best for blobs

[urbanflyman]

whats the best material you have bought for making up your blobs,, and what is the best way to apply the material to the hook shank ,, Ive used water to help straighten out the material and Ive tried a few brands ,,,but I'm just wanting to know if you guys are using something a little different from me that is just the ticket for tying up blobs ,,,and is their a known brand that tiers are using that has a good name among you guys..

[g bigtrout]

Fluorescent wool, fritz,marabou and hackles.







Oh just any make of materials and mix them up a bit.

[SharkeyP]

Celtic Flycraft's Vampire Plush in sunburst has been most successful for me. It was recommended by Fred Bainbridge (Stillwater Angler). I've probably caught more on that than all the other colours put together.

SharkeyP

[PitsfordPirate]

I mainly use Craig Barr's of Flash Attack Products and Bill MacIlroy's (Pearly Dabbler on here).

The Pirate.

[urbanflyman]

Originally Posted by g bigtrout

Fluorescent wool, fritz,marabou and hackles.







Oh just any make of materials and mix them up a bit.

now those are special ,, I'm dripping at the mouth here , is their a step by step for this type of blob as they just look so much better than the standard blobs made of fritz ,,,,,cheers for that.

and thanks for the Vampire Plush recommendation .

i may have also put things slightly better , as i was meaning is their any certain brand of fritz that most of you guys like using , although i think g bigtrouts are the mutts n all that

[PitsfordPirate]

Originally Posted by PitsfordPirate

I mainly use Craig Barr's of Flash Attack Products and Bill MacIlroy's (Pearly Dabbler on here).

The Pirate.

Nearly forgot, as for hooks, Kamasan B980 or B982 #6 is hard to beat imho.

B160s are pretty useless/pointless, wire too fine.

The Pirate.

[scott123456]

Cracking looking blobs big troot,
I use vampire plush on a fulling mill short shank #8

[urbanflyman]

by the way what hooks are you using g bigtrout,,, if you don't mind,,,,and just when i thought i had the blobs quite good i find i need to specialize my hooks too this fly tying malarkey is a right dose of brain freeze at times.

[steveparton]

Is this serious - or is it the death of Flydressing ??

Apart for the fact that most of the damned things in this string look nothing like the originals - they're far too neat!!

And , silly me , I had this strange impression that the idea behind flydressing and flyfishing was that you were supposed to be representing what the trout were actually feeding on - as opposed to taking advantage of genetically corrupted starving stockfish rammed in to a water on the day before the contest !

I reckon Skues and Halford both would have shot themselves before they used the damned things ( so that's Blobs for them as can't spell - or even remotely understand what we're supposed to be about ! .)

Steve ( Pusher , not a user!) Parton

[guest17]

Originally Posted by PitsfordPirate

I mainly use Craig Barr's of Flash Attack Products and Bill MacIlroy's (Pearly Dabbler on here).

The Pirate.

That`s exactly who i would recommend as well.Craigs Coral blob fritz has been a top colour through the winter for me and my mates.Wee Joey