One of my first rope dub jigs

Well as you guys know I have been talking about this for a long time now since I got that DVD, but I never had the time to dedicate my self to learning it like I need to. I also have never done much with making segmented bodies. So here is what I think is my 7th or less (in almost a year now, LOL!) thing to tie using rope dub tying and this is a 1/16th Oz. jig head with a #6 Sickle hook. I still need work at getting the right amount of material when I start, but that will come.

This was practice so I didn't plan it other than just pick colors I like and am pretty happy with how it turned out.

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I think it looks good skip........and those jigs sure look like they'd last a long time too.:)

Looks good to me skip. As you know I got the DVD also, but haven't had time to try it. Is that ice dub? Very tight nice segmented body.

Looks Good Skip Keep it up! I just wish i could afford a learn how to dvd and tying materials lol

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Originally Posted by MuskyGary

Looks good to me skip. As you know I got the DVD also, but haven't had time to try it. Is that ice dub? Very tight nice segmented body.

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Don't feel too bad, I got my DVD last July and really only have tied 7 things at all because of lack of time, but I have decided to force my self to put a little time in, maybe even go to 30 minutes a day or something like that because I need to and want to get a lot better at this.

I have Ice Dub too, but this one was SLF Prism Dubbing.
Thanks,
Skip

Nice looking tye skip, how long did one jig take to make and how much patients did it take also. Very nice jig.

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Originally Posted by ezgo

Nice looking tye skip, how long did one jig take to make and how much patients did it take also. Very nice jig.

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I didn't really time it, but not so long considering I have not done much of this kind of tying. It's getting use to the manipulation of the materials that take a bit of time, but once I had the rope done, it just took a few seconds to wraps it and finish. I think this one (just guessing) probably 3 minutes, but once familiar with it I think I could do this in under a minute including the tail as long as I had the feathers or what ever I used for the tail ready.

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Nice job Skip. I''ve got to get me one of them dvd's.

Nice Job Skip. You love trying new things, like me.
NightProwler

Looks good Skip. Good to see you found a little time to tye some flies for yourself ;). I been playing around with tying a few flies and it is a learning experience working with the small hooks. LOL I'm calling the #14 small and I still don't see how I can tie on a #20 or smaller Doh. Nice fly and look forward to seeing more of em.:)

I love seeing your creative work Skip. Well done.

Skip

nice tie up!!!!! that method isn't easy to learn and all I had was an old printed article not the DVD like you have. Most of my excess cash right now is going to the Hospital bills. or I'd probably have that DVD.

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nice tie up!!!!! that method isn't easy to learn and all I had was an old printed article not the DVD like you have. Most of my excess cash right now is going to the Hospital bills. or I'd probably have that DVD.

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Thanks guys!

I understand the bills and how they have to some first. However I will tell you straight up that while the article has some info, it's nothing compared to the DVD. It's a lot more informative and instructive. It just has so much more to offer and if your interested I would tell you that it's a good investment in tying. You wouldn't be sorry and that I am sure of. It's a real eye opener for sure and with it you can just imagine what possibilities of what can be done with this. I have never seen anything to compare with it and since Don has been at this for like 30 years and for a long time I don't think he realized how big what he found is. I have done some dubbed thing, Herl chenille and some other stuff, but not a lot as it was so slow, but I can see where this once learned and practiced will be so much faster and better than any conventional dubbing that they can not compare IMHO!

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No doubt, once I get it and do some more learning I might even get the grinder out and mix up some wild dubbing!!!!!!!!!!

I think the best part, well there are several things about this that makes it not just different and can use almost anything, most stuff is better protected and can be even a lot more durable if you want. It's just kind of like wide open tying that opens ideas that you may not even want to mess with on other ways of tying them. For example you can make a rope of what ever materials you want and then you can include a hackle if you want and it's inside the rope. Very cool stuff this is.
Have you ever read what info he has on his site? Also looked at some of his ties. The Juice Bugs just kill me, especially that first shrimp and I don't know how that is done yet. I should have studied it more the first time I saw it as I think there was a good write up on how and with what.

Get well guy!

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