Keeper Kebari - Chris Stewart's variation on Masami Sakakibara's Oni Kebari

This is a video of Chris Stewart's Keeper Kebari. www.tenkarabum.com/keeper-keb...
As Chris explains on his website this is a variation on the flies tied and used by Masami Sakakibara (Tenkara no Oni). Oni as he is called, is famous for fishing very large flies with a reverse hackle (sakasa) and very thin bodies made from peacock herl, synthetic peacock, antron yarn and possibly more. Chris explains that Masami tied flies up to a size 2 hook and well he could not bring himself to do that so he did size 6 for the Keeper.
The tying method used by Masami vs Chris is a bit different so I start with a quick show of how Masami ties his flies and then I move on to tie the Keeper the way Chris does.
I don't have size 2 hooks so I do the Oni tying on a size 6...because Chris went smaller vs Oni...I go down to a size 8 for the Keeper...but on the Tenkarabum site he shows and talks about the fly on size 6.
I have certainly fished the Keeper over the years in size 6 and trout do take it!
Here are some links to Masami tying flies.
• 鬼毛鉤　キジ　Oni Kebari KIJI
• Tenkara legend Masami ...

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

All very nice classic kebari flies. I enjoy tying the and fishing with them. :-) Very nice work.

[@flyanorak]

Thank you!

[@ratskincanoe4869]

Excellent video as always. I just tied a few dozen keeper Kebari a few weeks ago, the smallmouth really like them this time of year when the trout streams get too warm, and it’s a killer pattern for trout year round. Definitely one of my top producers. Cheers buddy!

[@flyanorak]

Sweet! Thanks!

[@carlosandreblatt]

😊😎

[@chili1593]

Nice ones thanka

[@flyanorak]

Thank you!

[@BruceWayneReal]

What material is the synthetic peacock? It doesn’t look like UV dubbing

[@flyanorak]

I no longer have the packaging but I believe it is just Peacock color ice dub.

[@christopherstewart9874]

Oni ties his as large as a size 2. I just couldn't force myself to tie a size 2.

[@flyanorak]

I am with you. I have not gone that big either!

[@helgeo.sommer584]

🤩🤩

[@flyanorak]

Thanks!