Mardi Fly

[Mike G]

Should I of called it the Thirteenth Fly of Xmas?

 

Since Tom mentioned that the free fake fur spins, I tried it on a sample. The sample looked so good I tied on a tail and added a head in a contrasting color(not the recommended sequence). I wound up with something that looks like Tap's Bug.

 

 

Being made of polyester it will sink; so I figure it will be a good pollywog imitator--a Poly Polly. The fake fur tail will have a lot more action than bucktail. This is a Pink Polly because I had a lot of pink fur to experiment with. Lesson learned: it takes a lot of fur to spin a small body, Be sure to have a good supply on hand.

 

Laissez les bons temps rouler!

[Mike G]

A picture of the Mardi Fly is now viewable in the original post.

[Tom L]

Nice and dense body and head, Mike. I found the craft fur closest to the patch (craft fur stumps) offered the densest dubbing.