Question about rubber legs
Okay, I've got a pretty basic question. It's been a challenge for me to get my foam flies (beetles, hoppers, gurgle pops) to have legs that stick straight out to the side. Anybody got any tips for making the rubber legs look good? This seems so basic to me, yet I really struggle with it. Most of the time, the foam pushes the legs down and I end up with a droopy-looking fly.
Thanks for the help!
Zac
Is this such a bad thing ....
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Originally Posted by
quivira kid
...Most of the time, the foam pushes the legs down and I end up with a droopy-looking fly...Zac
.... I have the same "problem" you describe with some of my better ( more effective ) patterns, Zac.
But it seems to me that those patterns are effective, in part, because the legs do droop down and create a lot of movement and action in the fly / for the fishies. Low riding terrestrials ( and stoneflies ) are probably easier prey for the fish than perky, high riding, leg strutting, about-to-escape bugs.
The droopy leg models might not look as good when shown to other fishermen, in the flesh or via the internet, but when it gets down to what matters ....