hizzoner

So very thoughtful …I appreciate the detail and history.

Wonderful ties.. May I ask if the original bendback design was architecture primarily intended to be weedless? If so, is the weed guard necessary? I just listened to the Mill House interview with Captain Steve Huff and he does not use weedguards, so of course I’m wondering about that feature of fly design. Has anyone tried a pattern like this for freshwater species? Bass in particular? Also, I was just looking at my copy of Aaron Adams’ book on saltwater prey and he suggests a layer of 20 lb mono over his braid bodied mangrove muddler..in your opinion would that work for the Prince of Tides? Thanks for your time and wonderful contributions Captain Lemay..I save your fly photos for a bench side reference.. cheers Mark