Post by sakasakebariuk on Jan 18, 2012 15:22:22 GMT
I have been experimenting tying Sakasa Kebari. The pattern is relatively simple to tie, as only a couple of types of material are required.
The basic idea when fishing Sakasa Kebari (wet) is to lightly twitch or pulsate the fly in the water, just under the surface. The soft, reverse hackle will open and shut enticingly, giving the impression of struggling or swimming prey.
For my Sakasa Kebari I use 6/0 tying thread; the advantage with using 6/0 tying thread is that it comes in a multitude of different colour and the reverse hackle is tied using a feather from a hen pheasant.
I sometimes tie a variation of the Sakasa Kebari by either tying in a collar of herl behind reverse hackle and sometime add dubbing to the body.
I start by wrapping a 6/0 thread body, creating a small head behind the eye of the hook. This is the point at which I will tie in the hen pheasant hackle.
Traditionally hackle from the hen pheasant is used, so I have decided to keep with tradition and use hen pheasant hackle. However any soft hackle will do.
During my experiment I have found that the feathers from the neck or breast of the hen pheasant work well.
Tie the hen pheasant hackle in by the tip and wrap backwards using hackle pliers towards the hook bend.
Tie down the stem of the hackle, I like to tie in the stem by tying them down the hook shank a little way with thread wraps to give the fly a little more profile in the body. I then make some thread wraps over the last turn or two of hackle to neaten it all up and keep the hackle pushed forward.
At this point, you can either make a body from thread wraps; dub the body, or herl the body
To finish the fly, I tie off with half hitches; a little head cement can be used to secure the half hitch knots.
I will add some photos later tonight as currently having a few issues downloading the photos off my camera.
Kind Regards
SKUK
The basic idea when fishing Sakasa Kebari (wet) is to lightly twitch or pulsate the fly in the water, just under the surface. The soft, reverse hackle will open and shut enticingly, giving the impression of struggling or swimming prey.
For my Sakasa Kebari I use 6/0 tying thread; the advantage with using 6/0 tying thread is that it comes in a multitude of different colour and the reverse hackle is tied using a feather from a hen pheasant.
I sometimes tie a variation of the Sakasa Kebari by either tying in a collar of herl behind reverse hackle and sometime add dubbing to the body.
I start by wrapping a 6/0 thread body, creating a small head behind the eye of the hook. This is the point at which I will tie in the hen pheasant hackle.
Traditionally hackle from the hen pheasant is used, so I have decided to keep with tradition and use hen pheasant hackle. However any soft hackle will do.
During my experiment I have found that the feathers from the neck or breast of the hen pheasant work well.
Tie the hen pheasant hackle in by the tip and wrap backwards using hackle pliers towards the hook bend.
Tie down the stem of the hackle, I like to tie in the stem by tying them down the hook shank a little way with thread wraps to give the fly a little more profile in the body. I then make some thread wraps over the last turn or two of hackle to neaten it all up and keep the hackle pushed forward.
At this point, you can either make a body from thread wraps; dub the body, or herl the body
To finish the fly, I tie off with half hitches; a little head cement can be used to secure the half hitch knots.
I will add some photos later tonight as currently having a few issues downloading the photos off my camera.
Kind Regards
SKUK