by dahlberg » Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:37 pm
Hi A
I hear you and have felt your pain. Occasionally lure design concepts and fly designs can be transposed, but in the case of a walk the dog type lure I'm afraid it's almost impossible.
In my opinion, what make a fly a fly is that it can be cast comfortably with a fly rod and without danger of impaling the caster. In addition, I insist that my flies actually be fun to cast, not lots of work.
The lure thing is all about specific gravity, center of gravity, balance, and a myriad of other variables, most of which simply do not lend themselves to being adapted into flies that fit the criterion above due to weight restrictions.
I have seen many flies that claim to do that, but they are horrible to cast. Rather than go for a hard to cast fly that does a poor job of actually zig zagging, I would go for a good bubble chain and speed.
best,
L
Larry Dahlberg
The Hunt For Big Fish