I wish I could help you, but I too have only a single spool of #4 (Light Yellow).
Sorry- Ken
Splitting versus dubbing ropes
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Re: Splitting versus dubbing ropes
I'm not the least bit surprised you would feel that way, Ken, and thank you so very much for expressing that. But no worries.
My interest in original Pearsall is sated; it's a dead product and at this point the only thing that matters is moving on from it. We are fortunate to have products that are easily an equal in utility and quality. My lament was far more about the process of finding a replacement than it was a plea for product.
The irony is matching a color that the originator could rarely match, themselves.
I've studied enough to feel that the old tyers knew far more about the subtleties of color and tone than we give them credit for; I believe a certain color of wet thread is the very key to these flies.
Again, no worries - we all will eventually find suitable replacements or learn to create our own.
My interest in original Pearsall is sated; it's a dead product and at this point the only thing that matters is moving on from it. We are fortunate to have products that are easily an equal in utility and quality. My lament was far more about the process of finding a replacement than it was a plea for product.
The irony is matching a color that the originator could rarely match, themselves.
I've studied enough to feel that the old tyers knew far more about the subtleties of color and tone than we give them credit for; I believe a certain color of wet thread is the very key to these flies.
Again, no worries - we all will eventually find suitable replacements or learn to create our own.
Re: Splitting versus dubbing ropes
I actually use neither! I simply do a heavy touch dub with Overton's Wonder Wax, spin the bobbin / thread several times to tighten the dubbing around the thread and then wrap the body. I then pinch off the extra dubbing, leaving the amount I think is necessary. If a wire rib is used, even better, as I can then pinch off much of the dubbing between the wire gaps with the wire holding in small amounts of the dubbing.
Bob
Bob