Synthetic Dubbing Color Retention

I don't think color retention is an issue, but translucency is. When
synthetic dubbings get wet they get translucent which allows the darker
color of the hook to show through. This makes the dubbing appear
darker. Nearly all synthetic dubbings will do this. Your options
a

1. Don't care and just go fishing - flies probably still work OK
2. Go lighter on the dubbing to compensate - this is a problem with
real light colors.
3. Make a light underbody. i.e. paint shank white or use a white
thread or tinsel underwrap. Using a tinsel can give an interesting
translucent glow to a wet body. Using colored threads can add
interesting results too. For example, using a bright orange thread
under a light yellow dubbed body is one way to get the translucent
light orange look of some caddis larvae. The Leisenring wet fly bodies
are always tied using the color of the thread showing through the wet
dubbing to get the final color.


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