RE: [VFB] Tying legs

[Chris Broomell]

Jim,   A rare serious reply from me.   I tried this on a stonefly nymph….works really well.   Snip 3-5 barbules off of a pheasant tail and flexament them together (this doesn’t take as long as it sounds).  I do a whole bunch of these at once so that I have a ready supply of legs.  Use more barbules for thicker legs, etc.  Tie the legs on as usual.  Instead of knotting them, put a kink in by holding a set of fine-tipped tweezers in a candle flame for about 5 seconds and pinching the legs where you want the joint to be…give the leg a little “twist” to augment the kink.    Let me know how this works if you try it.   Chris