Tying a simple bucktail deceiver



 This fly was developed by Bob Popovic to target predator fish species. This fly has many variations but this is definitely one of the most simple ways to tie it. It is effective in either salt or freshwater. This is one of my favorite flies for bass because you can fish it in almost any conditions depending on what color you choose to tie it in. Different variations alter the way the fly moves in the water so if you are interested  in seeing an alternate way to tie this fly you can check out one of our older posts. The fly from the other post is tied on a weedless hook but you can use the same technique for any size hook you need



Materials needed:
Thread
Bucktail
Flash
Any size streamer hook(I tied this one on a shorter shanked hook so you may end up tying in more stacks of bucktail than I do)


Step 1: start your thread anywhere on the hook shank and bring it back to the start of the hook bend. From here you will tie in a stack of bucktail and spread it around the hook with your thumb. This can be difficult to get perfect so you can pinch the sides and bottom until the hair is 360 degrees around the hook. This is a crucial strategy to learn for tying with bucktail so I will include a link at the bottom of this post to a tutorial on how to do this

Step 2: tie in flash on both sides of the hook using the v tie technique which we demonstrated in our last post. I used large flashabou for this step but you can use whatever material fits your area best. This flash is just to veil the tail stack so don’t use to much 

Step 3: move your thread forward up the hook shank a little way and tie in another stack of bucktail. The stacks should progressively get shorter and more dense as you move up the hook. This will creat the right silhouette when the fly is complete 

Step 4: tie in more flash over the top and bottom of the fly. This will be the last stack of flash because the next two bucktail stacks will be dense and there won’t be a lot of benefit of having flash integrated throughout the head of the fly on this pattern. Try to keep the hook shank relatively bare and don’t create any thread ramps when tying in the flash. Then tie in another stack of bucktail in the same way as the last stacks. Remember to make it shorter than the last one and more dense. Repeat this process one more time right in front of the hook eye and whip finish your fly


Step 5: run the fly under warm water and let it hang dry to set the silhouette of the fly.


This fly is best fished with short steady strips and an occasional pause. It will dart through the water if tied like this and the action can be modified by changing the way you tie it. If you want to know how this is done look back at our earlier post on the bucktail deceiver swimbait post for a reverse bulkhead style tie. If tied that way you will get a fly that suspends longer and pushes more water so when you strip it the tail will have more movement because of the wide shoulders on the fly. 
Here’s a link to how to 360 degree tie bucktail 



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