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I will forever associate the phrase, "plunger style hackle pliers" with you, Tim. Whenever I hear those words -- on TV, at the store, in restaurants and bars, in films, and even on the beach -- I always think to myself, "It sounds better when Tim says it."
Every time I see these "One minute tips" I think "Oh, I know how to do that. I don't need to watch it." And every time i learn something new! Thanks Tim once again.
Another great how to vid. In other videos, you will often split your thread in two and insert your dubbing in a similar fashion. How do you decide which method to use? Is this method in the video superior to splitting the thread?
Hello Tim. If you are by chance able to reply to this I would be grateful. Probably 20+ years ago I was in Shannon's purchasing materials. I spent some time eyeballing the fly assortment and in there were some Sculpin ties. They really appealed to me and I bought one. I added it to my box and took it fishing at VanCamp's grove where on first drift I secured an 18" brown. Next I was on the Pequest where I anxiously gave it to a tree. Woefully. Now this Sculpin was tied with many colors of yarn seemingly spun as in a dubbing loop. Then trimmed. The fins were implied using black moose mane, the tail,brown hen back feathers and it had small dumbbell eyes painted brown. I called them from my present location here in Ky. It was a dead end. My point here is how did the tier put this fly together.
Sorry Thomas, I'm kind of at a loss on that one and don't recall ever seeing such a pattern in the shop. The shop, now South Branch Outfitters rather than Shannon's currently does have some of John Collins sculpins in stock. They look great and fish even better. They might be a suitable replacement. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
You said to twist the thread in a clockwise direction. However, it would appear from what I have learned from your other videos, here, you are actually twisting in a counter clockwise direction.
Not all thread can be split. And a dubbing loop can often be spun tighter and stronger than split thread. Also, if you're doing something like a composite loop that has lots of material and longer feathers and you're going to brush it real hard after, it can be a real pain if you're using a bobbin. Finally, being able to form a dubbing loop and then continue to use your bobbin to tie material forward of your loop and then wrap the loop over that material is super useful.
