'Rope Dubbed Flies' from the Fantasy Fly Company The photos below are just a sampling of what is possible using the 'Rope-dubbing' technique. There are so many materials that can be rope-dubbed and then so many looks for each that it's not practical to try to show them all. Then, each type and style of dubbing rope has to be incorporated into patterns, either of new design or existing recipes. What's not possible to see in the photos below is that the core material varies between thread, monofilament, spectra, bite-tippet, and wire. There is no loop or wax required for rope-dubbing, so there is a great deal of flexibility for the dubbing 'noodle'. (see paragraphs below photos)
Rope-dubbed Tri-color Stonefly	Roped Hare's Ear Bodies	Rope-dubbed Winger Adams	Rope-dubbed Badger Fur
Rope-dubbed Badger Bodies	Badger Stone	Badger Soft-hackle	Roped 'touch-dub' Style
Rope-dubbed Flashabou	Larger Adams roped	Black Sable Stonefly	Green caddis
Brown caddis	Crazy Charlie	Cranefly larva	damselfly
Brown parachute emerger	Blonde Winger Adams	Ice-dub thorax dry	Dry caddis
Marabou Mayfly	Mole hair grub	Mr. Peabody	Peacock Dragon
Housefly	Peacock Half-back	Ice-dub shrimp	Roped Aftershaft Wet Fly
Rope-dubbed 14/0 Mayfly	Roped Midge Adams	Sow-bug scud	Rope-dubbed seal

What Rope-dubbing IS and What it IS NOT:

Since I first showed this technique at fly shows when ice-dub first appeared a decade ago, many casual observers have commented that it was, or looked like, Mr. Polly Rosborough's 'Fuzzy-nymph' technique. While these techniques do share some similarities, please be assured that the rope-dub is not the same technique at all as Mr. Rosborough's. Both techniques produce a dubbing 'noodle', as do many other techniques (as that is what the goal is), but a dubbing noodle is not the only goal of the Rope-Dubbing methods. The characteristics of the dubbing noodle are produced by the technique used to create the noodle, and this is where my 'Rope-dubbing' method is different from Mr. Rosborough's and other methods. I won't give away all of the DVD secrets, but Polly's technique spins the thread loop with the dubbing, the opposite of what my technique does. The advantages of my technique are...? Well, you'll just have to read the ad, the reviews, and then buy the DVD to learn first-hand. In 2002, I authored an article that was posted on the VFB that is referred to by many. Since that time, I have had the privilege to demonstrate the Rope-Dubbing method to thousands of tyers at fly fishing and tying shows across the country. During those years, I had also developed many variations of the technique originally presented on the VFB. The DVD was created because of the overwhelming request from tyers wanting to learn more about the Rope-dubbing methods, or just to remember them all. I am confident that you'll find that my Rope-dubbing techniques will open up your fly tying repertoire and make creating dubbed bodies exciting. You are welcome to read the reviews of just a few of the tyers- novice to expert- who are already learning about and using the Rope-Dubbing methods from my DVD. Most buyers of DVD #1 are looking forward to DVD #2, which will be advanced rope-dubbing and finishing methods for patterns.

Tight Lines All, Don Ordes.