I've been tying these for several years, and down south have caught LMB, bluegills, gar, pickerel, and other stuff on them. Since moving back "north" I've found they are a great SMB style too, of course. Add rock bass and fallfish also.
This past winter I bought the River Road Creations foam cutters for this fly, which makes makes them a whole bunch easier to tie.
For moving water, I like the tail to be just bucktail with some krystal flash, and I leave the rubber legs off. Most times when tied like that, I can get a really good tight wiggle action. No two are exactly the same. For still water LMB and stuff, I tie them fully dressed with silicone legs, splayed hackle tails, weedguards, etc.
JSlager, I agree you have way too much material at the stern of your fly.
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