Quote Originally Posted by Steven View Post
Good ties.

But y'know, I've never gotten the point of paraloops. What need does it solve that isn't met by a Catskill, parachute, modern thorax or comparadun? Or even just a hackle-collared fly with no wing?
Because the paraloop offers better floatation due to the hundreds of intact hackle fibers; these help displace the water better than a trimmed hackle or a sparse parachute hackle.
Plus, I think they look cool and accentuate the thorax?