Help With Dubbing With Antron

[ikilledflipper]

Hello everyone, I have no problem dubbing with furs like seals & hare, but I'm struggling to dub with antron.

What I'm doing currently is cutting small lengths of lureflash antron body-wool and rubbing them into a ball then offering it up to the thread. It falls apart very easily.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong, however I'm well aware I'm not doing it correctly - can someone please put me out of my misery?

Thanks

[roll cast]

I think the antron you are trying to dub may be to thick you should possibly buy a bag of antron dubbing premade and try that and see if it helps.

AL

[emerger1981]

Originally Posted by ikilledflipper

Hello everyone, I have no problem dubbing with furs like seals & hare, but I'm struggling to dub with antron.

What I'm doing currently is cutting small lengths of lureflash antron body-wool and rubbing them into a ball then offering it up to the thread. It falls apart very easily.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong, however I'm well aware I'm not doing it correctly - can someone please put me out of my misery?

Thanks

P.M me your addy and i'll send you some antron dubbing.. see if it does the trick, any colour in specific?

[ikilledflipper]

Originally Posted by emerger1981

P.M me your addy and i'll send you some antron dubbing.. see if it does the trick, any colour in specific?

Thanks for the generous offer emerger, but I've already received fly tying materials from a forum member this week. I don't want to become known as someone who is always recieving something but never reciprocating. I hope you don't take offence to this, but I really couldn't accept anything else.

Really this forum is too nice

I was hoping to only use this antron body wool as a floss, wool and dubbing substitute. It says on the packet "can be teased out and used as Antron seal's fur substitute". Does this mean tying a body like floss, then taking a dubbing needle and teasing out fibers to make it look more shaggy - surely not?

Roll cast, I think you're right, the antron strands do not seem fine enough to be used as dubbing in the traditional way. I hope someone can enlighten me, as I've bought quite a few of the bodywool packets!

[otter]

I recently tried an emerger pattern that has cream anron dubbing abdomen, all i had was the lureflash corded stuff - i percevered and the body was a shaggy mess - mind u the pattern has accounted for at least 50 trout.

did the job but i reckon ill be buying some actual dubbing

[emerger1981]

Originally Posted by ikilledflipper

Thanks for the generous offer emerger, but I've already received fly tying materials from a forum member this week. I don't want to become known as someone who is always recieving something but never reciprocating. I hope you don't take offence to this, but I really couldn't accept anything else.

Really this forum is too nice

I was hoping to only use this antron body wool as a floss, wool and dubbing substitute. It says on the packet "can be teased out and used as Antron seal's fur substitute". Does this mean tying a body like floss, then taking a dubbing needle and teasing out fibers to make it look more shaggy - surely not?

Roll cast, I think you're right, the antron strands do not seem fine enough to be used as dubbing in the traditional way. I hope someone can enlighten me, as I've bought quite a few of the bodywool packets!

not at all mate... your quite welcome to some, if you asked for some your poncin! but you didnt.. and i dont want anything in return.
no offence taken mate
if its the body wool made up of strands pull one out tye it in then wrap it
you can cut it up and dub it, try it in 1 inch strands aired out and not too much.. dub it, lock a turn in then tighten by twisting
send me your addy mate its no prob.. what colours?
red, black, peacock, grey, amber, olive, golden olive, claret, pink, yellow, bright green, brown.. or i'll send you a bit of each, really mate your quite welcome to some..

[ikilledflipper]

Originally Posted by emerger1981

if its the body wool made up of strands pull one out tye it in then wrap it
you can cut it up and dub it, try it in 1 inch strands aired out and not too much.. dub it, lock a turn in then tighten by twisting

Aha! With a little change to your suggestion I eventually got a decent result.

I cut off a strip of around 3", rubbed it into a ball, then pulled it out and rubbed it until I had a string of some messy antron. I then tied one end in like floss - then wrapped it. After trimming the rediculously large lengths of fibers - it actually looks pretty good - and it's easier than dubbing any kind of fur (I've tried anyway)!

[darwin]

Originally Posted by emerger1981

what colours?
red, black, peacock, grey, amber, olive, golden olive, claret, pink, yellow, bright green, brown.. or i'll send you a bit of each, really mate your quite welcome to some..

I see someone else has obsessive compulsive issues...
So emerger, how is your lil sun shiny self?

[emerger1981]

Originally Posted by darwin

I see someone else has obsessive compulsive issues...
So emerger, how is your lil sun shiny self?

Bright and gleeming
obsessive compulsive issues....
i dont know what your talking about
hows things?.. did you get your other colours and some descent deer yet?

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Originally Posted by ikilledflipper

Aha! With a little change to your suggestion I eventually got a decent result.

I cut off a strip of around 3", rubbed it into a ball, then pulled it out and rubbed it until I had a string of some messy antron. I then tied one end in like floss - then wrapped it. After trimming the rediculously large lengths of fibers - it actually looks pretty good - and it's easier than dubbing any kind of fur (I've tried anyway)!

[darwin]

Originally Posted by emerger1981

hows things?.. did you get your other colours and some descent deer yet?

Things is good, just dam HOT outside. summer is half over Sent the order last night for more dye, Roe and white deer fur. It should get here in a couple of weeks. I did get a few packs of Natures Spirit white deer, nice stuff! I dyed one Fiery Brown and one Dark Claret, came out nice Might try one in Dark Olive tonight.