Quick Descent Dubbing; is this stuff any good?
Thanks in advance for your reply.
The Quick Descent dubbing is nothing more than finely shredded anodized aluminum. I once weighed a large wad of it and a wad of synthetic dubbing on equal size ( as close as I could eyeball) and the weight difference was insignificant - even more so when you reduce to the amount that you would use on a fly. Calling it quick descent and implying that your fly is going to sink faster because of it is mostly hot air and hype.
On the other hand it is easy to dub with because you can literally bend it around the thread where it stays in place. On the minus side it is not as soft and light does not past through it, so it does not have the translucence of most synthetic dubbings.
Jim Cramer
Bakerloo,
Here is a Spinner pattern tied with it: http://www.flyfisherman.com/ftb/ffmtricos/index5.html
Doug
With no disrespect meant to Jim, who may well be quite right, I like it and find it sinks well. It is beautiful to work with and the only criticism I have is that the colours I have a little garish and not as subdued as I would like. If you have a use for it it is worth a try IMO.
ok on some wets & nymphs… the colours are limited… i seldome use it myself but when i need a patern that will sink quickly in fast water i use it with a underbody of wire to suit
I think you will find the claim that it sinks faster than other forms of dubbing is valid.
Because
it is of a greater density than all the other fur and ‘other’ dubbing materials, normally available.
I absolutely love the stuff and often mix it in with other dubbing. I seldom dub with just a single color, believing strongly in Atherton’s good ideas… The more colors and textures you can put in a fly the better…
I use it on nymphs, wets, speys, etc., I can’t really say if it sinks any quicker, since I usually use beads or lead on the patterns but I do like it’s reflective qualities…the trout seem to, also. lol.
Uncle Barry, you are absolutely correct. The aluminum is much denser than any synthetic of the same weight will ever be. I personally use the stuff for buzzer thorax’s if I want 'em to sink.
nb
Being new to tying I was looking for another way to make bodies vs dubbing. At a local fly shop he showed me Natures Spirit spun yarn. I think it works good. If you go to “My first Adams” on this thread I have a picture with the spun yarn on the body.
Honestly this dubbing is like anything else, a scam to get you to buy it. Nothing replaces weighting a nymph, The differance today is I now use the lead free wire. Now for the guys that use a bead is still better off then using quick decent dubbing. Honestly when it comes to dubbing for nymphs, nothing is better then rabbit. Just my two cents worth.
I’d also have to agree with you Fontinalis. I bought two packets and that’s it. More for the novelty than anything else. :lol: I don’t really like shiny flies anyway…
nb
Honestly this dubbing is like anything else, a scam to get you to buy it.
Big statement. Just maybe some people find it useful for some reason you didn’t think of?
Good evening.
I just smile to myself.
Some where along the way, someone said its 1% who catch 99% of the fish.
I wonder why, sometimes I don’t wonder.
Then there are some people you cannot ever help, no matter how much to try.
Sometimes…
I wonder why a product sells for years and years,
then sometimes I understand.
Kindest regards,
UB