Red!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[yellowjacket]

do u guys hate red or something? Dont ever see any body that has a red tail. or a red body

[gabowman]

I have thought the same thing before. I usually pull southern pro hot grubs and one of my favorite colors to use in stained water is a red/black body with a chart green curly tail. That color catches alot of fish for me.

[yellowjacket]

i use some red mostly when its not fall but its not summer idk wat time of year u would call that but anyway

[skeetbum]

I bought some red Maribou that bled terrible when I used it, and just haven't looked for more. I use red accents all the time, and a ruby slipper head is smokin hot at times.

[yellowjacket]

wat do u mean bleed?

[Shoemoo]

It means the dye isn't color fast. It comes out of the fibers and stains when it gets wet. Like when you launder a new red shirt with the whites by accident, and everything else turns pink. Surely all red materials aren't like that, though?

I have some red marabou and hackle, but I just started tying and haven't used them yet. I did use red chenille on a jig body, but it's more of a rusty red. I have had a lot of success with a red headed jig with a plastic grub, though. I use the Harbor Freight red powder paint.

[Redman]

Not summer and not fall is Winter and Spring. Yes that is when I use the majority of my red colors. I have about 5 patterns that I tie that has red in them or a red head. It can be a very effective color. Most of the jigs I tie do have a red collar at the head as I want to have a bit of red to represent the red of a gill flash.

It is my feeling that just alittle in the front area of the jig will more than likely help trigger a hit. I don't tie jigs to be pretty I tie them to work and catch fish. The following is a page that you might be suprised at it has a lot of old tyme fly and streamer patterns on it with the history that goes with them. You will be amazed at the amount of red that was used in these early streamer patterns the for runners of the modern jigs. Archive of 'Just Old Flies' Articles

Enjoy



Redman

[STUMP HUNTER]

Red heads and body's are used a lot. Just have to use them in the right time of year like Redman has already said. You may find a color combo with a red tail that will work for you. I do use a wine color tail on one pattern but I would have to look and see if I even have red marabou or hackle.

[Minus 1]

Yellowjacket:::::You'll be receiving a red one in the swap...Got them ready to ship Monday.....Thumbs Up

[RonDon]

I dont use much solid red tails but I do use red bodies. Now a Fl yellow bodywith red tail puts a hurtin on bluegill!