Bob, So DonO does not have to say it - he has an excellent DVD on the subject. This will give you much more than what he could try to convey and do it with video to be sure that you will understand. I highly recommend it. Go here and you can order it - http://www.fantasyflies.com/ropedub_dvd.php
Mike On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Bob Hendry <robinhoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Don O, > > Wayne tells me that you are the resident guru in 'rope dubbing'. I'm > interested in learning from the master - would you mind sharing some > of your expertise with me? I'd be greateful if you would. > > Cheers! > > Bob Hendry > Southern Maryland > > On Jan 15, 9:05 pm, Wayne Blake-Hedges <wayneb22...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi Joyce; > > > > Hers goes-Charlie Meck Nymph: 2x nymph hook, wrap hook with thread from > head to tail then to midpoint of hook shank, wrap lead 5turns on either side > of thread. Take your thread and criss cross wrap the lead and build thread > ramps at either end of lead. Advance thread to barb and use pheasant barbs > for tail and abdomen and counterwrap abdomen with copper wire as per a > standard pheasant tail nymph. Then, strip the fluff from the base of a > saddle hackle and dubb a thorax with it. I found rope dubbing the thorax > much easier than standard dubbing methods. But then again, I'm a rope > dubbing convert. > > > > The mystery is solved, just a quick,easy, and simple PTN variant. > > > > Wayneb > > > > > > --- On Sat, 1/15/11, Joyce M Westphal <joyce...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > From: Joyce M Westphal <joyce...@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: Charlie Meck nymph > > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > > Date: Saturday, January 15, 2011, 8:08 PM > > > > Now that you've had the tying, kindly share the pattern of the Charlie > Meck nymphl. Inquiring minds want to know. Thanks. Joyce > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc athttp://www.linesend.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- Mike Bliss Aloha from Hawaii -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
