Something kind of different....
I was walking through the local Michaels craft store this afternoon...
Saw this little caterpillar thingy....got to thinking about it.
So I bought one, took it home, and killed it. Cut off a couple of sections and then cut the sections into strips.
Don't know anything about how well the fly will hold up, but I know it will catch fish, especially smallmouth.
What I did here was a first effort, basically palmering the material around the shank. Probably are other ways to use it that only time will tell.
Who knows?
Buddy
It Just Doesn't Matter....