monofilament loop underneath tail?

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I saw some flies made with a small loop of monofilament tied in horizontally right underneath the tail. I thought at first it was a hook guard but it goes nowhere near the hook. It almost holds up the tail. What is the purpose of this loop?

Thanks!

Karli-Rae

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That is to hold up its tail and to help keep it from gettin tangled around the hook while fishin it …you’ll see some strange things in the fly tying world

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I’ve done this recently on the pike divers I did for the “Warmwater flybox filler swap” http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/showthread.php?35311-Warmwater-flybox-filler-swap (You might be able to see it on some of the posted pics)

Those divers had a long rabbit/zonker strip tail. The purpose is to try to keep the tail from tangling/foaling in the hook while casting. I tried a drop of CA glue on the bottom of the rabbit strip where it touched the mono, some broke free fairly easy though.

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It’s supposed to keep the tail from fouling the hook; I’ve had varying success with them. For rabbit strip flies, I prefer to use a small section of zip tie inserted into a small hole I poke in the rabbit strip about 1/2" from the bend of the hook and then lashed down along the shank (those zip ties are flat and pretty easy to secure to the hook; super glue helps).

Regards,
Scott

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It could also be there to tie on another section of tippet to attach a dropper fly, instead of tying the additional section of tippet to the hook eye or to the bend of the hook.

Joe

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X1

used a lot here in SWAB…

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I tie large dry fly patterns as a indicator for my wet flies that are attached to the tippet material loop attached beneath the tail of the dry fly.
Check your State’s Fishing Regulations! In Minnesota a fly angler is allowed to use up to 3 flies on his fly line… may be different where you fish.

Sometimes the fish take the wet flies, sometimes they take the dry fly.

This is a “Win/Win” situation when casting out over the water…~Parnelli

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On some flies a thread or mono loop is used to separate the tails of the fly. The loop can also be used to lift the tail of the fly, as previously stated, and as an attaching point for a dropper, also previously stated.

REE