Who's got a good one grunty enough for Kahawai?

Sounds like a good start. I'm not familiar with the Dorothy pattern. Got any pics or tying instructions?

I'll be trying it out in the mouth of the Waimak and Avon (It's close and everybodies been telling me I won't catch anything there)

Grey ghosts are pretty good caught about 50-60 trout on them but they do tend to "twist" as in the tail getting caught on the hook bend

I use Matuku lures tied with grizzle feather and a pale blue chenile body on a size 12 Tiemco SW hook. Also tie small size 12 clouser minnows and crease flies.

An orange woolly bugger works really well too. Orange marabou, and chenille with black palmered hackle.

I can vouch for how effective this is.

I also tie one out of wingbrite. Just a straight wingbrite tail, then either dub the wingbrite onto the thread or just wrap it round as you would chenille. I like to put fabric glue on the body section as this creates a semi-hard head. I generally tie it on a size 10 caddis hook, but a circle hook would be even better.

super glue is a common term for it. Super glue is cyanoacrylate.
Loctite are an industrial provider. They have many cyanoacrylate based adhesives, each for a different purpose.

406 is a very thing version. It cures quickly but does not cloud as the cheaper ones do. It comes in bottles rather than tubes for industrial use, and it's also something I use at work. I don't know how you can get it privately here because Selley's dominates the adhesive market to the consumer. 406 also doesn't become as brittle in low temperatures compared to consumer alternatives.

Don't use superglue near cotton - I wipe my dubbing needle with a kitchen paper towel - Applying cyanoacrylate to materials made of cotton or wool (such as cotton swabs, cotton balls, and certain yarns or fabrics) results in a powerful, rapid exothermic reaction. The heat released may cause minor burns, and if enough cyanoacrylate is used, the reaction is capable of setting the cotton product in question on fire, as well as releasing additional irritating vapor in the form of white smoke.

Material Safety Data Sheets for cyanoacrylate instruct users not to wear cotton or wool clothing, especially cotton gloves, when applying or handling cyanoacrylates


A quick google says it's available here

www.hobbyhangar.co.nz/-c-158_154.html