American Possum With Jungle Cock Nail

[skiptomylu]

[snake River]

I like that Jig skip nothing like good old American possum and I like the jungle cock it makes it look pretty neat.

[RetiredRR]

Skip, bring a couple of 'em to Toledo Bend in January...........know what I mean?

[Redge]

Never thought of opossum, but I actually like it. Giving me more ideas Skip, I appreciate it!

[Fatman]

Nice looking jig!!!!!!! But, where did you get the jighead from???

[skiptomylu]

Been using these mostly for some guys over in Louisiana and they sent me a few jigs wanting to know if I could make them and I got Robert to make a mold especially for this kind of jig which mostly I use kip tail on and with a # 6 Sickle hook. They liked them well enough so I loaded up on these quite a while back now, must have been 4 or 5 years ago now? I got him to put a special collar on these that has a small flair end to assist tying the kip tail controlling the thread. They are just under 1/16, but close enough to call it that.

Redge the possum is pretty nice stuff. Actually I tied this jig probably 3 years ago if not longer back. Australian Possum is totally different is why I said American.

[Redge]

Skip I can get all the opossum I need, glad for clarifying the difference. I didn't realize that there was more than one kind of opossum. I had just never thought about using it in a jig.

[skiptomylu]

Well one day it just hit me and I saw some at one of the really big suppliers of all kinds of things and ordered a bunch of it. Aussy possum is way more curly and thicker and not the same color, but is good for dubbing especially using it right off the hide.

[skeetbum]

Nice stuff Skip. The ball collar helps the flare just right. It also reminds me that I have almost to kip, squirrel, or fox in the box and spring isn't far off. Good looking jig.

[skiptomylu]

Thanks Skeet, like this little head for what it's used on for sure!