Rabbit Jigs, What do you think?

[1perchjerker]

Skip,
Jigs look good.
For us just starting to tie, is Wrabbit hard to keep on the hook while you tie - like I hear Squirrel is?
1perchjerker

[skiptomylu]

Skip,
Jigs look good.
For us just starting to tie, is Wrabbit hard to keep on the hook while you tie - like I hear Squirrel is?
1perchjerker

It does take a little more to get it to stay right and this is about the only time I use super glue. After I tie in the tail or the crosscut if it has no tail I even do a whip finish of just three turns and then a tad of super glue then when I get back to the head I pretty much tie it as any jig. You do have to wrap the shank with the rabbit strips up to the head. It is a good bit different than tying chenille and feathers or hair. You do really need to make enough wraps tight enough to hold it in place.

Skip

[grubfarmer67]

I likes that yellowish/orange ,and red collar one Skipper... a lot!"id make the collar chart green personally for my own personal use for a fire tiger ...good hares dare there ole' timer..."

[skiptomylu]

I likes that yellowish/orange ,and red collar one Skipper... a lot!"id make the collar chart green personally for my own personal use for a fire tiger ...good hares dare there ole' timer..."

Oh these are not for me as I would have made different colors for me. I love stuff like blue and white or chart and blue and so on and so on.

Here is another kind I tie that I call Double Bunny. I just didn't like the picture, but same guy is getting this one. I plan on tying a few of these kind for me in different colors, maybe silver/gray belly and olive top or olive and black top. Then some FL Yellows with that same belly and FL Chart as well. I like the red thread neck on lots of them though as that is what the fish like.
Skip

When you tie this jig on the belly will be where it is supposed to be. I have one on my web site that I tied backwards, LOL!

[AtticaFish]

Skip,
Jigs look good.
For us just starting to tie, is Wrabbit hard to keep on the hook while you tie - like I hear Squirrel is?
1perchjerker

I've never done the cross cut, but love the action of the regular zonker strips. Seeing Skip's pics got me to buy some to try. And man do they SWIM in the water!

I do have a trick for tying a strip in to use as a tail... If you cut the end you are tying to the hook shank into a point (like an upside down "V") it seems not to twist around the hook shank nearly as bad when you snug it down. Alot easier than straight cut or on one angle. I also cut the tail end the same way, but I'm picky. Extra steps though, not for comerical tying.

Nice jigs Skip,but not my color choice!!!! I'm working up some double bunny flies and jigs for spring right now.

[skiptomylu]

I've never done the cross cut, but love the action of the regular zonker strips. Seeing Skip's pics got me to buy some to try. And man do they SWIM in the water!

I do have a trick for tying a strip in to use as a tail... If you cut the end you are tying to the hook shank into a point (like an upside down "V") it seems not to twist around the hook shank nearly as bad when you snug it down. Alot easier than straight cut or on one angle. I also cut the tail end the same way, but I'm picky. Extra steps though, not for comerical tying.

Nice jigs Skip,but not my color choice!!!! I'm working up some double bunny flies and jigs for spring right now.

Yeah not my color choice either, but a guy I made them for. He just gave me his colors that he likes and I tied them for the most part. Just stuck with his colors.

Glad you like them though.

Skip