Comparadun Elevated

[@minimal_enthusiasm5971]

Thank you for the time and effort you put into all your videos, you helped me become a better fly tier! Cheers from Scotland 🍻

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thank you so much for such comment. It really means a lot. Cheers 🍻😀

[@robgreen6697]

Ahh Davie what a great reference for tying! His and your videos pretty much are the best references available. I’m going to give this a go with Kapok. To your point about dubbing as well, I bought a large pack of the stuff and it’s all jammed into little square tubes so is all clumpy. I also store all my bagged dubbing in boxes but drilled the holes too small. Live and learn. Great video more flies to be tied now thank you

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thank you. You're being too kind. I started using grinder maybe a year ago to fluff dubbing. It helps immensely. Its also much easier to pinch the right amount. I took some random box. Its almost identical to lure boxes. Drilled holes with needle tool on my swiss knife. Its perfect now.

[@hirkojs]

Awesome video explaining why this new technique works better for tying Comparadun’s. Mega Thx !!

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for your comment. Cheers 🍻🍻😀

[@kennethsanders963]

I also tye a lot of Mr. McPhal's flies as well. He's a awesome tyer ! Thanx for the tutorial Oholi.👍

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thank you so much. Davie is amazing tier.

[@joef1299]

I’ve been tying for ~25 years and learned more from your 20min video than hours combined in others. Thank you. Subscribing. PS…I know it’s banal but imo always nice to list recipe in description. Good for newbies to be able to reference and for others who may just like the look of the hook you’re using or want to know exact thread in video.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thank you, i found this comment after your second one 😊. Listing materials is something people have been recommending, and in all honesty i am lazy to do it... And personally i was never following recipes so i never suggest it to others either. Its all about techniques involved. For example i use owl feathers often, but in US those would be illegal. I also use lot of materials i buy here in China that arent available elsewhere. What i am trying to remember is to show materials in first minute or so. That i can do. Its not extra step in editing videos . Thank you for all comments and subscription. Best Vladimir

[@Tjk186]

Happy Christmas to you and your family Vladimir ...thanks for all you share with us throughout the year...it is much appreciated

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Merry Christmas to you and your family, wishing you all the best 🎉🎉 Glad you enjoy the content. Hope i will continue with it. I love doing it.

[@Michael-hg6ky]

Great looking fly and terrific technique to stand up and hold the wing shape...enjoyed watching you and hearing your explanations during the tie.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thank you so much. Appreciate it 🍺🍺

[@ceesbouma2776]

Great technique, thanks for sharing i like your perfection on tying fly’s👍🏻

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks so much... I am far from thst level but i am on that journey.... Its sure fun and educational. 🍺🍺

[@CBL138]

Awesome tips! Have seen helpful advice like this anywhere on KZbin. Thank you.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thank you. I appreciate such a nice comment 🍻

[@freddefelice1419]

Very nice demo. Thanks for your tips and I will start typing wings like this.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

@@freddefelice1419 glad you enjoyed it. Give it a go and see if it works. Cheers 😀🍻

[@Dr._Klopek]

Man, what a great video! So many good tips in here

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Glad you think so! Thank you so much for your kind comment 🍻🍻

[@Adipper]

Super instruction as usual, thanks. One suggestion in the event of thread of less breaking strength is to invert your hand so that bobbin is parallel to thread when pulling up to set wing. Pulling with bobbin oriented perpendicular will cut or weaken many threads.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks. Do you mean to make thread stronger i should make bobbin holder inline with thread?

[@Adipper]

Sorry for any confusion. My suggestion is to point bobbin tube directly down at the fly when pulling up to set wing. This way thread is not making contact with bobbin tube which can either break or weaken thread. Again, super instruction and video. Many thanks.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Understood. I agree with you on this one even though i rarely use it.... But i certainly should. Thank you.

[@schmoonkie]

Beautiful job. The technique you used for propping up the deer hair is similar to the way Craig Mathews does it, except for the dubbing. I'll try it your way the next time I tie a comparadun. Thanks!

[@gregb8824]

Craig Matthews should know, he's the originator of this fly. It's a great fly the only fly that beats it is the sparkle dun.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Glad you like it. Not my idea. I was advised to do so by some friends who are way better than me.

[@schmoonkie]

@@Oholisfliesandfishing We all learn from one another. I watch all your videos as they contain lots of techniques I can employ--wherever those originated from. Your channel is a great resource to us who want to learn and improve.

