I bought one of those River Road Creations beavertail foam cutters, and some sheets of foam from Michael's.
Took them to a retention pond. Made a small cast, began stripping out line, and the fly disappears in a boil. I miss the fish. This happened quite a few more times. I couldn't get it to stick.
Finally, this little guy inhales it.
More misses and more frustration, so I head over to the cichlid spot. Make one short cast to the bushes, and immediately a wake pushes behind the fly. This guy doesn't miss.
I smile. It's the first cichlid on the newly build Revelation 2wt.. And the first on top.
That was it for the day. But, I'm not complaining!