Rolan's Peppy Scud

[Phil Lilley]

I found a small fly box yesterday with a few of Rolan's scuds in it.  Scuds that he tied.  I'd forgotten how different they are from any scud we tie or have tied.  It was a #12 tied on a 3769 TMC hook, straight back.  He ties all his scuds on this style hook.

I added it to a #16 black zebra yesterday on One Cast.  Bright sun but chopped surface.  Fish were actively moving and feeding.  I fished it off the bottom suspended, like Rolan does most of the time.  They bit it really well.

I'm going to have to show this to some of my tyers and have them duplicate it.  Sparse and prickly is a good description.

 

 

[trythisonemv]

14 hours ago, Phil Lilley said:

I found a small fly box yesterday with a few of Rolan's scuds in it.  Scuds that he tied.  I'd forgotten how different they are from any scud we tie or have tied.  It was a #12 tied on a 3769 TMC hook, straight back.  He ties all his scuds on this style hook.

I added it to a #16 black zebra yesterday on One Cast.  Bright sun but chopped surface.  Fish were actively moving and feeding.  I fished it off the bottom suspended, like Rolan does most of the time.  They bit it really well.

I'm going to have to show this to some of my tyers and have them duplicate it.  Sparse and prickly is a good description.

 

 

I like mine really buggy as well and sparse equals better hook up ratio

[Tom C]

What type and color dubbing do you use to tie the peppy scud?

Thank You

Tom Ciolino

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7 hours ago, Tom C said:

What type and color dubbing do you use to tie the peppy scud?

Thank You

Tom Ciolino

Originally it was hair from his dog “peppy” I think.  I’m sure @Phil Lilleywill chime in.  

[Phil Lilley]

Gray Shih Tzu dog - Peppy.  It was Rolan's dog.  He cuts the hair to 1/2 inch pieces and mixes it with gray antron and ??? another dubbing.  I've asked Rolan.

[Tom C]

Phil,  I'm staying at your place this week.  Bought some Peppy scuds but would like to tie some back home.  Thank you!

Tom Ciolino

[Phil Lilley]

There are 3 ingredients to this dubbing -

Dog Hair (gray Shih Tzu), Gray Antron and gray Star Bright

[tjm]

On 11/19/2023 at 9:12 AM, Phil Lilley said:

Gray Shih Tzu dog - Peppy.  It was Rolan's dog.  He cuts the hair to 1/2 inch pieces and mixes it with gray antron and ??? another dubbing.  I've asked Rolan.

 

In this old thread it says  the dog was a "cockapoo" -the entire recipe is given, the images are gone though -https://forums.ozarkanglers.com/topic/3780-peppy-scud/?do=findComment&comment=19903

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Peppy Scud

by Rolan Duffield

Hook: Mustad #3906 or TMC 3769, sizes 12-18

Thread: Uni-Thread Gray

Material: Peppy blended with gray antron. Note: Peppy was our cockapoo dog who's fur got sheared in the spring. A great friend. It's a medium to dark gray fur.

Step #1 Wrap the hook shank with lead wire. Use .020 for size #12, .010 for sizes 14 - 18. Then wrap the hook and wire with gray thread.

Step #2 Apply about 3-inches of the dubbing fur to the tying thread. Space the dubbing so it's a consistent thickness along the thread.

Step #3 Twist the bobbin and the thread until the dubbing forms a rather tight bond to the thread. Holding the lower end of the dubbing, wrap it onto the hook. The example show the hook about half wrapped.

Step #4 This example shows the fly is almost complete. Note the bulges and irregular body.

Step #5 Pick out the bulges using your thumbnail and forefinger. The body should be reasonably thin and consistent in thickness.

Step #6 Take a pick and pick out some of the fibers on both the bottom and top sides of the fly.

Step #7 Pull the fibers up and trim the top of the fly. The length of the fibers should be about the width of the hook. Perform this same procedure for the fibers on the bottom of the fly. Trim off the tail fibers.