[@schmoonkie]

@@gregb8824 I'm well aware of Craig Mathews ( single "t" by the way ) and his accomplishments. ( I've been a regular at BRF for over 30 years. ) Craig is no longer an owner. He and Juracek came up with some pretty well known patterns. Not to mention Nick Nicklas. Years after his passing, his flies are still sold at BRF. I believe he originated the $3 Dip among many others. Unfortunately, though, BRF is not what it used to be...

[@gregb8824]

@@schmoonkie good atention to detail!

[@GeorgeSemel]

I have been tying Compaduns since I first became aware of it in the late 1970's. I had the wing move over the hook eye for a long time. Did it matter to the fish, no, kind of a cripple dun before crippled duns became a thing? I tied them with the tread through the wing, as demonstrated by Craig Matthews. I really like the Sparkle Dun version. Cheap and quick to tie. Then there is Charlie Craven's version. Once you get the hang of it, it's a fly that floats well, even on rough water. Now I have this little hack with dubbing on the thread and then going through the wing in bunches. You Cheech at Fly Fish Food and the others mentioned in the comments are really pushing good instruction to the limelight. Back in the 1960s, when I picked up a fly rod and started tying my own flies, it was pretty much voodoo. Nobody did it where I lived, and I was on my own. It was the 3M Instructional Videos on VHS tapes that really got the ball rolling here.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Glad you enjoyed it. I remember when i was starting only resources i had were occasional articles in a magazine we had in serbia. Very scarce resources at the time. Buying materials was also tricky. I think that actually helped me think more about tying. 🍻🍻

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

One of the really good patterns! :-)

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks. Are you using it regularly?

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

@@Oholisfliesandfishing I use them on and off. I only have a few I ae tied and ofenn just tie on a caddis. But I will tie some more soon. They hang so well and are great in small streams for me. Merry Christmas. :-)

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

i cant say i used them enough, but i am sure they are fish catchers due to low riding profile.. Merry Christmas , all the best @@TERRYBIGGENDEN

[@satetoc]

Very useful tips!!!

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Glad you think so. Thanks a lot 🙏🙏

[@CBL138]

Really nice! Thank you

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

@@CBL138 thank you 🍻🍻

[@hovhannesharutiunian1340]

Nice technique with tight dubbed thread through the wing. But I'd place wing a slight bit backwards on hook. A dun's wings aren't that close to its head.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

@@hovhannesharutiunian1340 thats very true. I guess its a habbit i have from cdc flies. It also looks pretty. But as you say, its wrong position 🍻

[@BP-1988]

Great tips and ideas for this fly! I've been struggling with comparaduns recently especially in very small sizes. Have you tried using Nano Silk thread on this fly? I've been experimenting with it and with Kapok for a slim body in the small sizes. Pros of Nano - don't have to worry about it breaking, Cons - it's easy to pull too hard and cut the deer hair. Thank you again your great information.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks, glad you found it useful. I am not big fan of nano silk (GSP) for deer hair. Exactly for cutting plus slippery reasons. I tried it but uts not my cup of tea. However, with kapok you can use some of it to dampen the pressure thread makes qnd go through the hair.... Maybe it will help.... I may try with kapok too 😃😃

[@robgreen6697]

While I think about it, what about a drop of glue or UV under the wing to help it keep its shape after you get it how you like it?

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Well, UV will certainly help in a way. But it would make it slightly heavier. Thin UV may soak up the hairs. Plus thorax area is covered better when dubbing is going through hairs.... Aaand....UV is an extra step thats relatively lengthy process compared to dubbing.

[@robertperman8967]

Nice ty!! Tight lines🐛🐜🕷️!!!!!

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks so much. Tight lines 🍻

[@helgeo.sommer584]

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks 🍻🍻

[@DavidJones-vy6cn]

Since you are a very technique driven tyer, I really recommend watching Charlie Craven videos. IMO, he is the most technical tyer on KZbin. Have you tried bending and breaking off the hair butt ends like Mcphail? He’s the only tyer I’ve seen do that, and it’s pretty slick. Your fly turned out very nice. For me, tying hair wing flies on 20 and smaller is really difficult.

[@gregb8824]

Charlie is the best, bar none.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks, i did watch some of his videos. I like his work. Same as i like Kelly. I like when people actually say and explain why are they doing certain things and how... Just tying to show of doesn't make much sense. I tried once breaking hair like Davy, need to practice more. I like that approach. Cheers and merry Christmas