Worm-Tail Jigs

[AtticaFish]

I made these up yesterday. Whats your thoughts? 1/64 heads with a #8 hook for the trailer. I doubled up 12lb mono to link the hooks and wove ultra chennile through it. Around 2" total length.



With nasty cold/windy weather, the gills (and crappie) for the most part have gone on hiatus. Tried them today for a bit, but no takers, I had minners along too and just couldn't find much of anything willing to ride home with me. Is this cheating?? Made some poppers with the same idea, gonna post on the fly board. - AF

[Crappiekiller3]

I like em! I've done similar without the trailer and a 3" worm.
Those look good with the hackle around the head!!

[talegunner]

Nice ones,Ya best tie a few more. them two guna get nawed.

[Pup]

I'm thinking of a leech for walleye or sauger.

[OKSTATEjiggy]

Awesome jigs, Attica! Look out bass (or any fish, really).

[LedHed]

Tight tye - greart idea

[Fatman]

Lookin good11111111 You cold also try tying some without that extra hook and a bit shorter tail.

Fatman

[AtticaFish]

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Lookin good11111111 You cold also try tying some without that extra hook and a bit shorter tail.

Fatman

Fatman... I got the idea from the San Juan Worm fly pattern that has 1 hook in the middle of the worm body and sorta mixed it with the popular Creme (sp?) rubber worms that are pre rigged with 2 hooks. :D Was talking with a guy who got into some good browns using the rubber version with floats on spinnging gear.

[hays47]

Used to slay big gills on small leeches ( live ) the ones too small for walleye. I don't see any reason those won't do the same. By the way the walleye didn't know they were too small and they gobbled them up also.

When I operated a bait shop I always had plently of little leeches as the fishermen wouldn't buy the small ones. The only way I could buy them was mixed. Might have to try tying your pattern as I haven't had live leeches for quite awhile.

Rabbit zonker strips also make a good leech imitation according to a lot of tying sites.

[skiptomylu]

You may like this story then. Spring 2008 I was actually trying off my bulkhead for some bass action and using a 1/4 oz with marabou and worm tail or most of a 4" worm. Caught no bass, but caught 2 really nice crappie and both in the range of 12"-14" (don't really remember them as I think one or both got let back).

The guides back when used this black marabou jig after fronts in the spring so they could still catch some.

See picture below of jig with a lighter to see size, LOL!
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