Mop Hopper

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- May 11, 2019 at 1:32 pm #8347
  
  Tim McCoy
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  The Mop Hopper is our fly for the last fly tying session for the year. It appears to be a pretty straight forward foam fly. I have tied several. The problem I am having is with the legs. I can’t get them to line up straight between the upper leg section and lower section. When I tie them in they want to splay out right or left. Any advise?
  
  Also, I can see where this fly may go: MOPPER HOPPER DROPPER!
- May 12, 2019 at 3:49 pm #8349
  
  bkbying89
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  Tie right and left legs. Is it the thread torque that is the problem? Maybe tie them lightly and then a dab of glue might help?
  
  Bill
- May 12, 2019 at 10:13 pm #8350
  
  engermike
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  Here’s a link to Youtube Kelly Galloup tying his Ant Acid. At the end he talks about setting legs. This has helped me. Two LIGHT wraps over the legs to set them where you want; then two wraps immediately in front. Do not pull tight until you’ve completed the two wraps in front.
- May 13, 2019 at 1:16 pm #8528
  
  Tim McCoy
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  I don’t think I made my case clear. It is not tying the legs to the body where I am having a problem. It is in the step where we make the legs before attaching them to the body. I want my leg segments to be at right angles, but I also want them to be aligned in a single plane. The difficulty, as I see it, is tying two round objects and cementing them together. In the Tightline video the legs are at right angles.
  
  This may not be a technique problem at all. It may be a fly tier wishing to be perfect in their efforts. The end result trial is whether the Mop Hopper catches fish or not.
  
  Thanks to those who offered advice.
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