A simple dubbed scud

[johndarin]

 

[fshndoug]

Nice job but way too muck work. With your thread at the barb of the hook make a dubbing loop that will be about 8 inches long and fill the loop with dubbing material. Spin the loop up and pull out the dubbing loop tool grab the end of the loop with hackle pliers and wrap towards the head and tie off. Easier to use red thread to start with  from beginning to end. as a general rule I use red thread on the head to signify a weighted fly. By using a dubbing loop I can tie one fly after the next with the remaining dubbing loop until it is too short to tie another fly. By using a dubbing loop I can tie at least 3 flies to your one in the same time. Good job Darin

[fshndoug]

Nice job on the egg 'very good shape to it. Try using a tube to run your egg yarn through and follow the directions on the package to make a perfect egg using much less material and no trimming involved after you cut the yarn off at the end of the tube. Perfect egg every time with a lot less work.

[trythisonemv]

17 hours ago, fshndoug said:

Nice job but way too muck work. With your thread at the barb of the hook make a dubbing loop that will be about 8 inches long and fill the loop with dubbing material. Spin the loop up and pull out the dubbing loop tool grab the end of the loop with hackle pliers and wrap towards the head and tie off. Easier to use red thread to start with  from beginning to end. as a general rule I use red thread on the head to signify a weighted fly. By using a dubbing loop I can tie one fly after the next with the remaining dubbing loop until it is too short to tie another fly. By using a dubbing loop I can tie at least 3 flies to your one in the same time. Good job Darin

That red head is a fish getting son of a gun. Laker used that thing religiously. I happened on it by accident about ten years ago. It really gets it done on taney and bennett

[Gavin]

Used to tie a scud in under 60 seconds. Toss some dubbing in your off hand and line it up, Roll into a dubbing noodle between your palms. Tie on with piece of flash, twist around the thread and wrap. Done. If you want to get fancy, John Wilson’s Trout Crack takes another step or two.