the Green on Green on Green Bead Head Pheasant Tail:
I thought about it and, If you want the PERFECT profile:
when I started tying these I'd only grab 3/4 barbs of legs on that last step and pull em forward over the shell back and throw a couple wraps to lock em down in the direction I wanted, repeat on the opposite side. clip the rest close.
same with the tail, if you want a divided tail with two barbs on each side, grab the center barbs and trim em close.
sometimes profile is the key, sometimes stomping on the fly 3-4 times works too. thought I'd add the option.
cheers,
~Jimmy~