1. Tie in bucktail on top of the shank

2. Tie in Nayat in reverse on top of the hook

3. Tie Nayat back

4. Tie in Nayat in reverse on the bottom of the hook

5. Tie Nayat back

6. Add flash

7. Tie in a short bundle of Nayat on the bottom of the hook

8. Double Nayat over

9. Tie in bucktail in reverse on top of the hook

10. Tie bucktail back

11. Tie another short bundle of Nayat on the bottom of the hook

12. Tie in a bundle of Nayat on top of the hook

13. Double both top and bottom Nayat over 

14. Add a little flash

15. Tie in a bundle of Nayat both on top and on bottom of the hook

16. Double both top and bottom Nayat over and whip finish

17. Glue eyes on 

18. Clamp the eyes in place with the Eye Tool

19. Take some pictures and select the best one to post on social media.

Materials:

Bigstreamers Nayat

Ahrex SA280 Size 1

Mono Thread. 

1. Attach the thread to the hook and secure it with glue.

2. Tie in a small bunch of tapered Nayat on top of the hook.

3.Double the long over the short end and tie flat.

You can spread a little to the sides, but not to the bottom.

4. Tie in the top color 70/30 and the bottom 50/50.

5. Fold back both top and bottom and tie flat.

6. Tie in the top color 60/40 and the bottom 50/50.

And again fold back and tie flat.

7. Tie in the top color 50/50 and the bottom color also 50/50.

8. Fold back and whipfinish behind the eye.

9. Attach the eyes and finish the head applying Raidzap between the eyes, holding the Nayat in the shape you desire.

10. Trim the nayat with sharp scissors.

Tight Lines!

Perfect Nayat streamer for pike, tied on a Ahrex TP610 4/0.

1. Attach the thread to the hook and secure it with glue.

2. Tie in Chartreuse bucktail on top of the hook.

3. Fold the bucktail back and tie it down while keeping it on top.

4. Tie Chartreuse Nayat on top (30/70).

5. Tie a bunch of shorter Chartreuse Nayat at the underside of the hook (50/50).

6. Fold back top and bottom Nayat and tie down.

7. Bring your thread about 8-10mm forward and tie in Olive bucktail on top of the hook.

8. Fold back the bucktail and tie it down while keeping it on top.

9. Tie a bunch of short Nayat at the underside of the hook (50/50).

10. Tie a blend of Young Pike and Dark Olive Nayat on top.

11. Fold back top and bottom Nayat and tie down.

12. Tie in a clump of short Orange bucktail and distribute the hairs 360⁰ around the hook.

13. Fold back the bucktail and tie it down.

14. Tie a shorter bunch of the Nayat blend on top (60/40).

15. Tie a short bunch of Nayat at the underside of the hook (50/50).

16. Add a little Ripple Ice Fiber on both sides.

17. Tie some shorter Dark Olive Nayat on top and orange on the bottom (60/40).

18. Fold back top and bottom Nayat and whip finish behind the eye and shape the head with Raidzap Flex.

19. Last step, attach artificial Jungle Cock eyes in size medium/large.

Tight Lines!

It's a great  thrill, catching pikes on surface lures and especialy with a flyrod! Spring is coming and that means popper season for pikes!

We have been selling the handmade and airbrushed poppers for quite some time now, and also the airbrushed popper heads.

We had many questions how we make these poppers on a shank,  and we hope with this blog you see how we do it :-)

First thing we have to do, is give the popper some eyes sockets. With this tool (or any other) we cut out the outline for a 12 mm eye, and take it out with a sharp hobby knife. (be careful)

Next step is to give the popper some color. We use an airbrush for this, but any spray can or copic pen will do the trick. Just keep a good distance while spraying to get a smooth overal effect.

This is the effect we are looking for.

After we sprayed the heads with the basic colors its time to add "dots" or stripes...any decoration will do.

Next we finish the "head" with a transparent layer of protection, as show on the photo.

Then after we've given the popper head the protection finish, we can glue the eyes on and we have a "ready to tie" popper head.

We use a 50 mm bigstreamer shank and a little piece of fluo tube, to keep the hook in a good solid position behind the popper head.

On the hook we tie in some bucktail, nayat and some long saddles. (in that order)

Second step is a little bit tricky, you have to "lock" the shank with the fluo tube in your vice...we did it with many different vices and it always works. 

If you got it locked, just repeat the bucktail, nayat and saddles steps. (you can also use flash or/and strung rooster saddles or any other material). Last step is to give your popper a collar, we use Monster Dubbing or Predator Dubbing for this. Make sure you tie it all in as far as possible at the end of the shank, so keep enough space for fitting your popper head.

Final step is putting a thin layer of thread over the shank and add some glue...now you can push the popper head over the shank all the way back to the material and you have a ready to go pike popper!

Fish-Skull Faux Bucktail fibers have the same basic diameter, gentle crinkle, and taper as natural bucktail. In appearance, it looks almost identical and has the same distinctive bucktail fly or lure action in the water. However, the fibers are not hollow (which helps your fly sink faster) and will not “flare” in the same way as regular bucktail while tying. This means you will need to tie with slightly different techniques to achieve the same effect.

Every Faux Bucktail fiber is premium 6” (152 mm) length, giving you more than twice the amount of usable fibers per tail and eliminating the headache of sorting and searching for ideal strands. Simply peel off the full length of your desired amount of fibers, trim to length, and tie them in.

The fibers can be used in a wide range of fly or lure types.

• Trout flies: Beautiful tapered wrapped “quill” bodies, nymph wing cases, Mayfly tails and legs.
• Streamers: From tying typical Clouser Minnows or Deceivers right up to large, “bite-proof” Pike, Musky or Golden Dorado flies.
• Poppers: Tie simple and durable tails on foam poppers
• Bucktail Jigs: Tougher, longer lasting fresh and saltwater bucktail jigs.
• Musky Bucktail Lures or dressed trebles.

Note: Faux Bucktail cuts easily, but like most other synthetic materials can be hard on your nice scissors. Use serrated heavy duty scissors designed for synthetics (or an old pair you don’t mind abusing).