Tying Dubbing
Tying Dubbing
Fly Fishing Lures - 6 Tips On Crafting Your Own
Many fishermen find a way to take their hobby of angling to the next level by making a strong personal statement about the bait they use: yes, I’m talking about people that make their own fly fishing baits by hand and make the winter evening a happening one by doing so! Tying your own flying Fishing Lures is an easy enough task that can be given a personal touch with the freely available kits in the market that allow you to put your stamp on the baits you tie; besides this, you can also design patterns you particularly like or want to be known by as regards the flies you make for hooking those prize catches like bass and trout when warmer months come over you! Thus, those that advocate making your own lures are actually prescribing an interesting and fruitful past time for avid anglers – even newbies can be successful when tying a Dry Fly fishing bait- it’s that easy!
Easy Way to Make Dry Fly Fishing Lures
The best way to make an easy dry fly fishing bait is to put together all the supplies you will require, including a compact grip for holding the hook, a more basic one, a line and perhaps, tiny feathers or coarse deer or Elk Hair. You can also substitute this animal hair with synthetic fibers you can pick up at sports stores – ask hackle barbs and it should do the trick!
• Put the hook in the grip with its curved end held in a vice-like hold and the stem side facing away; with the forefinger of the opposite hand held along the this shank of the hook, start winding the line over and over again, by gripping it as near the bend as possible. You should ideally be able to see a good portion of the hook peeping through the thread and when you reach the end, change the directing you are wrapping the thread in a cross-over pattern over each loop, so it forms an ‘X’ pattern. On reaching the first binding of the line, let your finger slip away so the line hangs and other items stay put!
• After measuring the material for the tail, snip off the extras keeping it the same length as the shank measurement with a little extra for tying it to the hook; now’s the time to loosely tie the animal hairs or hackle barbs so they are smack against the wings near the middle of the hook shank Next, pull the line tight to the opposite side so the bundle of hair moves towards the top of the hook-bend and fasten this with additional thread-wraps.
• If you want a thicker portion for the body of the bait, ‘dubbing’ is required: you can do this by twisting thread round the hook shank, giving it a specific shape, taking care to begin winding at the back of the wings and tapering it off at the tail-end.
• Whatever your choice of hackle tips, trim them to your chosen length (same as shaft of the hook) and keeping an angle from middle of feather shaft to side of the hook, start working downwards so you end up wrapping up the front of it. Keep feather straight and wind more till you can push it as upright as possible; wrap at the back of the feather too so the wings stand straight up as well. Do the same on the opposite side so wings are carefully spread-out.
• If you like more decorations, place more Hackle Feathers to the lure-front and remember, the finer your feathers in the lure, the further it will fly across – so 3to 5 wrap-arounds should serve you well!
• To finish off, wind the line a few times so the bobbin falls through the loop, then pull tight to secure the fly you are tying – fastening securely will ensure it does not come loose while fishing.
About the Author
Abhishek is an avid Fly Fishing enthusiast and he has got some great Fly Fishing Secrets up his sleeve! Download his FREE 93 Pages Ebook, "How To Become A Fly Fishing Pro" from his website http://www.Fishing-Masters.com/95/index.htm . Only limited Free Copies available.
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