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Attachment 458221I was using the jigs on the top side of the picture. The 7' Shimano Soare BB is a fantastic rod, my first JDM rod I purchased five years ago for $120 and my favorite rod. Only rod that goes on every fishing trip even if I'm fishing for bass or hybrids, stash it under the trucks back seat just in case.
you know I have had a few big bass smash a gill or 2 back in the day , but never managed to ketch one of them , much less a DOUBLE DIGIT MONSTER .....K A B O O M
you is on :Fire bud , congratulations :cheers2
Heck yeah! Now that looks fun and some nice ties as well.
Ketchn, it's my first one that I actually landed. Probably wouldn't have landed her if I hadn't given her time to swallow it. Looked down her throat and only saw the tail of the gill. Had one about 6# grab a gill yesterday but pulled it out of her mouth because there was so many trees and debris in the water I knew I wouldn't land her on 2# test. Going to put some 3# on the reel today and give it another shot tomorrow. Gills are bedding now in a couple spots, got several 9" yesterday and one hit 9.5 ", getting closer to my goal of 10" gill this year. Still haven't found any redear yet but this lake has some nice ones.
Congrats on your new PB. I have come close to the ten pound mark but never been able to break it. Well done !
What are those feathers called if I want to order some? The jigs look good.
Looks like mallard flank to me but might not be. I’ve tied some with duck just have a tough time getting I to cut clean up by the head.
It's either Gadwall or Pintail. I use mallard and gadwall most in these ties but also use wood duck and pintail. Slight variations in them all but all work very well. I tie these mostly with either black or red thread using 8/0 UNI thread. Red thread is actually Fl. Orange and only comes in 8/0 for some reason but thread glows under uv light and fish see it better, my favorite thread to use.