A long-shank hook may need five or more bunches. This flexibility of fly pattern allows for big, saltwater game fish as well as small, freshwater smallmouth and coldwater trout. Popovics decided to find a construction method that used less material to build a fly with a large profile. ← Jay Nicholas Revised Tips on Tying a Short Hollow Deceiver Fly. The Hollow Fleye method is an option for any pattern that normally uses a traditionally tied collar. The biggest pike were 6 and 5 kg and both were caught with the very fly that’s at the bottom of the first photo. However, Thunder Creek flies have a band of thread behind the original bucktail tie-in point that binds down and restricts the hair to a single, more narrow shape. Hold the longest tips of one bunch tightly between your thumb and index finger and pull softly on the remaining hair to separate the longest fibers from the shorter ones. This isn't the first time Popovics has struck gold in the big-fly department. Typically, I emphasize using sparse clumps in this fly because it allows the hollow fly to be a hollow fly and not a Bucktail deceiver. Other natural or synthetic fibers produce even longer flies. Do not wrap back over the hair when creating the thread wall of a Hollow Fleye unless you want the hair to lie flat against the hook shank.To create a tapered fly, you must surround the hook shank with at least three bunches of bucktail in progressively shorter lengths. One of the greatest fly tying challenges has always been creating a large nonfouling fly, with a profile similar to a natural wide-bodied baitfish, that is easy to cast and fishes well. Sold Out (More on the Way) Notify me when this product is available: This large 9-inch pike fly is tied on a 6/0 hook with bucktail, schlappen and blended flashabou which not only creates bulk but also a taunting left to right movement of the tail in the water. The Big Fly Fiber (w/curl) is a long (10") synthetic fiber fly tying material from Hedron.The light fibers allows for easy casting and have enticing movement in the water. Slide your thumb and index finger down the hook shank from the eye toward the bend to open the cone of reverse-tied bucktail so the fibers stand out perpendicular from the shank. Using a few materials such as bucktail, flashabou, and saddle hackle, Jay ties these beautiful patterns for large fish around the world. Long-shank hooks require at least five bucktail bunches, and the taper must move along at a slower pace to maintain a proper profile.
I've also used it to tie weedless, wide-profile Bendbacks. Keep in mind that the angle of the first bunch determines how the remaining bunches should stand. Repeat for each shorter length of hair. There’s no denying that natural flies have much better movement in the water and flies like this Hollow Deceiver can be made as light to cast as synthetics. Email. If you limit yourself to the use of natural materials, the task becomes more difficult.It comes as no surprise to saltwater fly tiers that this challenge has been met by Bob Popovics, whose fertile mind spawned such innovations as the Surf Candy, Siliclone, and Bob's Banger. The more thread wraps you make, the more the hair flattens along the hook shank.Add as many bucktail bunches as required to fill the length of the hook shank. Jay Nicholas Revised Tips on Tying a Short Hollow Deceiver Fly. Add realism by using contrasting colors on the top and bottom to imitate the natural contrast of baitfish.The Hollow Fleye is a streamer, so all the traditional streamer-fishing techniques apply. One of the cosmetic benefits of this style is the tiny, almost nonexistent head.Simple one-color Hollow Fleyes are effective, but this tying method allows you to easily add other colors. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.Perhaps the most important aspect of hunting big trout in big water is the mental game.Chip's Monster Magic. Le streamer DECEIVER est une mouche excellente pour cibler le brochet. In addition to being a cost effective alternative to grizzly feathers they are also longer and a more durable material than grizzly hackle. Gunnar Brammer Flies. Tie them in different colors. I have tied and fished Hollow Fleyes made from polar bear hair, ostrich herl, and Unique Hair with good results.Popovics prefers bucktail over other materials because the naturally tapered tips impart a lifelike motion to the fly. Add flash to you liking. For a sparse Hollow Fleye, use fewer bunches of hair spaced at less frequent intervals. The Bucktail Deceiver and the Spread Fly can both be tied to lengths in excess of 10 inches, and his Cotton Candy pattern was specifically designed to be a large, castable, full-profile, and nonfouling pattern. Repeat step 6 two more times. Repeat for each shorter length of hair. Name.