Quote Originally Posted by holensum View Post
Also having trouble with the dubbin, can't seem to get a nice taper. Probably using too much. I have probably dubbed 25 flies worth, cut it off and redo with the same hook. [added] Tag line says it all.
I had the same problem with too much dubbing, try starting off with just a few strands of dubbing (i start with what looks like about five strands or so) and slowly add more as you need it.