, and > lie he said, it wasn't as pretty as a real good spiraled in "Normal" wooly > bugger, but your hackles (and the "roped" chenille) would last ten times as > long as normal..I'm gonna have to give it a try now that I see it.. I am > still having trouble picturing how you'd rope in short stuff like the hares > mask.. But the longer stuff I now "see the light" er, uh, "see the rope" > LOL.. Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 7:54 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Rope-dubbing Marabou > > > > Tony, > > > > I do the same thing, but I 'rope-dub' it. The looks come out same as > > yours, > > except that the marabou dubbing 'rope' has a wire core. A thick wire > > gives > > it weight and a thin wire is less weight, but both are bullet-proof for > > teeth. If I want it for dry flies, I just use my tying mono for the core, > > and I get durability and zero extra weight. > > > > I showed Pete Gramps how to do it at the NJ Symposium. > > > > DonO > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 5:47 PM > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Stackign Marabou > > > > > >> Chuck, > >> I tie a one marabou plume fly. Preen all the fibers to > >> the top. Tie in so that that end is a short stubby > >> tail. Twist the plume counter clockwise so that it > >> forms a "rope'. Lay it back and over wrap with thread > >> so that it covers the tie in wrap. Wrap the rope fwd > >> on the shank for the body. The tighter you twist the > >> rope the more segmented the body will be. Tie off > >> behind the eye. Lift that end of the plume back and > >> over wrap to form the head. Clip off about 1/4 to 3/8" > >> from the head. This will lay back for the wing. Seems > >> like olive and Orange are good colors. > >> --- Chuck Alexander > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > Folks: When spinning the deer hair, and watching > >> > video of it being stacked, it made me think.. Why > >> > not "stack" marabou on Wooly buggers..Say if you are > >> > tying a black and yellow "Yellow Jacket" pattern. > >> > with yellow and black marabou... Why not tie in > >> > yellow and black marabou.. Anybody do this??? Is it > >> > effective??? If so, in what colors?? Thanks in > >> > advance, Chuck > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > ________ > >> Do you Yahoo!? > >> Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. > >> http://new.mail.yahoo.com > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >> Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.11/652 - Release Date: > >> 1/25/2007 > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/653 - Release Date: 1/26/2007 > >
