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
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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