[Wellman]

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Wellman:

Deer Legged Popper

[Wellman]

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[Old Hat]

It's a little hard to see the detail Wellman, but overall the pattern looks good. If I may make just a couple suggestions. I don't tie a lot of popper patterns so others may like to add or correct me, but I usually will try to get the hair just a bit tighter for a little more flotation and the feathers just a little longer out the back. What hook did you use? I think the hair is going to get in the way of the hook point and lessen your chances at a good hook up the way it is now. You could go to a bigger bass hook with a larger dropped gape or trim the hair flat and short, straight across the bottom. Of course tying is full of personal choices, but these may help in getting a bit more hook ups. There's no doubt though that it's tied well and will surely bring the fish up. Nice Job.

[Bruce Derington]

Wellman, Yeah photo doesn't do the fly justice, very fuzzy, see if you can get a better pic

[Futzer]

Hi Wellman, happy spinning, get yourself a Bic pen and take the pen part out, so you have that nice heavy clear plastic tube to pack the hair back and tighten the hair. really really good hair spinners make it look like cork, it is to tightly packed. Oh and listen to Old Hat and Bruce, they know their, shXXXt.

Cheers Futzer.

[riffleriversteelheadslayer]

I'm no Bruce but something I might suggest to help with what old hat said is to trim the bottom of the fly flat and like was mentioned before tighter packed hair kind of like my avatar

[Wellman]

Thank you for all your suggestions ( I really like the bic pen one). This is the first time I got the deer hair to spin "ok". I tried to pack the deer hair, but ever time my hook would move. I had the hook clammed on good pretty good too. Sorry about the picture, can't find a good setting for close up pictures.

[Old Hat]

I think you did good on the spinning for just beginning. It is definately one of those techniques that takes quite a bit of practice to get the feel for it. Different materials act differently also. Get the strongest thread you can and use the least amount of wraps necessary to get a good spin, too many wraps and you can't pack it as tight. As far as the pic goes a couple simple things to try...pull your fly a little farther away from the backdrop, use a tripod if your not, or at least something to stablize the camera, use the delay function so your not touching the camera when the photo is taken, and you can always take the picture a little farther back so it can focus on the fly then crop the picture around the fly.