Australian possum dubbing

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Re: Australian possum dubbing

Post by daringduffer » Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:02 pm

Playing with dubbing is very rewarding. I enjoy it very much. It's almost a hobby in itself.

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Re: Australian possum dubbing

Post by letumgo » Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:28 pm

John,

Very cool! Please post the nymphs, when you tie them. I’m interested in seeing them.

That dubbing looks great.
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Re: Australian possum dubbing

Post by bearbutt » Fri Nov 15, 2019 8:51 am

Fran's rusty orange possum isa mainstay for many of his patterns--not just the Ausable Wulff, but also the Ausable Caddis, and his Bomber--he also tied Mini Muddlers with it. Every year I'd go into the shop in Wilmington in the 1990s and 00s, I'd buy a couple of bags of dubbing--the shading varied, and that is part of the beauty of it--and Fran: nothing was consistent. Like nature itself.

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Mini-muddlers tied by Fran:

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Bomber (sans possum) and Wulff, both also tied by Fran:

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Re: Australian possum dubbing

Post by BrkTrt » Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:21 pm

BB, I agree that Fran's Aust. Possum dubbing could have some color differences.

Here are a couple of patches from various bags of dubbing I picked up in his shop.
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I like using the darker spiky fur for the thorax on many of my flies.

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Re: Australian possum dubbing

Post by Theroe » Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:56 am

thats some GREAT material you picked up, Alan....very nice indeed. I really like your patters as well. It seems to me you ALWAYS have/use some sort of slick hooks....what make would they be??

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Re: Australian possum dubbing

Post by narcodog » Wed Nov 20, 2019 10:20 am

I have an entire AO hide, red phase, they come in gray and red and like all animals there is many different shades of fur. I imagine that when they dyed they would dye the entire hide, probably several.
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Re: Australian possum dubbing

Post by letumgo » Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:55 pm

Does anyone know the specific "formula" Fran used to dyed these skins? Is the color formula something that she would be willing to share and pass down?
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Re: Australian possum dubbing

Post by wsbailey » Wed Nov 20, 2019 2:02 pm

Betters dyed the dubbing rusty orange. Jacquard burnt orange would probably work.
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Re: Australian possum dubbing

Post by BrkTrt » Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:23 pm

Theroe wrote: Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:56 am thats some GREAT material you picked up, Alan....very nice indeed. I really like your patters as well. It seems to me you ALWAYS have/use some sort of slick hooks....what make would they be??

:mrgreen:

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