Hi
I watched a tying clip recently where they used knotted Pheasant Tail fibers for legs on hoppers etc. The guy had a pre-knotted tail he bought. I googled and saw some ways to knot these fibers and boy, did I battle at first. Luckily I had a few beers and then it seemed a bit easier.. I tied some flies but I'm wondering how durable these legs are going to be. Do any of you use these as legs or is there some new material around?
Just seems a bit of a process if the legs are going to break off after a fish or two. Do I coat the legs with something? My first few legs were knotted too far down resulting in a longish leg. A few more beers and I rectified this however. Here is how it looked.
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