Cat Hair Dubbin

It's kind of hard to get rabbit hair dubbin, so I brushed out the cat
(she loved it) and rolled up the fur pulled off the stiff bristled
brush and it made great dubbin. Strong in a tug test and holds together
well when left on the table (doesn't unravel). Anyone else use cathair
dubbin?

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It's kind of hard to get rabbit hair dubbin, so I brushed out the cat
(she loved it) and rolled up the fur pulled off the stiff bristled
brush and it made great dubbin. Strong in a tug test and holds together
well when left on the table (doesn't unravel). Anyone else use cathair
dubbin?

I've always thought that the shorter fiber dubbi was much more useful (in a
genera sort of way) that the longer fiber dubbin. But then, I don't usuall
fish for all that lon.

Wolfgan

Wolfgang wrote:
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It's kind of hard to get rabbit hair dubbin, so I brushed out the cat
(she loved it) and rolled up the fur pulled off the stiff bristled
brush and it made great dubbin. Strong in a tug test and holds
together well when left on the table (doesn't unravel). Anyone else
use cathair dubbin?

I've always thought that the shorter fiber dubbi was much more useful
(in a genera sort of way) that the longer fiber dubbin. But then, I
don't usuall fish for all that lon.

Wolfgan

What an asshol.

I've used Kitty's (we're on a first name basis) hair on many flies. It
makes one helluva a misnomer GRHE.
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Tim J. wrote:

I've used Kitty's (we're on a first name basis) hair on many flies.
It
makes one helluva a misnomer GRHE.


Wouldn't that be a GRPF?

I'd rather apologize on ROFF than own a cat, however my neighbor owns
three and I use their underfur for caddis nymphs, the fur from Ralph
the golden makes great body dubbing for an elk hair caddis and I've
tied a few PMD variants from it. Damn things float forever.

Alice loves to be brushed.
SO I have been tying the Alice specials for two years now. It works great in
the Owens river. (cadis nymph)

Mark


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It's kind of hard to get rabbit hair dubbin, so I brushed out the cat
(she loved it) and rolled up the fur pulled off the stiff bristled
brush and it made great dubbin. Strong in a tug test and holds together
well when left on the table (doesn't unravel). Anyone else use cathair
dubbin?

Alice loves to be brushed.
SO I have been tying the Alice specials for two years now. It works great in
the Owens river. (cadis nymph)

Mark


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It's kind of hard to get rabbit hair dubbin, so I brushed out the cat
(she loved it) and rolled up the fur pulled off the stiff bristled
brush and it made great dubbin. Strong in a tug test and holds together
well when left on the table (doesn't unravel). Anyone else use cathair
dubbin?

the fur from Ralph the golden makes great body dubbing for an elk hair caddis and I've
tied a few PMD variants from it. Damn things float forever.

I know the golden is a "water dog," but are you suggesting the hair
has CDC-like properties, or do you treat it with floatant?

I have a liver-and-white Brittany. When I comb him, the two colors
get blended on the comb. They make a very good Sowbug (Cress bug).

vince

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
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the fur from Ralph the golden makes great body dubbing for an elk hair
caddis and I've
tied a few PMD variants from it. Damn things float forever.

I know the golden is a "water dog," but are you suggesting the hair
has CDC-like properties, or do you treat it with floatant?

I have a liver-and-white Brittany. When I comb him, the two colors
get blended on the comb. They make a very good Sowbug (Cress bug).

vince
Subject: Cat Hair Dubbin


the fur from Ralph the golden makes great body dubbing for an elk hair
caddis and I've
tied a few PMD variants from it. Damn things float forever.

I know the golden is a "water dog," but are you suggesting the hair
has CDC-like properties, or do you treat it with floatant?

I have a liver-and-white Brittany. When I comb him, the two colors
get blended on the comb. They make a very good Sowbug (Cress bug).

vince

I have been tying from my Alaskan Malamute for a while now. The under coat
is a NEVER ending supply of dubbing. The rest of him is like having an 100+
pound buck tail. A trip to the store, a few packs of Cool-Aid and you have
every color in the rainbow.
(not to mention, he is always happy to see me and talks like a Wookie)
A dog that damned hairy you can tie off of all day and never even leave a
bald spot.

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
...
I know the golden is a "water dog," but are you suggesting the hair
has CDC-like properties, or do you treat it with floatant?

I treat all the floating flies that I tie with water shed and use floatant
streamside after i've had to dry a fly finally get soaked. The dry flies I
have tied with Ralph's fur seem to float for longer periods of time than the
flies I have tied with other natural dubbing materials. I don't use
synthetic dubbings so I can't compare the hair against those materials.

I don't know about CDC-like properties. The guys who influenced me when I
took up fly tying thought CDC was over-rated and not worth the trouble, they
seemed to do fine without it and i've never even knowingly used a store
bought fly that contained CDC.

I have a liver-and-white Brittany. When I comb him, the two colors
get blended on the comb. They make a very good Sowbug (Cress bug).

I'm looking for a bird dog and am considering a brittany, how are their (or
yours) temperment? The only ones I have been around have been older dogs
well past their prime and energy.

Thanks

Wayne

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says...
I know the golden is a "water dog," but are you suggesting the hair
has CDC-like properties, or do you treat it with floatant?



I don't know about goldens, but I can tell you it is
pretty damn hard to sink a fly tied with labrador hair.
Even a weighted bead-head nymph.

Kevin
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