Hollow Semper Fly

[J Barbosa]

[VSdreams]

That's pretty interesting how he did that. I have seen fly tyers make the flies before and usually they run the bucktail to the back and wrap it. Haven't seen a video yet where he set it up facing frontwards and pushed it back with his thumbs. Have you ever made that particular one? Looks pretty complicated.

[J Barbosa]

That's pretty interesting how he did that. I have seen fly tyers make the flies before and usually they run the bucktail to the back and wrap it. Haven't seen a video yet where he set it up facing frontwards and pushed it back with his thumbs. Have you ever made that particular one? Looks pretty complicated.

I haven't attempted to tie it myself yet but SF describes the fly well in the video.

I believe the hollow tie method was created by Bob Popovics. He ties the material in backwards and then uses a tube (empty pen case) to push it back and wraps bucktail in front (NOT ON TOP) to flair the material.

It looks to be a good big bait profile such as bunker or herring without all the bulk that makes other big flies difficult to cast.

[VSdreams]

Thanks for the quick response JB!

[surfstix1963]

It gives the illusion of a wider baitfish from the rear and allows the bucktail to pulsate when stripped or j igged compared to just tying in at the head.If you use 2 colors it will blend them together.

[J Barbosa]

It gives the illusion of a wider baitfish from the rear and allows the bucktail to pulsate when stripped or j igged compared to just tying in at the head.If you use 2 colors it will blend them together.

Surfstix,

Do you blend the bucktail on each band or assign one color to each band?

Im going to try one with a red head and white body.

What other color combos do you recommend for these? Usual dark over light patterns?