Thread: Summertime

I piddled some and epoxied some eyes on the heads I poured with this new mold. Then this morning I tried tying a few od the ideas I had.





This one hs a lot going on with it. Too much floo-floo.






This one look sleek and ready to swim along behind the boat. A single hackle feather.


Then there is this thing.






This is a marabou feather jig, with a plastic trailer attached using a screw thingie thing shown below.





I tied the jig then screwed the plastic bait onto the screw. Then eased the thingie thing onto the bend of the hook and continued screwing the bait until it was both upright and in tight. It actually is kind of nice. The bait isn’t going to pull loose, and a crappie can easily engulf the entire mess. The bait swings wildly even for being secured. At first I thought I would need to tighten down on the wire and close up the loop that attaches to the hook, but once the bait gets further up the screw it closes off the gap and boom. There yah are.

I like the concept and plan to explore what it is good for. The baits should probably be smaller ones so the length doesn’t get too far out of hand.

I like the look of that big shiny eyeball leading the way. These heads were not filed or shaved in any way. They came out of the mold just like they look. The Super Pearl 1/4” eyes give off several colors as they move. I really like the way they look, but shad have golden eyes. Still they should work just fine and I don’t have to paint the head when done up like this.