Originally Posted by
Byron haugh
I don't think you will find that the creator of the Sparkle Dun ever splays his zelon tail, nor do I.
The trailing shuck on an insect is not wide.
If you look at the photo of Charlie Craven's sparkle dun below, the zelon fibers naturally spread out when tied in. I believe they initially they fall on the water spread out and support the fly.
Although I use the image above as an example, I think if you search google images for sparkle dun, the tail is composed of spread out zelon.
http://www.google.com/search?client=...PObj0QHgxfWUAg
Regards,
Silver
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