hey Lionel,
do you get your candies to randomly dart like the sst, are we talking the same theory here? did you just weight the rear of the hook with lead ?? as tying the wire in etc on the SST is definitely time consuming but do you get the same action with your candies?

my understanding is that the value, or effectiveness of the SST comes purely from having the lead weight positioned behind the actual hook bend, and thus on the pause the ass really tries to overtake the head and you get a random angle dart on the next strip?
if you look at the recipe and his remarks .. seller specifically defines the number of turns of lead for a few diff hook sizes.. . gives the impression he had done a fair bit of analysis on it, me i have done very little research so i’m genuinely interested to hear you results

it’s interesting stuff, i wish had more time to play with such things, just cause sellers says its special does not mean it is,


see what i mean by weight past the bend below

cheers
grant

felt, marabou, good old rabbit anything soft would work i think, but they look to be larger flies so anything that sheds water quick would be favourable, unless you have the rod to suit ... but i guess chamois hold water hey?? but conversely they are very thin, some soft synthetic blended with flash might look good (to me at least)

Where can you buy these flies, they look awesome!!!

and the finished Shot candy

I fished one.. Its on a big red channel marker. Probably about 10m down, wrapped 5 or 6 times

a tailor