Deceiver

Hook:               Standard saltwater sizes 2-5/0
Thread:             6/0 color optional or clear monofiliment thread
Body:                Krystal flash or mylar, match color to underwing
Tail:                   4-6 broad white saddle hackles
Back:                Peacock herl, optional - flash can be added to the wing of the fly
Head:                5 or 30 minute epoxy
Overwing:         Bucktail in white topped with olive, blue, chartreuse, or yellow - just plain white, chartreuse, black, or yellow can be tied
Underwing:       White,chartreuse, yellow, or black bucktail
Eyes:                 Stick-on eyes or painted

Tying Instructions

1. Place the hook in the vise and attach the tying thread.
2. Tie in a tail guard.
3. Tie in the whites Saddles, one at a time, alternating sides. Try to keep the hackle from rolling when you pull tension on the thread, and keep the ends together.
4. Tie in the Pearl Crystal Flash at it's mid point, just forward of the saddles, streaming down one side. Pull the Crystal Flash around to the other side and lash it down. Doing it this way makes it very strong and much less likely to pull out when a fish grabs it but misses the hook.
5. Throw in a few half-hitches to lock it down.
6. Tie in the Grizzly Saddles and extend them to just about the ends of the White Saddles.
7. Cut a medium clump of unstacked White Bucktail, divide it in half and place one half on each side of the hook, just slightly underneath and on the side to form a long collar about half the length of the total fly.
8. Tie in the Red Crystal Flash to form the throat.
9. Throw in a few half-hitches to lock it down.
10. Apply a whip finish, and cut the tying thread.
11. Stick on the eyes, if you're going to use them.
12. Apply nail polish or your favorite head cement.

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