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[stillbear]

What are the most popular used body materials for making crappie jigs. Feathers,craft fur,rabbit zonkers,fox,or what? Would appreciate any and all ideas
what and where to buy them. Just trying to learn. Thanks Gary

[Redman]

Chenille A lot of the tiers here buy from one of the many suppliers listed in the Sticky at the start of this forum. The new Age and sparkling chenille are the ones I use most of the time but there are other materials that can be used. Learn to wrap the chenille and the rest of the material will be a piece of cake.

Redman

[skiptomylu]

Welcome to the board and site!

Yes read all the stick post at the top of this board, that is the place for a new guy to learn where to start. It will save you and us a lot of time answering questions we have talked to death.

[stillbear]

OK Thanks

[hays47]

Never quit using your own imagination though. I tie with almost anything I get dirt cheap or on sale somewhere. I have learned from other guys about using materials that I never thought of.

When trying something completely new tie only a few. Let the fish be the ultimate judge. No matter how pretty it looks if it don't catch fish it is not of use to me. If it catches fish it don't matter how ugly it is.

For example I guy I used to ice fish with started tying tiny little jig with balloon remnants on them. Probably one of the first guys to use plastics under the ice.
They devastated the fish here in Ohio. His jigs had almost nothing on them except strips of the cut balloon mounted on 1/100 or 1/120 oz jigs.
I would have never thought of this. He has long since passed. But every now and then I see an article about ice fishing and they hail it as if they invented it. I kinda smile to myself and wonder if Ol Barry is reading the same stuff up there.

[stillbear]

Very good food for thought. Thanks Gary

[sticksteer]

you will be warned only once, if you hang around this group ....there will be no backing up...you will become addicted and there is no help for you after that. Welcome aboard from a junkie that did not heed the warning !

[Micropterus salmoides]

Very great words pPearch. Also very true and inspirational.
My thing is… if you've ever been downright determined to catch fish and Cldnt afford custom chenilles, jig heads etc etc. Its just eye candy. YOU have tons of options to make what'll work as good if not BETTER.

[Bobo Greybeard]

you will be warned only once, if you hang around this group ....there will be no backing up...you will become addicted and there is no help for you after that. Welcome aboard from a junkie that did not heed the warning !

As said above.


While you can.... "Run to the hills"


Bobo

[stillbear]

I appreciate all the replies and I have been doing alot of research studing and reading about making my own jigs. I am getting all my supplies ready to start tying.I hope to make
good quality jigs that look good, hold up, and most of all attract and catch fish.Thanks Gary