I posted a beadhead softhackle last week and felt that something was a little off. I decided to tie up the same fly on different hooks with and without a bead to see if I could get the proportions right and put a finger on what seems to work and what doesn't. I don't know if I got any closer to the answer but here they are. The first two are on the same hook, one with the other without the bead. The second beadhead is on a longer curved shank. The last is a straight shank and beadless like a traditional wetfly. It may still be the most elegant of them all. How can I get a bead on there and still maintain its simple beauty.

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Greg