Dubbing

[Guest Mike Connor]

What does one use, when trying really excellent flies to dub ?

where may it be obtained, from what and how? aye there´s the rub,

some flies may well be tied with fur from various coloured cats,

but by far the better bodies are those made from common rats.

 

Also useful are the furs from squirrels moles and shrews,

these will provide essential browns and reds and even greys and blues,

Water rat and beaver, muskrat mouse and water dog,

provide the finest hair and fur which when wetted will not clog.

 

Coypu camel pig and hedgehog, and pubic hair from rams,

Andalusian virgins are also good, (you must remove the wams),

Red bearded beggars, new born seals, and of course great polar bears

all these things you must procure, if you wish to tie with hairs.

 

Before you venture out at first to lay up your treasured store,

read lots of ancient angling books full of arcane lore.

Your stomach must be strong it´s true, and your gorge be well controlled

When skinning rats and voles and mice and cats you must remain quite cold.

 

The furs so got are of the best and tie the finest flies,

and may be improved even more by judicious use of dyes,

Picric acid, turmeric, carbol , and urine from an ass,

obtain them all and store them well, they will all come to pass.

 

Should you desire at some far future date the fair sex to espouse,

conceal your horde most carefully , or it may her ire arouse.

Especially the andalusian stuff if found may cause some strife,

but even harmless things like donkey **** can also cost a wife.

 

Explain the needs for all these things before your wife you wed,

or you may discover far too late, that she has a stubborn head.

Choose carefully brother piscator, but not quite as for fur or dyes,

You can always get another wife, but not always excellent flies !

 

Tight lines !