Quote Originally Posted by Tommy Skarlis View Post
Great looking jigs! Where you use hackle - I use the individual strands from a rooster pheasant tail feather. I wrap thread a few more times on the shank of the hook (20) that helps the hackle or feathers from slipping - and if you really want to get it to stick - I use a little dot of head cement, then continue wrapping. It slows down the process a bit, but also keeps from slipping.
If you have tail material slipping, your initial 1-10 wraps aren't tight enough.