Thread: Wooly bugger jigs

Those look great

I can easily add orange to this jig Ketchn. That's the beauty of creating one's own. You must do well with some orange in your baits. Orange and chartreuse jigs are my favorite colors for crappie in murkey water. I've paid attention to the patterns you Texas guys use. Carrot stick and cajun cricket are two that comes to my mind.

Originally Posted by Ketchn

not that i have a clue but i bet a few with some orange in them would be good stuff as well ?
really nice jigs sir

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So the body of the jig, reminds me of caterpillars. Is that what this is supposed to look like?

It does look like a caterpillar. It's a very old pattern. The first version was called a Wooly worm. Same body but very short butt tail.

Originally Posted by S10CHEVY

So the body of the jig, reminds me of caterpillars. Is that what this is supposed to look like?

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Ketchn Wooly Bugger! Tied this up using your suggestion to incorporate orange into the jig Ketchn. I think it will catch fish. They certainly will be able to see it! #12 hook and weighs 1/48oz.

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Originally Posted by S10CHEVY

So the body of the jig, reminds me of caterpillars. Is that what this is supposed to look like?

Keith, The beauty of this pattern is that you can easily tie it several ways. When I was heavy into fly fishing mine resembled a small minnow in the water more than a caterpillar. With the bead head and sometimes a few wraps of lead I could get it at The right depths and strip and twitch it to look like a wounded minnow. With a little tinsel flash it was a real successful fly. It would work well with U/L. I had them at several weights and olive was a good color to start with. I think I have a few left and should dig them out. When I found patterns I would like like I copied and pasted the tie instructions into a MS Word doc. I must have several hundred patterns saved. It is a nice winter hobby.
Bob

I use the body pattern but from time to time change the tail materials to rubber hackle,hair or feathers.
All the tail materials work well.

That's what is so great about rolling your own!

Originally Posted by RLS40

I use the body pattern but from time to time change the tail materials to rubber hackle,hair or feathers.
All the tail materials work well.

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