Thursday, August 16, 2012

A Request....The McGee Lime Kebari

McGee Lime Kebari
Recently, I received a request (via Chris Stewart) for one of my flies to be tied a little differently.  The Royal Sakasa Kebari is my all time favorite sakasa kebari experiment. I have tied more of these than any other fly and my fly box is never without a 1/2 dozen of them.  But one of Chris's customers asked if I could tie a dozen in the image of a Tennessee Wulff.  For those who may not be familiar with this version of a Wulff it is virtually the same as a Royal Wulff except that the red silk band is replaced with a band of lime or chartreuse thread. I'm very happy with the look of the fly and can't wait to try out the few extra that I tied for my self.  For those interested I'm posting the recipe below.

McGee Lime Kebari

Hook: Mustad C49S, scud hook, size 12
Hackle: Hungarian partridge, color grey
Thread: Uni-thread 6/0, color black
Body: peacock herl, with central band of Uni-Thread 6/0, color chartreuse
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9 comments:

  1. Michael AgnetaAugust 17, 2012 at 9:47 PM

    Looks great, really like the color combination of this variant. I'm sure it will do well for both you and the customer.

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  2. KiwiAugust 17, 2012 at 9:59 PM

    Thanks Mike! After I tied it I instantly fell in love with it. I'm looking forward to trying it soon and hearing how others do with it.

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    1. Michael AgnetaAugust 18, 2012 at 2:41 PM

      I just tied my own variant. Used hot pink instead of lime green. I might try it, or maybe it will find its way to Lilly - either way, fun tie.

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    2. KiwiAugust 18, 2012 at 7:39 PM

      That sounds like a great version too. I actually plan on also doing a variant using a glass bead for the hot spot this weekend. I'll post pictures when I get ta chance.

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    3. Michael AgnetaAugust 18, 2012 at 10:08 PM

      I tried the pink variant today...it SLAYED fish. No joke. You'll be getting full credit in an upcoming post.

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  3. MarkWAugust 18, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    I can tell you the lime green band on a royal Wulff works great for Adriondack brookies so I have no doubt that you will have similar results with yours.

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  4. Brk TrtAugust 18, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    I've tied that pattern,Tenn. Wulff and it worked well. Your Kebari should do the same.

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  5. KiwiAugust 18, 2012 at 12:25 PM

    Thanks Guys!...Just say the word and I can send you a few if you want to give them a try.

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  6. Brian L. SchieleAugust 18, 2012 at 11:23 PM

    I LIKE! Thanks to that Troutragouse dude for sharing it! I am going to do one with yellow floss!
    Brian

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