New Fly T-tail

[Saltydog]

This my first attempt at TAILS so Im LOOKING for COMMENTS color, materials, tails. what do think can improve this fly, Im going to do a few doz

Hook is mustad 34011 3/0
tail stripped feather
body underneath is angle hair ice
gills red neerhair
body on top white neer hair
eye marige molded 3/8
thats it
GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN --127-3-

[striblue]

Rich... nice fly!.. I have stopped using ridged tails for bait fish since I want some movement instead of appearance on them... I have used hackle cut tails in the past. Some sili Skin bait fish have been done with ridgid tails... In the past I have wanted a combination of appearance and movement.. this old feather brain attached has a Cickabou tail which will move..it will straoghten out on a fast strip...but will take the shape on a dead drift... just some thoughts.

[kujo24]

Since the neer hair is fairly sparse and transparent, you may want to add a lateral line (Underneath the hair) w/ mirage. I like how the gills show through! Nice.

[Saltydog]

Im going w/ the bigger feather as some one suggested the vain is strong an small so to have no an water tention on it just the tail section so it will move more freeley. thanks for the suggestion will do another
GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN --127-3-

[ruge13]

I use them in some of my decievers. Although, if you go with a more rigid feather, it acts as a rudder and will steer the fly, often resulting in a fly on its side. For example, this is a pheasant wing flight feather. Tough vein and rigid feather. The same size tail with a hackle or neck feather will move better and not move the fly

[Saltydog]

:rolleyes: SHAUN thank you for that infomation.
GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN --127-3-