Tying rubber lgs

In response to a post by ALBASURF on a "Materials Thread "I also had problems tying on rubber legs. If his dislike is the same as mine here is a solution. I always had a problem in tying the rubber legs pieces on so that they ended up where I wanted them. The technique I was shown was to to pass a section of rubber under the wrapping thread and hold the two ends AWAY from the fly, under a little tension, in the direction you wanted the legs to be tied on AS YOU PROCEEDED TO DRAW THE THREAD DOWN ONTO THE HOOK. This will tie the rubber strip down exactly where you want it. Give it a try.