Rubber Band Control Caddis

[Gerrit Viljoen]

Hook:Mustad Circle size 1
Bead:4mm Tungsten Gold
Thread: Danville 210 denier
Thread:Brown 14/0
Lead Wire:0.030inch
Body:Office rubber band
Overstrips/Wingcase:Brown nymph skin
Thorax:Chocolate Brown Hare's Ear dubbing
Legs:Brown Deer Hair tips
Marker for Body:Chartpak Dessert Tan
Marker for wingcase:Chartpak Delta Brown

Step 1
Debarb hook,slide bead over and insert the hook into the vice.Add ur 210 denier or 3/0 thread by the bead,do consecutive wraps back to the bend.




Step 2
Add some glue to the wrappings from the bead to the bend.




Step 3
Take a ruler and flatten the lead wire before tying it in.




Step 4
Add the lead wire by starting at the bend,winding it forward in closely wrapped turns to the thorax area.Leave a small gap from the end of the thorax going forward and the bead.We'll sort this gap out later.




Step 5
Cut a "v" into the rubber band before tying it in.





Step 6
Tie in the v-shaped rubber band so that the point of this v face upwards to the point where the hook starts to straighten.Why?You're wrappings will be done ANTI CLOCKWISE.Remember to pull very tight ALL the time hence the thicker thread.Also,try and pull the rubber as hard and tight as possible all the time.

[Gerrit Viljoen]

Step 7
Wrap the rubber forward untill u reach the bead.Tighten the rubber as hard and tight as possible.Then move your thread back over the rubber band till u reach the end of the lead wire.(Remember u have a gap here,end the thread on top of the wire.Now u should pull like a madman to secure that rubber.



Step 8
Use a sharp blade and cut the rubber that is directly on top and around that gap I was talking about earlier.Remember to leave a little bit of rubber,don't cut it to short.Too short a cut will result in the whole body coming loose.



Step 11
Add some glue to the gap and thread wrappings that u used to secure the rubber.Also,now add some more lead wire to that gap till u reach the bead.Whip finish and tie of this thick thread.



Step 12
Add ur brown 14/0 thread and tie in the wingcase.

[Gerrit Viljoen]

Step 13
Form a dubbing loop,insert your twister and hold it with ur left hand.
Move your tying thread to the bead.Add some choc brown dubbing,twist the whole lot and wrap it forward to the bead.Tie of dubbing loop and let your tying thread hang.







Step 14
Turn your jaws upside down and tie in a few brown Deer Hair strands.This will be your legs.



Turn it back up



Step 19
Pull your wingcase over,do a few wraps,whip finish and tie off.Clip excess skin and add some head cement.



Step 20
Now comes the coloration.Dessert tan for the top of the caddis body and Delta Brown for the wingcase.DO NOT color the abdomen of this fly.Once you've done the markings,you're almost done.Tease out some of the dubbed thorax hairs,getting rid of any unwanted loose hair.

[Gerrit Viljoen]

Bottom view

[FishWhisperer]

Gerrit, that really does look great! Thanks!

[Gerrit Viljoen]

Gerrit, that really does look great! Thanks!

Pleasure Matt,

I tie them in Olive and Salmon pink as well.The success IMO of this fly is the thicker and wider rubber.The segentation is unbelievable.

Also,a packet of these rubbers will set u back only R7 for 100 bands.What I also like is the neutral color of the rubber bands.They take any colored marker really really well.

G

[MaXiMuM]

Nice looking fly...
But I could never tie on a desk that looks like that... too much clutter, just me.

[Gerrit Viljoen]

Another helpful tip I can give....If u don't have a dubbing twister make ur own.

Take an empty spool of thread,insert one of them paper clips into the hole of the spool and bend the ends of the clip to the desired angle.

Fill the gap with epoxy,let dry and start spinning

G

Ps.I chose to epoxy 2 spools together instead of just one.I have big hands.

[rory]

Nice one Gerrit, does the elastic affect the sink rate at all?

[Gerrit Viljoen]

Nice one Gerrit, does the elastic affect the sink rate at all?

Hi Rory,

I suppose it does a little bit,this is def not one of the heavest Controllers around.U can add another smaller tungsten bead at the thorax area,thinner lead and more wraps.

But either way,u HAVE to pull that rubber as hard as possible to make it more slender.This fly is still heavy enough for the majority of times.

G