Applying dubbing - Split thread method
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Topic: Applying dubbing - Split thread method
Posted By: SNOWKIWI
Subject: Applying dubbing - Split thread method
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2017 at 5:04pm
Just wondering if anyone uses the split thread method, when preparing dubbing? I have just been using dubbing wax on the thread, and applying dubbing to it. I found a video of the split thread method, looks like it may hold the dubbing more securely? Anyone have any better results using this method? ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">  It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing, by people who can't fish. |
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Posted By: Rainbow
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2017 at 5:35pm
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Depends on the end result you are after. Split thread allows for a very fluffy, bulky dubbing with long fibres sticking out i.e large streamer bodies. While a twisted waxed thread picks up short fibres i.e for nymph bodies etc. Rainbow |
Posted By: Fraser Hocks
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2017 at 8:21am
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Yea as Rainbow said. IF your having problems with dubbing coming away from flys, remember that applying small amounts with many wraps is better than trying to apply a large amount at one time. Also consider a few wraps of wire over the dubbing if the fly can take it, as this will help protect the dubbing from coming away as easily. Especially if your trying to protect the dubbing when a fish chews on it.
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Posted By: The Tamure Kid
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2017 at 1:30pm
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Rainbow and Fraser are bang on. I use the split method for tying legs (hare fur guard hairs) into nymph thorax - and it works really well. You put the main dubbing on one thread (as normal) and long hairs perpendicular on the other thread and twist them together. US guru Gary Borger uses that method extensively for nymph legs and his flies are imitative masterpieces (based on what the trout sees, not what we see). But it's a very easy to try to put too much dubbing on at once on the thread and have it all come apart. A little bit of Wonder Wax (which you struggle to find now) and a little bit of dubbing at a time is the key. A lot of nymphs are tied too fat anyway, so cutting back on the amount of dubbing helps prevent that error too. Having said that, some of the man made 'seal fur' is very tricky to get to stick to the thread. Also, make sure you only twist with your fingers in one direction. Sounds like a no brainer, but some people get that wrong.
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Posted By: Jaapie
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2017 at 6:51pm
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Sorry for the late reply to this thread but I've been gone for a while. A great trick I've picked up along the way too is running your tying thread through some plain old paper glue. When I say paper glue, it's that stick tube non-toxic, no fumes type of glue. Works very similar to wax, but I've found this method is very useful to help stick a lot of the synthetic type fibers that are around. Still use wax occasionally, but have sort of moved to this method now almost exclusively depending on what I'm tying. ------------- "Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught,will we realize that we cannot eat money" - 19th Century Indian Creed |
Posted By: SNOWKIWI
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2017 at 5:14pm
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Thanks for the info guys, big help, I generally tye Nymphs, very useful info here, I will give that a try Jaapie, am planning to do some more tying shortly.....Work permitting!!! ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing, by people who can't fish. |