I tied up 3 of these for bass fishing after seeing Tim Flagler's recent video. I think I did a good job tying them symmetrically but after testing them in the creek they lean. Sometimes the lean over on one side, sometimes they lean over on the other side.
I suspect the weight of the hook bend pulls the fly over in either direction almost like a fulcrum but I'm not sure. It's a Tiemco 5263 hook, Copper cone with 6-7 wraps of .030 lead wire behind the cone. The knot I'm using is a Duncan loop.
When you let the fly settle to the bottom and twitch it, the fly orientates itself fine. When you swim it it leans over to one side or another.
Unlike a streamer like a bugger the Scotty McFly is not tied in the round. There is a top and a bottom so I'd like to come up with a solution before I tie more of these. Any ideas? Jerry