Thread: Hackle jig with Vs

Looks good! What kind of hackle is that and did you use 3 tips? I don't see the V's actually. Looks like you used 3 tips of a saddle hackle??

Skip,
its one tip and the other stuff are the Vs. They may be too big.
now, while you're here, do you turn the V so it turns up or slopes down like the hackle tip.

thanks

I put the V's on top and same direction as the tip. It's realy hard for me to tell what that tails is doing. It looks like 3 saddle hackle tips to me so a bit comfused. The V's normally are shorter than the length of the tip.

I turned the Vs up and I think that s what you're seeing.
Thanks

I think it looks good keep at it.

I see the V's now. That's a good looking jig. When I get big V's I tie the jig with a few of those and not a tip, and it makes a good looking jig. Also, and this is just me and the waters I fish, be careful how much flash you use. I tied one years back that slayed em and it had a couple of pieces of flash in it. I figured if 2 was good, then 12 or 16 was better. Never got tapped. Took it off and put the original on and started catching fish again. Attached to a beetle spin frame that flashy one did great. Just some input. You might tie another like it with less flash and see for yourself. One way or the other you'll be filling the cooler.

I figured more was better. Thanks for the tip. I have some older Mylar single strand stuff I'll try