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Clint, they look fine. I'm sure when the  steel are on the color and the presentation is right they'll get bit.
Just some things to try. If you shorten the tails and antennae a little they'll be more durable and a little more realistic. You can also try putting on a thorax or wingcase cover. It allows  the flash to be shown from 1/2 the fly, rather than the whole front like an egg sucker . Subtle is sometimes good. Having both is good. Some flash and some realistic, duller patterns. Thanks for sharing. You are definately  in the swap.
 
Charlie

Looks like they will catch fish clint. Good job. I sometimes completely leave out the tail and antenna... I often make the tail with just straight hackle fibers as well as a wing casing and beard... I also often tie just a straight dubbed tapered body with a second step as a large dubbed head with no other color.... sometimes copper rib; sometimes not...etc.etc.etc.

What im trying to get at here is tie many variations... you will find some days one will work better than the others... good luck and keep up the good work

ORIGINAL: Clint S

Thanks Charlie, I thought the tails and antenna were too long.  I have been wondering about a wing cover.   what would I use for a wing cover, is it the stuff called swiss straw?  

Count me in for the swap.

 
Clint, swiss straw IS used as wing covers, but you can also use nymph skin,  6 mil black plastic, turkey biots (for small sizes), and any number of  wing feathers from pheasant, turkey, crow, etc. covered with a flexible coating and cut out. I make a bunch up at once by stretching out a nylon stocking  in a rack  (I staple it to a square rack) , place the feathers on the rack and coat with Dave's Flexament or Aquaseal thinned with a small amount of fingernail polish remover or acetone.  I put some of the coating on the nylon, stick the feather on it,  then coat the feather. When they dry completely, cut them off and you can now cut nice mottled wingcases out of them that are very realistic. One batch will last a few seasons worth. If you do a single wingcase like a mayfly nymph (even though stones have  more) you can just cut an uncoated section off a feather,tie it in,  put your dubbing or estaz in and pull the cover over the top and tie off. I then coat the wingcase with Sally Hansen HAN , or Flexament.
Lots of ways to skin the cat.
 
Charlie

I often just pull hackle fibers over the head. Its cheap and easy and you can do it in many different colors. When doing this I will usually do the tail in the same color...

Thaks for all the ideas.   I have aquseal at home and some  feathers so i may do some experimenting.  
Salmo  thanks for the tip on the wire, I will try to get it a bit more uniform