02-22-2011, 09:37 PM
If you want a really hairy bug, then I say dubbing loop.
I feel wax is an aid to make dubbing stick to the thread. Some need it others don't. Mike Andreason once mentioned that wax is more for beginners. I have heard others say this as well. I just know used it a little when I first started tying. I am a "wet the fingers" dubber now.
I recommend removing the dubbing off the rope when buying semi-seal or mohair. The sting that it is on is way to thick. Then I apply it to a dubbing loop. Some prefer an even thinner dubbing chenille and that is where they split the thread.
To split thread would give you the smallest of possible dubbing loops, but only certain thread will work. Danvilles, UTC, & Sheer all split nicely with a pin or very sharp bodkin.
All has it place (dubbing on thread for nymph bodies and dies for bulk and floatation) Dubbing loop for wispy buggy bodies (and remember...Less is More...keep it light).
A use for all of it.
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I feel wax is an aid to make dubbing stick to the thread. Some need it others don't. Mike Andreason once mentioned that wax is more for beginners. I have heard others say this as well. I just know used it a little when I first started tying. I am a "wet the fingers" dubber now.
I recommend removing the dubbing off the rope when buying semi-seal or mohair. The sting that it is on is way to thick. Then I apply it to a dubbing loop. Some prefer an even thinner dubbing chenille and that is where they split the thread.
To split thread would give you the smallest of possible dubbing loops, but only certain thread will work. Danvilles, UTC, & Sheer all split nicely with a pin or very sharp bodkin.
All has it place (dubbing on thread for nymph bodies and dies for bulk and floatation) Dubbing loop for wispy buggy bodies (and remember...Less is More...keep it light).
A use for all of it.
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