David Allerton

David has contributed to the articles on several occasions.

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David has contributed to the articles on several occasions.

Fishing the Muddler Minnow

The muddler can double as a serviceable grasshopper, cricket or even damselfly nymph. One can fish it dry and doped up, damp, wet and sunk.

Picking hackle

Some thoughts on hackle ...or living with less than the best

Mix your own dubbing

Making your own or improving store bought dubbing. I recommend that all dubbing be passed through a coffee or spice grinder prior to using. The grinder tends to separate and air out the fibres providing a lighter product than would be normally accomplished by just using the blend out of the bag.

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All good, but for the serious dubbers, perhaps consider a container with a paper or cloth filter and pumping in compressed air...from a compressor not canned air. Just made one and its a serious dubbing machine...yarn into dubbing by the cubic foot in minutes. try missouriflies industrial dubbing blender for images and how too.

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