Been a few years since I posted here. I’ve been struggling with failing eye sight for a couple of years now. I am slowly but surely training my left eye to be the dominant eye and bringing it back to almost center after years of it being lazy to the left. I am slowly getting back to tying and, because of a location change, have started tying and fishing tenkara rods and flies. I doing some research I came across this pattern, a Red Headed Yellow Kebari. Hook is a blind eye Owner GH in size 7, about a size 10 hook gape. Yes, it is a blue coarse fish hook. The Hook Eye is #2 silk beading cord from Griffin Company in Germany in red. The head and front of the fly is Pearsall’s Gossamer, also in red. Matches the eye very well. The hackle is Partridge dyed fiery brown. The thorax is peacock herl. Abdomen is Yellow Pearsall’s Gossamer.
I’m showing two pics of the fly, not because it’s particularly well done, but for clarity on the silk eye. My wife says it’s not too bad for a blind guy.
good to hear from you here
what is the loop (rope) in front… I am thinking could that be a line connection point for better fly articulation
I like it…
welcome back
Very interesting REE, welcome back and thanks for sharing!
Cliff
Steve, the loop is the eye of the fly, it’s tied on a blind eye hook. You are correct in that having a soft eye adds more movement to the fly and, according to Japanese Tenkara Masters, you also get a better hook up.
Eh, who needs eyesight anyway when you tie like that. Solid kebari my friend. Well done!
Beautiful job! It is a bit ironic however that you chose a blind eye hook to get back into the tying game:) Well done and welcome back. It’s great to see you tying and posting again.
Jim Smith