A quick minnow tutorial

[fishinwrench]

2 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

            Thanks Glen,

  I can hear you know though. Does not push much water . It may not but it catches! 

Yeah there's that..... but I gathered by reading one of your posts the other day that you are mostly swinging across some current.    You don't need a streamer that pushes alot of water when doing that.   Matter of fact you're better off, in those conditions, with one that doesn't.

[jdmidwest]

The dubbing loop traps the dubbing between 2 threads and then the loop thing spins it into a yarn that you can wrap.  Works pretty slick.  Basically, you make a thread loop however long you need and slip the dubbing in and twist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzCJLeFtSIg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzYyMca1Wac

It takes some finesse to get them to taper like Billethead does.  Most are just crude dubbing methods to make fuzzy flies.  They make a Y shaped tool on a spindle like the Materlli whip finisher to do it.

https://www.feather-craft.com/feather-craft-dubbing-loop-spinner

No wax needed, just some skill

[tjm]

2 hours ago, Ham said:

I've never worked with dubbing. I'm kinda intimidated by the concept. I guess you apply a dubbing wax to the thread?

 

I'll suggest you down load and save this, it's likely the best study of dubbing techniques I've ever seen and the Marc Fauvet website is long gone- the Way Back Machine- https://web.archive.org/web/20140404211644/https://thelimpcobra.com/2013/01/08/fly-tying-a-complete-dubbing-techniques-tutorial/

I saved it as a web page, but there is probably a way to make  a pdf  or other less cumbersome document for the computer savvy.

The same tutorial is still on this site in a different form that might be easier to save/use- https://www.slideshare.net/alfredo1ch/fly-tying-a-complete-dubbing-techniques-tutorial-54482348

[jdmidwest]

5 minutes ago, tjm said:

I'll suggest you down load and save this, it's likely the best study of dubbing techniques I've ever seen and the Marc Fauvet website is long gone- the Way Back Machine- https://web.archive.org/web/20140404211644/https://thelimpcobra.com/2013/01/08/fly-tying-a-complete-dubbing-techniques-tutorial/

I saved it as a web page, but there is probably a way to make  a pdf  or other less cumbersome document for the computer savvy.

That is a good summary of it all.  The net has replaced alot of my collection of books on Tying methods.  But there have been many more creations spawned from it also. 

[tjm]

1 minute ago, jdmidwest said:

That is a good summary of it all.  The net has replaced alot of my collection of books on Tying methods.  But there have been many more creations spawned from it also. 

I still have about 7-8' of book shelf loaded. And another couple feet of books given or loaned to the middle aged son. But I threw out all those glossy magazines years ago. Personally I can't learn anything from video, so a step by step with text and pics is the only internet resource that comes close to a book for me.

[jdmidwest]

8 minutes ago, tjm said:

I still have about 7-8' of book shelf loaded. And another couple feet of books given or loaned to the middle aged son. But I threw out all those glossy magazines years ago. Personally I can't learn anything from video, so a step by step with text and pics is the only internet resource that comes close to a book for me.

I have the collection of Fly Tyer Mag from back in the 90's to the current issue.  The only magazine I have collected.  Probably around 25 - 50 books collected back to first editions.  I have 2 of Ed Story typewritten Flies of Missouri.  I collect a large database of online content digitally also.  Saving it for the time when all I have to do is tye flies again and enjoy.  And toss it down to the Grandkids.

[fishinwrench]

1 hour ago, tjm said:

I still have about 7-8' of book shelf loaded. And another couple feet of books given or loaned to the middle aged son. But I threw out all those glossy magazines years ago. Personally I can't learn anything from video, so a step by step with text and pics is the only internet resource that comes close to a book for me.

Somebody teach this guy about the PAUSE button, and the REWIND button. 🙂

[tjm]

>>>>>> fast >>>>>>>>>>>fast forward is the only way to stay awake and then the CC can't keep up

A five line pattern in a book is 27 minutes of hmm, ahhhh, do .... this ahhh on video. I'm gettin old and don't have that kind of time and the mossy fingernails are gross

The pictorial that started this thread is good tells the whole story in about 1 1/2 minutes.

[tjm]

14 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

  I could look it up on YT and have 3 flys completed

You sir are fast.

[tjm]

24 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

In the time it would take you to find the book, sift through the pages, ect.ect.  I could look it up on YT and have 3 flys completed

so, can you find me a YT link for the Lacey Gee method of spinning deer hair that @Gavin refers to here https://forums.ozarkanglers.com/topic/74756-meat/?page=2#elControls_677090_menu