Swimming Sideways
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yeah there’s definitely a balance you’ve got to find, it varies material to material and and hook to hook though. Make a prototype, fill up your bathtub and pull it around in there by hand (on some really light tippet) before making more.
Only other thing I can really say on the matter is to tie relatively sparse. Even if you’re trying to make a large profile fly, you’ll be better off with many sparse layers than just a couple of thick ones.
Tim, I’ve run into the same things on larger, stacked,fibered streamers. Especially synthetics like EP fibers or tinsels for beefed-up Puglisi’s and flash flies:
A few things I’ve found:
1. A wider gap, shorter shank hook with mono loop for long-fibered streamers works well.
2. Sliding flash tubing (like Flex Cord or Mylar) over a bundle body of hair or zonker strip can add a good symmetry to this style of fly. Then I can add eyes and epoxy, and these usually swim right on.
Like these:
3. When using a longer shanked hook, try filling in the body with Estaz between stacked fiber layers—this gives a fuller profile with fewer top and bottom layers to tie in.
Mostly like Carter said,
I often go overboard on my larger streamers when I’m imagining the attack of the gnarliest predator in the water. Frequently, I have to trim the fly on the water to correct for overbulking.
Travis
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