I really have a problem with the idea of "suspending" or "neutrally buoyant" flies. If the fly is neutrally buoyant, neither sinking nor floating, wouldn't it stay where it first lands i.e. the surface? If its used on a sinking or sink-tip line I suppose it would suspend, but only once the line is resting on the bottom. That would make strike detection nearly impossible.

Maybe some of you can help me to understand.

To keep from getting snagged I use a lot of beadhead wooly booger type flies (without the palmer hackle). Also I tie them on light wire hooks so that if I do get snagged the hook will often bend before I snap the line. That way I get my tungsten bead back.

Warmouth