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MATERIALS

Body: Bucktail (very long if possible) in contrasting colors. Lighter colors should be the longest, while the darkest color, used for the collar, should be moderate to short.
Flash: Flashabou in complementary colors
Glue: Head cement
Thread: Flat waxed-nylon or mono thread
Eyes: Mylar stick-on (optional)
Hook: Tiemco 911s or similar long shank hook
Bob Popvics’ Bulkhead Deceiver Tying and Fishing Tips

Let it breathe! Take your time on the retrieve and allow the water to flow in and out of the bucktail tips. Because it’s made entirely from bucktail, it has an action that many of today’s patterns don’t. If you are using a quicker retrieve, the BTD’s rear portion moves like a fish’s tail as the fly swims through the water. You can also put a Banger head on the front to create some serious surface action. Tying the fly with an extended mono body will appeal to offshore and surf or jetty fly-fishermen. Just begin tying the fly on a piece of mono stretched between two vises, then attach the mono to the shank of the hook just above the bend and continue tying. I have created BTDs over a foot long using this method.

Tying the Bucktail Deceiver
Step 1: Select some bucktail, depending on how long you want the pattern to be, and attach it to the hook with three loose turns just before the bend. Let the weight of the bobbin hold it in place on top of the shank. Bob Popovich

Tying the Bucktail Deceiver
Step 2: Use your index finger to push the bucktail down around the shank of the hook. (If you turn the hook over and there is a gap in the bucktail, tie in a little more so that it encircles the hook.) Bob Popovics

Tying the Bucktail Deceiver
Step 3: Once the bucktail completely surrounds the shank, tighten the thread and secure. Let the ends of the bucktail flare and then apply head cement to secure. Bob Popovics

Tying the Bucktail Deceiver
Step 4: Wrap the flared ends down neatly and apply flash if desired. Move the thread up the shank in front of the previously tied in bundle of hair and attach some more bucktail that is slightly shorter than the first bundle and repeat steps 1 through 3. Add a small amount of flash between bundles of bucktail if desired. Repeat this process until you get to midshank, decreasing the length of the bucktail each time you tie some in to achieve a tapered look. Bob Popovics

Tying the Bucktail Deceiver
Step 5: At midshank tie in the next color of bucktail as in steps 1 through 4 to form the collar. Make sure the bucktail continues to decrease in length at each step so you get the proper taper. Bob Popovics

Step 6: Continue the process of adding bucktail until the shank is completely covered. It usually takes at least four bundles for a long shank hook. Bob Popovics

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