Well rfranks, you are bending something that is already bent, so yes, it will bend further. As you have already figured, out Bendy Bones are the solution! If you really want to use Curves, then you’l have to use them on a straight model. That way they will behave as expected, but as you already have this nice model, I would definitely use BBones. They give you complete control and you can even animate them easily.
