hey guys,

so i finally got kinda tired of making Kelly Galloup's articulated flies..... here is a link to his site if u are not familiar: http://flyfishingtheozarks.com/ awesome flies.. just big, and heavy....

here are a few i tied for fun, to give you a better perspective, the 1st and 3rd pic, (the big guys) are tied using 2/0 hooks...

i love this guy
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i tied this guy mainly to try out the black ice chenille
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i think this was the first one i tied
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i know, this isnt articulated, but its a zoo cougar, and i like him..
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most of the other ones i made my buddies got a hold of, i ran out of flip flop to make poppers for the back end of the articulated bottoms up, however im still not completely out of my articulated body obsession.
with all this in mind...

anybody have and really good articulated flies in mind?
suggestions on assuring the rear hook stays in line with the front hook? (and/or proper leader tie in)
suggestions on keeping weight down?
any ever use a zoo cougar?
or anything else related to articulated flies.

always learning,

spoof

PS. sorry i haven't been on in a while guys, work has been insane.