Dubbing Brushes

[BucktailJiger]

Made these up myself . Really like tying with them , simple easy and look good. Useing a pretty barberick set up , hey it works.

 

[LedHed]

Cool lookin brushes. Too bad you didn't spend $50 for the video, LOL.

 

[blt]

Now there is another thing I haven't tried yet, dubbing. I should head off to Youtube and check it out. That is just another type of "body" material to use?

 

[BucktailJiger]

3 more top is Silver Blue Fox , mid is Red Deer and last is Carabou/blk/red peacock ice dub

 

[LedHed]

Excellent Cj - you should do a tutorial

 

[BucktailJiger]

Tied with dubbing brush

 

[Jig Man]

That will work....

 

[quivira kid]

Nice! I need to give them a shot myself. I have a furling board to make leaders that would work just great for it. Very nice brushes! I like that black/red one a lot.

 

[BucktailJiger]

Yup tie it all right to the hook . No problems wrapping it . Do stroke the fibers back with each wrap till I reach the head then tie it off and cut off the remaining brush . Then tease it with velcro or bodkin .

 

[quivira kid]

Try natural fox squirrel dubbing and black rubber legs..... that would be bad news for gills!

 

[Fatman]

Nice brush's CJ - I saw the fancy ones on some of the fly sites but your's work just fine!!!!

 

[ScottV]

Dubbing is something I know nothing about but those look good.

 

[StumpHunter]

Those are nice!! I have a couple of brushes I ordered and they are not cheap..... What size wire you using. Been thinking on a way to build a jig for making em but I don't use them a lot but the way you made those works just fine

 

[AtticaFish]

Those look good, got my gears turning. Almost do-it-yourself chenille. I take it the core is a wire - what gauge or size wire are you using?


BLT - Dubbing is pretty much a body material but can also be used for collars too. There are different ways to apply it, here is the easiest - CK3 Tutorial Alot of people will use a thin guage wire as ribbing (counter-wrapped) overtop the dubbed body to help keep it in place but using it as a brush as Crappjgr showed is kind of like doing both steps at once.

...That is just another type of "body" material to use?...

 

[quivira kid]

What about Congo Hair and fine flash for a baitfish or leech? Hmmmmm

 

[BucktailJiger]

wire is danville med/fine or fine wich ever spool I grab . And its cheap . ss wire for brush's is 2.95 -4.00 for 20 yrds. Ya congo hair and flash and micro rubber legs make some sweet brushes . angle hair is really nice but that crap is hi dollar to . Got lucky and won a auction on ebay and got 6 packs for 1.25 each . I bought some EP brushes 6 for 4.95 they are nice !!!

 

[quivira kid]

The EP brushes are why I thought congo hair. I saw a crawdad/shrimp fly here a few daya ago made with one that was awesome. Some "jig and pig" style jigs with some big brushes could be good. Fox or marabou, flash, rubber legs......

 

[BucktailJiger]

shaved a couple small pelts of mink and muskrat gonna try a couple brushes with them w/pheasant ice dub mixed in , it has a gold tan brown tone that may just set off the fur . Also may try a badger fur brush .

 

[BucktailJiger]

PLEASE WEAR SAFETY GLASSES IF YOU USE A DRILL !!!!!!!!!! Yes the wire will sometimes break and it breaks at the fixed point . Thanks and enjoy making dubbing brush's .CJ

 

[Fatman]

shaved a couple small pelts of mink and muskrat gonna try a couple brushes with them w/pheasant ice dub mixed in , it has a gold tan brown tone that may just set off the fur . Also may try a badger fur brush .

Even when your tying flies wear safety glass's never know when a hook is gonna snap and go flying let alone a jig or even materials getting blown in your face, don't deny it we've all screwed up at one time or another with fans or somebody walking by!!!!!

CJ - I use alot of muskrat for Adams dry flies - you might want to go easy on the thickness you put in before spinning. The thicker you have it the darker is will spin up and it could over power the mink and ice dub.

But I want to see what you come up with, from those 3 materials you could end up with really cool brush's!!!!!