Here"s my latest

[smoothlures]

To keep fish from biting short, I only use a tail as long as the hook is. After you cut/pull the marabou from the quill, I hold it by the cut end and use the hook as a guide on how long to make the tail. Put it on the hook making sure your tail is long enough and then tie it in.

[skiptomylu]

Agree with smooth you control the length by cutting before tying and the short strikes will take care of them selves.

I really don't personally worry about the length as much as some people and have not really had any issues with short strikes that much. I guess if you made it really long then it may become a issue, but I never have and some of mine are pretty long. The only time I have really noticed short strikes was fishing for bass using top water baits and buzz baits. Then I have seen trouble and needed a trailer hook.

Here is one that is kind of long and I have no reservations about using it just as is...

[BamaMan]

skiptomylu
I must say that blue jig looks so good. You do very good work. Nice photo work also.

Good job
BamaMan

[FSHNJON]

I tied these last night ,im not sure if they have enough feathers ,but i think i was using a little too much before .

Jon

[skiptomylu]

I tied these last night ,im not sure if they have enough feathers ,but i think i was using a little too much before .

Jon

Jon,

Have you considered putting some chenille for a body? Or even just using red thread for the neck as I would call your jigs thread neck style which is fine and they should catch fish. I have customers that like a thread neck style using bucktail and I am sure they do well catching fish, I know they do actually.

Skip

[FSHNJON]

Yes, i do some with the chenille but not many with just thread i need to experiment i guess .The 1 on the upper left is 1/16 oz with blue chenille.

Jon

[skiptomylu]

Yes, i do some with the chenille but not many with just thread i need to experiment i guess .The 1 on the upper left is 1/16 oz with blue chenille.

Jon

Yes I see that one, but I was mainly talking about the others and should have said that. Sorry about that!

I guess that when it comes to marabou jigs I seem to like a chenille body and when I use hair then I go to a thread neck most of the time.

Anyway it's just a matter of what you like than then the final word comes from the crappie. After all that is the goal huh?

Skip

[skiptomylu]

skiptomylu
I must say that blue jig looks so good. You do very good work. Nice photo work also.

Good job
BamaMan

Thanks BamaMan that is one of my new sparkle jigs. Actually they look better in person because it's hard so capture the body sparkles so they look like they do here in my hand.

Skip

[crappiekid24]

Jon those are some good looking jigs. I tie real short tailed jigs and like them. They have a good action in the water. A long tail is good when fish are real aggressive and taking all of the jig then the shorter tail is good for real light bite crappies that aren't aggressive. Try a long tail like you have and a short tail. I do waste some marabou to get the the length and from the way I use it. Here is a pic of how my tails are.