Forked Bling Tails

I was genuinely disappointed with these. I'm an experienced tyer and even followed the application instructions. The movement is ok in perfect conditions, but conditions are usually not perfect. If there is the slightest amount of debris in the water or on the fly it stops rotation. Not to mention you can't have any fly material touching any part of the tail or it won't move. Personally, I will not be buying again for what I need.

This is a review of the product before actual use. This is my initial impression. The tails themselves look a little cheesy. However, I've read reviews elsewhere that indicate the tails move well in the water. Since there aren't measurements available on the website, I thought it might be helpful to know that size medium tail has maximum width of 3/8 in. When curled up (Not stretched out) the whole tail is 1-3/8" W, not measuring across the forked part. Because they look so small in the package, I mistakenly ordered two more packages of medium, thinking I was ordering up a size. Nope. I now have three packages of medium. Duh.
What I really like are the connectors. There is a forked bling tail connector kit available, and if Stockard stocked it I would have bought these instead of the actual tails and used them on the Pacchiarini tails (which I might still do!). I like that this product comes with the wire, barrel swivels, and the little plugs. The barrel swivels may help prevent line twist that has been known to occur with a different brand of tail. However, these and the Pacchiarini tails may be light enough that it's not an issue.
BTW, I ordered or/y, holo silver/blk, and pink/blk. The colors have been true to the website.

I bought two packs of these to try out. The size of the tails make the wind catch the fly while casting (not a big surprise), and the combination of spiral cut and stiff material of the tail causes the fly to spin while airborne. My line gets so twisted after a few casts that I spend more effort keeping it straight than I do fishing.