THE KLINGON

The Klingon is a fly I developed specifically for sailfish. It's tied to represent a belly flap teaser with a hot pink skirt over the head of it. The fly was an integral part of the successful "Freespool" team that won the Broome fly rod sailfish tournament several years running as a team and with champion angler and runner up champion angler. It was named by Danny O'Sullivan.

Present it dead in the water slightly behind and beyond the sailfish's head. Tease the fish to within around 30 - 40 feet of the back of the boat - establish it there with a couple of hits on the teaser, rip the teaser out and toss the fly across and beyond the fish so it turns and takes the fly going away. Do not strip the fly, even feed some slack into the line to prevent it from moving or the fish will move in behind it again and once more try to kill it - not what you want. If the fish doesn't take the fly do a quick re-tease and take another shot. Don't leave the fly to sink for longer than about 8 seconds.

My favourite line for this fishing is a Rio Deep Sea.

Step 1- Join 2 hooks together, a 4/0 Gamakatsu Octopus on the back and a 6/0 Gamakatsu SL12 as the front hook. I join flies for sailfish with 130lb mono and have the hook eyes around 5-6 inches apart. Nail knot the mono to the back hook and bind it to the front hook taking the tag down through the eye then three or four times round the shank then along the shank binding it thoroughly as you go- coat the bindings with Hard as Nails. If you want to use this fly for mackerel join the hooks with 80lb black plastic coated multi strand wire and set them close together.

 

 

Step 2- Take a reasonable size clump of Superhair (this is the best material for this fly as it sheds water well and does not matt as badly as the finer synthetics) taper it by pulling the ends uneven, fold it in half and tie it in- the overall fly is going to be around 9-10 inches long. Tie in plenty of flash then tie in 6 saddle hackles around the superhair - curve inwards.

 

 

Step 3- Tie in a veil of superhair around the fly covering the saddle hackles. The superhair gives it bulk and shape and the saddles give it movement as it sinks - tie in more flash (lots).

 

 

Step 4- Tie in another 6-8 saddle hackles around the fly.

 

 

Step 5- Tie in another veil of superhair around the fly covering the saddles.

 

 

Step 6- Tie in ten pink saddle (or soft neck)hackles around the front of the fly like a pink skirt - tie in more flash down the side.