The Bucktail Deceiver (BTD) was first tied by Bob Popvics and utilizes solely bucktail as the source material. With the combination of changing fiber length, location on the hook shank, and density of bucktail sections, an incredibly realistic profile and movement can be created. Here we take you through the steps of tying a Bucktail Deceiver with larger big game in mind such as striped bass, pike, tarpon, musky, and snook.
Buford flies are iconic in the world of pike and musky fishing. With the large disk shaped head made of flared hollow bucktail fibers, Buford flies push a ton of water and make a large presence. These flies come in all shapes and sizes but are generally defined by their uniquely styled head. On top of pike and musky this type of fly can be productive for any other predator species including striped bass. These specific ones are tied using just saddle hackle feathers, flashabou and bucktail.
There are so many various techniques when fly tying with bucktail. In the video below, Joe takes you through some of the most popular ties including hollow and reverse bulkheads!
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This is a pattern created by Josh Thelin which combines some traditional ideas from Lefty's Deceiver but also incorporates a hollow tie and the inclusion of EP synthetic fibers to give the fly better movement and profile.
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Slightly different than the traditional clouser, we tie ours using no material along the bottom in a similar way many bonefish/tropical flats patterns are tied. This enables the fly to consistently ride inverted/hook-up and to also be much more durable.
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