The Dick Clark Spinning Block
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Above there is a picture of the spinning block. I've already waxed the thread and put it in place in the block. I use Overtons Wonderwax which is very tacky. So to begin cutting a length of Gossamer Silk, in this case black, about 45 cm or a foot and a half. Wax it thoroughly in a very tacky wax. Then put it in the block as seen above.
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The next step is to cut some dubbing and spread it out on the thread lying straight in the middle of the block.
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Take the loose end of the silk thread and put it above the dubbing exactly over the thread under the dubbing. Put the thread in the same cut as the other end. Grab both ends and tvist them clockvise before lifting them up and letting the dubbing to get trapped between the silk threads. Continue twisting until you like the looks of it. The most practical is to make some bodies at the same time and put them on a card with small cuts on both sides where you put the ends of the double thread.
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Fasten a hook in the vise and tie on a tail of grizzly colored hen hackle.
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Fasten the premade body onto the hook on the loop end of it and start winding it forward gently pushing the fur backwards each turn.
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At this point I put it in some solution to make it float since I use this flymph mainly as a dry flymph. Let dry and it's ready to put into your fly box.
TYING DESCRIPTION
Hook: TMC 103BL (For this flymph since I mostly use it dry)
Tying thread: Gordon Griffith 14/0 Black
Thread: Gossamer Silk Black (To make the body of the
flymph in the block)
Dubbing: Australian Possum Black
Hackle and tail: Genetic Grizzly Hen Hackle
It might seem a little complicated but I can assure you all that it's well worth the effort. The flies turn out like nothing you've ever seen. So give it a try! Happy tying! If I have forgotten something (most probably it is so) just post a question.
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