Tied this one last evening. Attempted a chenille body that wasn't going to work, so I broke out some Holoshimmer to finish up.
Materials:
- 1/16-oz. minnow head jig with #4 hook.
- Turkey feathers - bright yellow.
- UTC Ultra Thread (olive) - 140 denier.
- Sulky Holoshimmer - sliver metallic.
- White acrylic paint for eyes and basecoat.
- Black acrylic paint for eyes.
- Maybelline Nail Polish for head paint -Go Go Green.
- Devcon 2T Epoxy for topcoat.
- Flymasters (Wapsi) Flashabou Accent - fluorescent chartreuse/pearl.
Last edited by Pup; 10-23-2009 at 07:10 AM. Reason: Holoshimmer mis-IDed in Materials
Jig Tyer.
I like it, should have a good profile when wet. One thing I "try" to do is to taper the body down towards the tail if just using thread or tinsel.... fat at the head and thin at the tail, but that's just me. That will for sure catch fish as is!!![]()
Hey... I have that color!!! lolololololo:D
Good looking jig - like the holo
looks great to me
Thanks Guys.
That color works very well to create olive-colored heads on smallmouth bass jigs. I've stocked up on it.
I've personally found that white crappie in my nearby reservoir (Eagle Creek) do like variations of greens and yellows combined with holo metallic bodies.
Jig Tyer.
Good looking jig especially the paint job I love the color
I like it....I am going to have to try and build one...
MaryLou~~
Good looking jig!!!!
I like the paint job!!!
Fatman
Looks good to me. Nice color combo. I too taper the body toward the feathers making it fatter toward the head when using a thread type wrap. That head color is a little like the color I use on one I have good luck for Crappie, a powder paint color in Baby Bass.
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