The Bully Beef fly, named after a South African canned beef brand, is a baitfish pattern designed for targeting tigerfish in the Okavango and Zambezi freshwater systems. It imitates the coppery bulldog baitfish, and comprises partly of a red jelly chenille gill plate, and a magnum rabbit zonker tail.
In this step-by-step fly tying tutorial, Platon Trakoshis of Lucky Bastards talks about the African fishery, how the tigerfish fly is used and how to tie it at home.
MATERIALS USED:
Hook: Gamakatsu B10S 2/0
Thread: Red 140 denier Veevus
Eyes: Nickel Dumbbell - Yellow 4mm.
Body: Lead wire 0.8mm
Body: Copper tinsel flash
Gills: FNF jelly brush
Body over coat and strengthener - Solarez Hard UV Resin.
Tail: Natural magnum rabbit zonker.
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0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Background
1:26 - Fishing in Africa
5:47 - Materials Used
11:15 - The Fly
13:24 - Tie in Thread
15:20 - Lead Weight
17:25 - Flash Body
19:13 - Epoxy Coating
21:50 - Magnum Zonker Tail
26:40 - FInish the Fly