Chris, I think your flies look GREAT too. I know folks have different preferences on how tightly they like the heads packed. A lot of folks like them packed really tightly because, as Bill noted, they do float longer. They also sit higher, and I believe they sell much better commercially when they're packed REALLY tightly, as many folks equate "really tightly packed" with quality.
That said, I agree with David's comment that less tightly packed ones will sit lower in the surface and will push much more water when retrieved rather than skipping across it like a skipped stone. For this reason, I prefer my Tap's Bug's (and particularly the heads) are only packed so so. That way, when I give them good hard strips, they are just as likely to push water or dive slightly, as they are to skip across the surface like a skipped stone. If I notice a newly tied-on bug skipping across the surface exclusively, then I actually look forward to it taking on a bit of water so it will quit doing this as much.
-- Mike
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