{"id":6500,"date":"2020-04-14T18:03:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T22:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tailflyfishing.com\/?p=6500"},"modified":"2020-05-13T02:56:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T06:56:36","slug":"soft-chew-wiggler-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tailflyfishing.com\/soft-chew-wiggler-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft Chew Wiggler 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"

If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me, \u201cWhat sort of wizardry is this?\u201d I\u2019d be a rich man. Although the Soft Chew Wiggler story is a relatively short one, it\u2019s evolved over six years and has gone through many revisions: from a solid full body, to a segmented flexible body, to eventually just a head section. After the pattern was finalized to just the head section, I added glass beads as a ballast to keep the fly from lying on its side and to slow its ascent between strips, allowing it to suspend in the water column. The glass beads also produce a chattering effect when the fly wobbles. As I learned more about angling, I became a great observer, and I started to look at things three-dimensionally. As you may know, fish don\u2019t always hunt by sight and smell alone. They can also use their lateral line to feel movement and changes in pressure. So, the synapse in my brain finally made the connection and the light bulb lit. I decided this design was going to be less about a matching the hatch and more about giving off the vibration and sound of a baitfish in distress and running for its life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When it comes to flies, I\u2019ve always had an innovative attitude that I believe is due to my occupational background. As an AutoCad draftsman for the better part of 20 years, I\u2019ve been able to use my everyday computer skills at home on my hobbies. When I sleep, I guess you could say that I\u2019m haunted by fish-shaped foam.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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