Thread: Tied my first jig

Very nice tying MO!



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Nice. I have tied a lot of variations of the ghost with various materials. They work great in some waters, not so well in others. But it's fun to tweak the jigs, just to see what will make an improvement.
One great tip (I hope) was on crappie.com the other day. One of the guys mixes his powder paints to get just about any color he wants for his heads. I'm definitely going to give it a try.
There are days when color and materials don't make a difference, whether you're slammin' 'em or striking out. But sometimes, subtle differences can really turn them on. Although, in my experience, technique makes a much bigger difference than color or materials.
You've probably already found that catching fish on something you made yourself adds a lot to your fishing experience.

Originally Posted by MO Slab

The jig will feed my stomach.......the book which it rests upon feeds my soul.

There is never a time that is not a good time to be a witness. Thank you Mo.

These are some of the new jigs I tied with the rubber legs.

FoL, Those are some very interesting-looking jigs. I'm guessing that you fish the weighted spinner jig on the bottom, with the non-weighted jig tied above?
The dark bodies look like peacock herl. I have found that the herl produces a LOT more fish than chenille or yarn, although the herl tears up a lot quicker. Fortunately it's an easy re-wrap and herl is pretty cheap. BTW, an orange head/peacock herl body/pheasant tail has been my best overall producer.

Bigsky ,,, I stop and sometimes check bird Roadkills --- Peacock no --- Redheaded woodpecker was used . When I first made the unweighted critter bait was to try dock shooting to hang in the water with a slow sink rate.. the spinners are summer time baits that are fished faster.. I like to use Fas snaps above the bottom jig that allows changing the top bait without rerigging till I find what works

Looking real good!