... and them being totally successful! I must admit, it is an awesome feeling to experiment with what you think will be a real winner and finally finding that to be the case... I've had this epiphany as of late for a pattern I've designed myself. Sure I've taken elements from "existing patterns" and developed them to my own, and I really don't care if it is or isn't too close to another; the bottom line is I caught 11 fish the other day on something I made of my own and I'll continue to make it and kill it on the local river with it! I had a fish move 3 feet to slam my fly, so I'm deeming it a winner and I'll continue to make/use it!