They both got fished today and both leaned a bit to one side while moving through the water. Initially I thought an uneven body shape acted as a rudder but maybe I need to twist the wire connecting the hook to the first shank a bit. Anybody have any input on this?
The angle of the wire loop does control how the whole tail connects, but since each shank is 90 degrees offset they should all link together in a straight line without much fuss.
They look like a great start. Any fish? The videos of people tying them always make them look really easy haha. This is the next thing for me to explore in fly tying (just got a single handed skagit rod and reel set up). Looks like so much fun! Keep at it!
Nothing yet after a couple of attempts. First attempt I figured out real quick they're too heavy for my 5wt rod. Second attempt I fished one with a 7/8wt rod and a sinking leader but came up empty handed. They may be a bit big for the smallmouth in our local rivers and too small for pike. I'm looking forward to fishing them for winter steelhead
Yeah my use case will be in NZ fishing for larger rainbows and browns. I guess pretty similar to your steelhead in size and veracity. Good luck, cant wait to get into it myself!