Schmidek Sakasa Kebari By Mark White
Henry H. Schmidek M.D. was a world renowned neurosurgeon that I had the great pleasure to work with. An avid fly fisherman, unfortunately we never had the chance to share time on the water together. This fly is named for him.
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Start with a #12 barbless hook securely anchored in the vise. Using brown thread, start touching wraps about an eye hook lengths way from the end of the hook and wrap to about mid way down the shank. Trim or break off any excess thread.
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Strip the remaining feathers from the quill, leaving a bare stem. Then take the pheasant hackle and stroke the barbs back to create a small diamond shaped tip which will be used as an anchor to attach the feather to the shank.
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Take a ring neck pheasant hackle, hold the stem of the feather between the thumb and forefinger for support. Then proceed to pull off just the tips of the downy feathers. Place these to one side to be used as dubbing.
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Tie the hackle to the hook shank using 3-4 wraps to securely seat the tip. I find having the natural curve of the fly facing upwards makes the feather easier to wrap. Proceed to wrap the feather around the shank gently stroking the barbs forward, keeping them from being trapped in the thread.
