Popeye Jig and Fatter Chanell Wrap

[Cap]

Tried my hand at tying a little popeye jig. All I have is grey thread so I had to make the neck grey. I have never used anything but a store bought tube or Mr. Crappiie Joker/Thunder. When do you prefer to use the popeye jig over the traditional jig?



Also tied a couple of jigs like I have normally been tying but tried to make the bodies a little fatter. I didn't double wrap, I just used a chenille that was a little larger than the medium that I have been using.

I only got three tied last night, those three jigs took close to a couple hours. I bet I unwrapped a mile worth of thread, repositioning feathers.

[DockShootinJack]

Good looking ties.

[skiptomylu]

Just as a go by here is my Popeye jig. I use it in spring either tight line dipping or under a bobber, but you could also long line troll it or cast and slow retrieve it. Your jigs should also work and work well Popeye jig is one of the few I use 2 tips on because I want the dual color tail. This is not a pattern I came up with in my head like most of my jigs, this one came from I don't even know. This is a 1/32 Oz head also and is the first Popeye jig I ever tied.

I am having a flash back, LOL! I see this was tied using my Renzetti Vise so this was like close to 9 years ago.

Skip

[Cap]

Yeah, I just bought the cheapest one I could find at BPS since I didn't know if I would enjoy it or not. I have kind of gotten into it, I don't know if they will catch fish but I seem to enjoy decompressing and just tying a few jigs after the house quiets down. My wife says I'm OCD, she says I'm not happy unless I'm piddling with something.

[skiptomylu]

They will catch fish, I am sure of that! However I too just love the tying and creating. When you get to catch your first fish on a jig you tied it will all come home!

[Cap]

I think that is what I am most excited about. I am fully committed to the hand ties. I told my fishing buddy that I was going to pull my tray of plastics out of the boat while we are single poling this season and only carry my ties so I am forced to use them.

It's going to hurt my feelings if he smokes me on plastics. If the reciprocal is true, I told him I would sell him a hand tie but the labor that goes into those things will get pretty pricey.

[lowe175]

They look great and you will get faster and whey will out fish plastic a lot of days. Like skip said under a float the Popeye is a killer

[skeetbum]

Those jigs will work just fine. I too started out taking forever to tie just a few and got faster in just a little while. My popeye's don't look very different from those already posted, the big eye seems to be the ticket. I looked at those sold in wally and found them sparse on materials and they can't keep them on the rack, an old accepted standard. I usually try to put too much material on mine and change the look, keep it simple.

[Travis Hill]

Hey Skip! What kind of feathers are you using to make these Popeyes? I'm wanting to duplicate or as close as I can to the Cabin Creek Popeye Jigs. Which you have done here. Any help would be great! Thanks!

[liftbite56]

Have done heads up tests, in fall and winter hair can out shine!