Originally Posted by
Zepher
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Thanks John. I borrowed "cabbage" from the three stooges.
So, to address you and DLJeff -Thanks to you both. Great self-learned information. You're both hard core.
I love fishing terrestrials. They are big and easier to see. I've made adjustments to several styles and patterns of flies. At the risk of this post going sideways, these are some of the adjustments. I got rid of the hard shell back, like the turkey quill wing case. Also deleted the 1 to 2 mil thick foam back ( except in beetle patterns because it doesn't seem to matter ) , in favor of the 1/2 mm. Also, the bodies and wing cases won't extend past the barb. On the hoppers, the wing material is sparkle yarn. It's soft, flexible, floatable, quick drying, visible at a distance, and most important, it has a better chance of getting tangled in fish teeth. My beetles are foam back - I have a higher rate of "fish stick" with beetles patterns.
I don't know what the percentage of grabs to hook ups should be. I enjoy what I do and how I do it, just want to increase my odds. At this point, maybe hook selection could be a sticky improvement