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- Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:51 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Who do you think
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13465
Re: Who do you think
Okay, from what I am reading and saw in Trout, Bergman's method is simply rolling the thread on the knee over the fur. To me it is touch dubbing, albeit, off the fly. If you read the description, you will find he also suggests twisting the dubbing on the waxed thread. This is a far cry from twisting...
- Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:36 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Why no wire?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10388
Re: Why no wire?
Thanks, Hans. Will do
Mark
Mark
- Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:17 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Why no wire?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10388
Re: Why no wire?
William,
I read somewhere that the fishermen who contributed the MOST to fly fishing by way of understanding and technique, were those that got to know specific waters very well. I guess that does hold true.
Mark
Ever heard of the "Brooks Method"?
I read somewhere that the fishermen who contributed the MOST to fly fishing by way of understanding and technique, were those that got to know specific waters very well. I guess that does hold true.
Mark
Ever heard of the "Brooks Method"?
- Thu Dec 13, 2012 4:36 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Why no wire?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10388
Re: Why no wire?
Hi again, I agree with pretty much what's been said. I think the important part of flymph construction is the fact that the based material, whether it be wire or silk or nylon, is that it shows thru the dubbing. Regarding the Leisenring Lift, according to Hughes, it was done in a shallow area of wat...
- Thu Dec 13, 2012 3:10 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Why no wire?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10388
Re: Why no wire?
I've been thinking more about your question, Darin. It could be a wire based dubbing brush might be a bit too heavy for certain "flymph" applications. Pete liked fishing the flymphs close to the surface, therefore, totally wire based brushes might have been a bit too heavy for this applica...
- Thu Dec 13, 2012 2:03 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Why no wire?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10388
Re: Why no wire?
Darin, I would not say it is "wrong" to use wire as a basis of a flymph dubbing brush. Wire, although having the ability to reflect light back through the dubbing, does not get transparent when wet like silk does. There is no reason I know of why wire can not be used. Wire ribbing or tinse...
- Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:44 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Blueberry Softy
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3415
Re: Blueberry Softy
Jason,
I corrected your mistake. The photo I sent you had a "B" at the end of the number. This was missing in your post. By adding the "B", it is now showing the cropped version you uploaded to your PhotoBucket file. Nice work on the fly.
Mark
I corrected your mistake. The photo I sent you had a "B" at the end of the number. This was missing in your post. By adding the "B", it is now showing the cropped version you uploaded to your PhotoBucket file. Nice work on the fly.
Mark
- Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:28 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Purple & Wire
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1785
Re: Purple & Wire
Ooooooooo! Wonderful look to this one.
Mark
Mark
- Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:27 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Burnt Orange Spider
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2495
Re: Burnt Orange Spider
Nice mix of colors.
Mark
Mark
- Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:44 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Ausable Spider
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7346
Re: Ausable Spider
Jeff, This could be why Fran selected this fur in the first place. It probably made a great dry fly. I would assume that the right color was probably hard to come by, so he began to dye the fur, later. The original called for Australian opossum of a "dirty orange" color. I found the fur &q...