Got to thinking about a remark made by one of the frequent contributors on FAOL where he mentioned that he didn't use dubbing. This made me wonder if you have a dislike for using a common fly tying material and if so why.
To start it off I very seldom using metal beads. I much prefer Czech silver lined glass beads which are much less expensive than metal and the difference in weight can be made up with lead/lead free wire.
Tim