weird but very cheap dubbing

[ezlehappy]

I started tying just a couple of months ago and when I realized that tying gets very expensive after a while. I looked for alternatives. I found a pretty good one.

If you have a cat,(I have three siamese). You can comb them and stick their fur in an old coffee grinder and ZAP! you have instant dubbing.

Some benefits to this are your cats will love you more (at least my cats enjoy getting combed), you have a neverending supply(except when the cat dies). and you didn't spend a dime, plus it has just as fine, if not finer or a consistency as the store bought dubbings of the same color.

I actually tried this and the light brown color that I now have works wonders when I'm dubbing elk hair caddis bodies. It seems really natural.

Try it, what could it hurt,(assuming that you cat likes to be combed).

By the way, has anyone else come across some weird/cheap materials that work well?

Let me know.

[LIV2FSH]

Some of the coolest dubbing I've got has come from the lint trap of the dryer!

Tight Lines, Bruce!

[Vinny]

I personally dub using lint also. However, I prefer to us my belly button lint. I find that the extra dark and coarse hair that mixes in with it is the perfect material to make a hairy bugger. I have also tied what I like to call the belly button nymph, which I usually rib with gold wire. Perfect for those stubborn browns!

[Mike]

Wow! That's pretty disgusting! I'm not sure that those flies might not be against the regs what with the "scent" that I'm sure comes in that special form of dubbing...

[ezlehappy]

It's comforting to know that I am not completely insane. you guys are so hilarious<(yet practical):-)

Tight lines, big fish!

[Ouzel]

ARE NOT.

But I do enjoy competition in many forms. :-)

To be totally out done and out classed you will need to wait until there is an opportunity around a campfire with no ladies present.

These tales and references are not be missed.

Bring your own b-bags, rolaids and breath mints.

I'll begin with a "gimme", and ask;

Have you tried putting the entire cat in the blender?
The dubbing is more colorful and sticks to the thread better. :-)

[Graycliff]

All you tying freaks have got me looking around now to see what I can cut-off, comb-out, or otherwise pilfer to get materials for flies.

[ScottT]

You're a sick and twisted bunch, I admire that quality in a fellow fly guy. Back to reality...

Bought a new electronics toy last year - It was packed in a bag made of very fine, thin foam. This has turned out to be one of may favorite wing materials and a square yard of it only cost me $249.99 + tax at Circuit City, and it came with a free stereo receiver!!

The "Stereo Adams" has become a staple in my fly box. A versatile winging material with a great silhouette that can be clipped/modified streamside in a hurry - also very durable.

[StreamDance]

I did the same thing when i started tying i just diddent blend it!

[StreamDance]

O yea...if your looking for light colored fine dubbing try the under fur of elk or deer

[icthys]

aaaaand four and a half years later......

[huck_the_meat]

Talk about dredgin' up old posts...I prefer my ear hair mixed with freshly cut nose hair.

[Marty]

I had a friend give me a bag of dubbing about 20 years ago. It matched red fox belly and was real easy to dub. He told me it was mountain lion and to keep it a secret. Years latter when I asked for more he let the cat out of the bag and told me it was alley cat. I have never been able to match the color and texture since.

[Scudslug]

Who is the luck person to get a margarita blended in that blender?

[«°Ñøvã°»]

My friends dog passed away i havent been able to match the hair since...made some kick ass sow/scud dubbin, matted and teased very good.