On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:19:51 -0800 (PST), mdk77
wrote:

The other night I read about tying fine rubber legs to standard nymph
patterns,(like Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear, Fox Squirrel, etc). It would
be easy to add legs to some of my nymph patterns, but do they really
fish any better than the standard nymph patterns?

I don't think they add anything to the fly except more expense and
another step in the tying recipe. Rubber legs tend to bend back,
unlike the natural.

Since I'm asking the above question, I might as well ask about adding
a bead head to these patterns too. Does the bead make them any more
effective?

I do not use metal beads. I like to add my own weight to the
leader/tippet and tune it for the conditions. I do, however, use
very, very small glass beads to add sparkle and color to a couple of
my ties. I'm not after weight, and they add very little. They do,
however, enhance a couple of home ties that I use in Maine. But, I do
have a couple of beadhead flies in my box simply because they have
worked for me.

Dave