StriperCandy Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Ok, don't laugh! I have a kinda kooky idea. Has anyone tried using lint from the dryer for dubbing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly voodoo Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 Yup it works I have done it and know many others who have fairly common actually Really if you can tie it on a hook you can use it. In my years of tying I have used chocolate bar wrappers, cat hair, and all kinds of crazy things you are only limited by your imagination my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperCandy Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 LOL, I guess I'm not as loony as I thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperCandy Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 You just got my little chihuahua in soo much trouble! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly voodoo Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 As a kid I got in trouble more then once from trimming the dog lol created a great sea run cutthroat fly from that dog. Come December every year it got a trim never did find a good substitute. I miss that dog lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 Bichon, a dog, my best find ever. LOL I have been out of Polar Bear for a long long time, but about 20 years ago we got a Bichon Frise as a non-shedding, allergy free dog. It was awesome for my wife. We were told by a groomer that the pup should not be trimmed for the first year. Well, I'll tell you what. After a year the hair was dragging the ground and there was some 6 to 8 inch long hair. When using a laser light toy I discovered that it worked like fiber optic material, just like polar bear hair. It was the most incredible hair, soft, strong, flexible, super white, in short, as good or better then Polar Bear. I just can't find a groomer that agrees with the first gal. Cannot find any groomer to let me have long Bichon hair. LOL I miss that dog as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Young Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 BTW - Dryer lint is a fantastic fire starting material. Go ahead and try it sometime. It will convince you to keep that lint filter clean. I always carry some with me as part of my survival kit when ice fishing. As for dog fur, I saved some from my favorite dog (Gypsy) before she passed. She loved to fish with me. Well I tied some gold ribbed hares ear nymphs with some of her fur. So in a way she still does go fishing with me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Young Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 Probably the strangest thing I have used on a fly was a hairnet. I thought it would imitate a pupal shuck quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishCandy Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 I've used material from those multicolor dust mops they sell at dollar stores, the ones that look like a long fluffy tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Young Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Might not catch too many fish, but they are clean, shiny, and free of dust! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishCandy Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 I used it to dust the noses of the fish, thereby annoying them and getting them to bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Young Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 also a great excuse to go fishing again real soon. For to dust we shall all return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishCandy Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Now you gone and done it. I need to dust off all my fishing gear, get in my car, and leave you in the dust on the way to the beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigboyz Bucktailz Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 Ok you guys are talking about trimming the dog but has anyone made a beard jig yet. I'm going to tie a few next time I trim and edge in. Pretty sure no one else will be throwing a beard hair jig lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishCandy Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 I would try it, but I can't grow a beard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly voodoo Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 9 hours ago, Bigboyz Bucktailz said: Ok you guys are talking about trimming the dog but has anyone made a beard jig yet. I'm going to tie a few next time I trim and edge in. Pretty sure no one else will be throwing a beard hair jig lol. Beard fly yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
