Thread: Tie opinions

I like the red and white ones with the flash.

ON the Mylar type after each wrap use your other hand to pull the hackles back so the next wrap can go right next to the previous wrap. The only thing I may see is the yellow body jigs is that maybe your forcing the last wrap a bit too much, but not sure as it's had to see well when not more of a profile look in the picture.

I just posted some place here some of my favorite color combos and you IMHO should try these colors. Now I am showing Roadrunners, but I also tie a lot of regular ball head jigs with hackle tails in these same colors. Anytime I am ask I use these go to colors. The top 1, #4 and bottom 2 are my favorite colors. The #4 is top one for me here and the Hot Orange tail one is my favorite one if the water is stained pretty bad from rain in spring. The bottom 2 are for when I can see my jig down about 3 feet or more.

Ok so I tried a couple with some hackle. Most of mine are marabou tied jigs.
The two on the left include a tip and some of the fuzz from the base of the feather. the other two are simply using the little V method skip explains.


a few more im messing with today



THis last one is a simple experiment..


Back to the table, I will mix some up like Skip suggested!

One thing I want to correct, I mostly use the little V's and a tip, but on one type of jig I sue use the V's. Try using like 3 V's and one tip combined. For me this has been very good for people I tie for and for myself. You get the best of both worlds with out the fuzz part which will come off first when bit.

Originally Posted by skiptomylu

One thing I want to correct, I mostly use the little V's and a tip, but on one type of jig I sue use the V's. Try using like 3 V's and one tip combined. For me this has been very good for people I tie for and for myself. You get the best of both worlds with out the fuzz part which will come off first when bit.

Thanks I only have one package of strung hackle that came with a grab box of stuff that I got off ebay. I was just trying some stuff out. You input is extremely helpful and pretty has made me a better jig maker!

Tied a few close to what you suggested!
Time for a little break I think, but keep the suggestions coming guys I havent cleaned up the table yet!

You will like both of these I feel pretty sure of that! Nice jib, but try taking the barbules off the stem on marabou and save the tips for something else later and smaller. Just pull them off and stack them with the tips close and then when you get enough try to pinch it to pick it up about there you want to cut the ends off and tie it in like that. It will add a little more action to your tail. Marabou will look a lot like it's swimming int he water when moved slow or holding it still next to your boat. I know it's a bit of a pain, but for me I like it much better with out tips of the marabou feathers. It's not that they will not still work, but more my opinion and what I learned when I started. It has stuck with me all along and I only use a tip in my tail if it's got a super thin stem and I can fit it in with lot of other barbules I pulled off the stem as I don't want to see all the end at the same spot, I want it to look more natural, but like I said this is just my opinion and everyone has one of those right, LOL? I got it from the fly tyers so I believe in this because I look a them as the real pro's at this tying. So many guys now have videos up on youtube and all they need to know is how to make a video and up load it. I do know there are a lot of excellent videos on there, it's just knowing if the one your looking at is a good one or a bad one. Everyone want to look for shortcuts, but sometimes it's just better to do it a way that takes a bit longer. I can think of several right off the top of my head that I have seen that make me cringe a bit!

Skip

i do pull all of the barbules off of the stem. And like you have said in the past I only use the tip if it is super thin. My photography skills are pretty lacking and could be deceiving as to what is truly going on. I have little bits of feather stuck all over my fleece as proof that I am pulling them off!