In a Rut

[rezz93]

After being convinced that fiber jigs work well in the catching department, that's about all that is being tied lately.

I've got a box with all fiber jigs now and take it on the boat regularly.
The material is very durable and one jig that's been used on the last few trips has caught ~30 crappie. Still looks fine and still catching.
Last trip it caught 10 crappie, 3 stripers, and a bass. Two crappies measured 13.5" and 14.25". Nice.

Anyway, here's the last 2 jigs tied. I've made some progress on using the material and the jigs are looking pretty good.
I've been trying to tie a jig that is a minnow profile from head to tail. That is coming along but there's still a problem right at the head when tying off to finish.
There's still a small gap there that's aggravating but the resulting jigs are getting close.
I've been thinking that UV glue would accomplish a gap free profile but haven't found a good way to do that yet.

They're getting there and their performance has convinced me add that style to my arsenal. So the lab is still open for more experimenting.
So far, so good.

Oh yeah, the pics:

[SuperDave336]

[DWILL]

Those look pretty awesome.

[JUNGLEJIMJIGS]

Nice box of hand ties. Really like the palmer chenille jigs, the single one on the block is the bomb. I like tying in two colors of palmer chenille when wrapping the body, it gives a variegated appearance.

[BuckeyeCrappie]

I read somewhere if it ain’t broke don’t fix it…great ties and success story.

[rezz93]

Thanks guys,

This is another side trip for me!
But it's proven to be attractive to the fish, so there you go.
I'm still working on getting them better but the basic design is solid so far.
I know there's a method of tying with this material the EP shows in videos but the attempts have not been good so far. I'll probably try that way again because it obviously works for the flies that EP ties.
It basically involves tying the tail and the tying the rest with short pieces all along the hook shank to the head. This results in the hair standing up and down on the shank. This can then be trimmed to shape.

Thanks for the tip on the palmer chenille JJ. I can see how it would be a good look.
That is some really nice stuff for sure.

Another test session needs doing, if the weather gets decent. Test, test, test every chance I get.
This snow, rain, clouds, and cold is what's called 'duck and goose weather'