Got some squirrel tails - need ideas for bream jigs

[jawjatek]

Several squirrels by my house recently made reckless traffic decisions, and so I have acquired 3-4 nice winter-coat gray squirrel tails to use for, you guessed it, squirrel tail jigs. I watch Richard Gene on YT, and he is always using a small squirrel tail jig on bedding bream in the spring, so I want to tie some up for this spring. I can tie a pretty good feather/marabou and chenille jig, but I have never tied a hair jig for bream.

It would help me a lot if members could post any pictures of squirrel tail jigs they tie, as I need ideas. I will be searching youtube vids, so if you have a video you like, please post a link. Oh, forgot to say, got a couple buck tails as well, but those are for some striper/hybrid jigs another time. THANKS

[FurFlyin]

I don't have any pictures of any, but I've tied a bunch over the years. I use a 1/32 ounce head no collar and a #8 hook. I typically paint the head black, with a white eye and use red thread. I have also tied some with orange thread and a brown head and white head and white thread.

[Smitty39365]

Crappiedreamer made these. I love fishing with squirrel tails and everything loves to eat them! Lol




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[GrumpyLoomis]

The last picture in that collage reminds me of our water here most of the summer.

[Smitty39365]

Yeah it doesn’t take much rain for us to have chocolate milk to fish in, so it’s like that a lot.


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[skiptomylu]

Well I don't have many pics of squirrel tail jigs, but I did find one, but the pic is not great for sure.

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[FurFlyin]

Skip did you dye that tail? If so, how? I have some Bucktails I want to dye but have never tried it.

[SuperDave336]

I think that’s squirrel tail like in his signature pic. I bought a pack like that from him.

[skeetbum]

All good looking jigs so far. I tend to like mine a little shorter than some folks. Tons of fun to tie and pitch.

[skiptomylu]

Skip did you dye that tail? If so, how? I have some Bucktails I want to dye but have never tried it.

I bought it dyed like that and SuperDave is right that is squirrel tail pieces in my Sig.

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