Quote Originally Posted by colonelmeyer View Post
Since I am starting to see a few smaller crawdaddys in the water now here and there thought I would ask around about everybody's favorite imitation of these little fellas. Since these patterns are typically fished on or near the bottom, interest here centers on patterns that are inexpensive and easy to tie.
For a while I was using furry foam for pincers because it looks so good in the water but, it soaks up so much water even the small flies I tied for my six weight started to become a real chore to cast. Other than feathers what do you prefer? Red fox squirrel tail or sparse bucktail is the best sub I can find so far. For a minute i was considering using closed cell foam and marking it up appropriately but not sure about that. What do you guys think?
Got some of these and they are Killer! Check them out...

http://www.feather-craft.com/wecs.ph...y&target=JF315

-Rich