Chenille What is the difference

[Doc Crappie]

I have a question that perhaps has been asked before but i couldnt locate it in any topics. What is the difference between the chenille used for jig tying and chenille used for knitting. I havent seen it first hand but here is a picture of some honey colored chenille used for knitting and it looks allot like what is used for tying jigs. Is there a difference?

[fish_4_all]

Cotton vs. Rayon vs. Acrylic is all the difference is. I have bought chenille that would normally be used for knitting and used it for fly tying. It doesn't keep the bright color that Rayon fly tying specific chenille does a lot of times but it catches fish. The hardest part is finding the bright colors we use so much. That and some of the stuff you find is flat instead of rounded like the first picture. If you really want bushy full bodied jig get the Lion Brand yarn. Hundreds of fibers that stick out and make a really bushy buggy looking pattern.

Bright color Rayon Chenille

As long as it is color fast and good quality I think any chenille will work

[skiptomylu]

I think the chenille is just made better that is made for fly tying. I use Nylon when I can and the main thing here is that they don't make as many colors in Nylon. Nylon is higher cost by a little, but worth it in my book. All the FL colors Danville makes is Nylon. I also use Rayon because I can't get some colors in Nylon or all my chenille would be Nylon except for special chenille I use like Crystal Antron which can't be bought in bulk.

Using other than chenille made for fly tying will make you jigs not look as good either IMHO.

Skip

[Doc Crappie]

Thanks Skip and Fish 4 All

You two explained pretty well what the difference is between the two, I just wasnt sure being new at this thought it might save a few bucks, which it probably would. On the other hand for saving a few bucks I would be giving up better quality and better looking jigs in the end.

Hats off to both of yea for explaining the difference for me.

[skiptomylu]

Your welcome.

Lots of guys get things from Walmart craft Dept., but there are things you can get there and work just fine and other things look close, but will make a lot of difference and for the worse. Some things even craft stores can't screw up too bad while other things can get a way with an inferior product since they are not tying flies or jigs.

Skip

[fish_4_all]

Yes, yw.

The only stuff I have found that I will use a lot is the fluffy Lion Brand simply because of what it looks like and what I use it for. Have not found a fly tying type of chenille that matches it.

Some stuff I have seen is junk for sure and I have even used it and had it fall apart. Too bad some other manufacturer doesn't start making it in mass quantities so we can buy it for less.

[Pup]

I like the looks of the chenille in the top photo. Might make for a nice SMB jig.

I've found some craft yarns that are intriguing to me. Rozetti Velvet (6-wt) is one that I've used to create swimming jigs that I hope will represent juvenile smallmouth and rock bass.



Thirty-three yards per skein @ less than $3.00 apiece.

Caron Glimmer is another one that has some decent colors. It's a 5-wt that comes in 49-yard skeins. Mine came from Wal-Mart clearance aisles for $2.00 or less. I've used it to tie ugly bugs like the following for walleye and sauger. Happen to like apple with a silver glitter sheen?



This ugly bug has Lion Brand Suede for its body. It is a 5-wt yarn.



I have an ecru-colored (bone) skein of Suede that I'll use to tie crappie jigs. Might work quite well when combined with an orange or pink head and silver legs. Also, I might combine it with marabou to produce a more traditional crappie jig with a little Sulky Holoshimmer to rib the sides.

I'll tackle this after I finish some more bass jigs.

[LedHed]

Pup
Outstanding jigs - as usual. The ugly bug rocks..

[PawPaw Gene]

Pup, what material are the legs on your ugly bug? They all look great.

"gene"

[Pup]

Thanks LedHed and Gene.

I used Westrim elastic cord for the legs on the ugly bugs. If you try it, be sure to apply a thin coat of epoxy or nail polish to the cut ends. This will keep the mettallic ribbing from unravelling.