Shumeister

**skeetbum** · 02-07-2017, 09:52 AM

I know I'm slow, but I finally found the vise (don't ask) and dug through my stuff and memory to put together some of the Gray Ghost variations I've tied and used in the past. They're all on 1/16 #4 jigs and the painting stuff is still packed so they got used nekked. The middle one is a hen hackle feather and is not as long and more rounded on the tip than pointed like a saddle hackle would be. Falls a bit slower. The left is tied with 1/4" sections of the hackle feather after you cut off the tip for another jig. This one has 4 of those, look like V's when you use em. Call those Stingers. Next from the left is a hackle feather tip and a couple of V's for bulk. The fourth is all Maribou tips having been removed from the shaft of the feather, and the right is a squirrel with half of the hair on, then some flash, then the rest of the hair. It didn't show in the pics but I twisted some flashy chenille with the regular and added a little reflection to it, too small I guess. The little one is a 1/80 and #10 or #12 hook that I tied just to see if I still could. Notice how the Maribou kinds stands up, I didn't remove the tips from the stem and that's what happens. It'll still work good once it's wet but I got in a hurry. All the same basic pattern with a different look. The only one I didn't tie was the red streak and that's cuz I can't find the rubber. Thanks for the incentive to drag out the tying stuff, been packed for over a year. Sure is fun and relaxing.

**shuorc** · 02-07-2017, 04:10 PM

They sure look great and should work good in Lake Griffin. all the fish caught in Lake Harris this morning bit on a variation of the gray ghost but can't find out where they or the chenille came from for the 18th. will post a pic when I get over my nap, do agree the tying is relaxing. --shu

**Crappieday** · 02-07-2017, 04:55 PM

Keep on tying skeet, the river bite has turned to crap. Fishing the river near Lake Jessup today and couldn't buy a speck or shad. On Saturday you couldn't keep the shad or specks off your line. Even the locals couldn't catch any specks today.
South flow and 70deg water. My fishing bud did catch a 11lb and a 7lb 14oz cat.........casting jigs for shad!!!!!!??????

**Slab** · 02-07-2017, 05:43 PM

I guaranteeeeeee, you just made Shu's day. No, wait, WEEEEK! He is the Griffin Lake Gray Ghost King. GLGGK himself.

**huntinslabs** · 02-07-2017, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by Crappieday

Keep on tying skeet, the river bite has turned to crap. Fishing the river near Lake Jessup today and couldn't buy a speck or shad. On Saturday you couldn't keep the shad or specks off your line. Even the locals couldn't catch any specks today.
South flow and 70deg water. My fishing bud did catch a 11lb and a 7lb 14oz cat.........casting jigs for shad!!!!!!??????

Looks like we going to be on a catch Andy a Redfish mission here directly.

**skeetbum** · 02-07-2017, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by huntinslabs

Looks like we going to be on a catch Andy a Redfish mission here directly.

I hear ya, kinda weak on the sweet side.

**huntinslabs** · 02-07-2017, 07:16 PM

Have to drag you out there to one of these days.

**skeetbum** · 02-07-2017, 08:55 PM

Thanks Mike, time is the most expensive commodity for me right now. Some Oysters at the local house would be good until.

**Anchor Man** · 02-08-2017, 03:57 PM

Nice looking jigs skeetbum, I tied them for years but it's easier to buy em. I gave all my equipment away just a few months ago.

**skeetbum** · 02-08-2017, 08:02 PM

Thanks Vic, I fell hard for that stuff a while back, got more than 3 people need. Still fun and relaxing to me. I sold a couple of boxes with a small mountain of jigs a while back and wont have so many this time around. My go to colors in a smaller box and I'll be set. Those I tied in the pic will surely be in there, along with some black/chart and chart/white.

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