First attempt at a two-tone jig

[Shoemoo]

Pink and white. Base coat of Harbor Freight white with Pro-Tec hot pink powder paint. Pink tinsel chenille with pink and white marabou and a little bit of holographic fly fiber for flash. I really like this one. Hope the fish do too.

[Donald@CrappieLogic]

sweet looking jig nice tye

[skiptomylu]

Looks fine, but let me say one thing I would do different, if I catch my self from doing what you did. Which in the past I have done a hundred tine my self and always get mad at my self when I do this. Put the white on the bottom when it's tied on your line. Or the lightest color usually will be the belly of a minnow or bait fish which is what your trying to copy.

God job for you first multi-color!

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[Shoemoo]

Thanks. I'll keep the darker color on top rule in mind for future jigs. In this case, I actually meant to put the pink on the bottom. If you look at a sick fish that's light colored, the belly turns pink. A lot of the plastics that are molded with a bit more sophistication than your standard tube jig have a pink tinge on the stomach, like these from Southern Pro:

Southern Pro Tackle :: Product Showcase - Minnow Tube

I was trying to imitate that look. Like, "Come eat me, I'm a sick baitfish that can't get away!"

[skiptomylu]

Lots of bait fish have pink and blue and some both come through especially on the fins. It's not a rule by any means, but usually the belly of most (not all) is the closest thing to white they have. I am not sure it would make any difference to the fish anyway. I just try to put the white or lightest color on the belly area, but for sure as far as I know there is no real "rule". I do know any dark colors are normally on their backs and most have some kind of dark color on their back and some a black lateral line.

Yes I am aware of that bait and have some just like them. These are just another of my huge supply of soft plastics that I never pull out to use. Have no idea why I keep buying soft plastics since I know the chance I will use them is near Zero.

Just remember there are no rules, but almost all fly tyers use a measure from their hook size to make every choice like hackle width. I suppose there are a lot of rules for go by to make a fly look as much like the bug they are trying to make look real to a fish, but actual tying rules, none!

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[gabowman]

Love that light colors an the paintjob looks good too.

[Shoemoo]

Thanks. Here are a few more I tied this morning. The top one was actually supposed to have the white on the bottom, but I guess I didn't have the feather tied town tight enough, because it rotated around the shank. Since I'd already snipped it off, I just said screw it and finished the jig.

[mbhutton]

Good deal. I like that. Once it cools down a little here I want to get to tying and see what I can come up with


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[shipahoy41]

Looks fine, but let me say one thing I would do different, if I catch my self from doing what you did. Which in the past I have done a hundred tine my self and always get mad at my self when I do this. Put the white on the bottom when it's tied on your line. Or the lightest color usually will be the belly of a minnow or bait fish which is what your trying to copy.

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Not bad technique for your first one. You might consider looking at the "Stickie" jig pictures and get other ideas. Keep up the good work. Fish will hit that jig there.

[skiptomylu]

Well you know depending on the actual colors you use and how much of each that one that turned around could be one of the things people call exceptions. I say that because the white still shows at the end bottom and the orange is close enough to look kind of like a sunfish, but maybe with a little different color body/head? I guess I am trying to say if you wanted to imitate a sunfish and used a body and head color that kept the look going, it may be a good one. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying the one you have is bad or wouldn't catch fish, but rather just giving you something else to look at and think about.

So nothing meant other than help explore.

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