Nothing wrong with trying something different (although if you sub out the pheasant then is it really a Pheasant Tail any more?).

Howard Cole's LOF Pheasant Tail




Hot Wire Tarcher Pheasant Tail




Flashback PT Softhackle (used ostrich for the hackle)




Here's some I tied with hen pheasant tail

basic




flashback




beadhead




beadhead full flashback




Soft Hackle (split thread)





Charlie Craven's Pheasant Tail Alternative is a cool looking fly and doesn't use any at all

http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/fly...fm?parentID=50

Regards,
Scott