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Possum and Pukeko
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:48 pm
by Roadkill
Thanks to Matura mayfly!
Hook-Dai Riki 899 #4
Thread-Black Monocord
Body-Cream and Grey A. Possum in a dubbing loop
Tag & Rib-Silver Medium Oval French Tinsel
Hackle-Black Pukeko
Re: Possum and Pukeko
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 5:10 pm
by letumgo
I have GOT to tye some of these!!! Awesome combination!
Re: Possum and Pukeko
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 5:35 pm
by narcodog
I tyed a few with the Pukeko a very nice feather.
Re: Possum and Pukeko
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 6:19 pm
by CreationBear
Ah, yes: great feather, but I'm digging the two-toned body as well.
Re: Possum and Pukeko
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:02 pm
by tie2fish
Roadkill ~ That #4 Dai Riki appears to be a salmon fly hook; did you tie this with steelhead in mind?
Re: Possum and Pukeko
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:29 pm
by Roadkill
tie2fish wrote:Roadkill ~ That #4 Dai Riki appears to be a salmon fly hook; did you tie this with steelhead in mind?
Definitely a fly for the big Rainbow boxes!
Re: Possum and Pukeko
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:14 pm
by Mataura mayfly
Wow! Nice big fly.
That is about the only drawback with Puke, is is long in the barbs for a wrapped hackle. You can tie a bunch of fibres rolled around the shank out over the eye to the desired length and push it back against the thorax for smaller ties. They are brittle-ish fibres though and do not take a lot of pushing and prodding without some breakage.
They are good and soft which gives plenty of movement in a hackle.
But Poss'-n-Puke' are a great combination and shown very well here.