Bumble Bee Jig

Hey guys,

I've been playing around with tying a small chart and black bumble bee jig. The only problem is the Chenille is tough to make coincide with each other for an even color distribution of yellow black yellow black and so on. The only way I saw to do it where it didn't look goofy was to just use a black head with yellow body and black hair/tinsel. Anyone have any better ideas on how to make it look cleaner in the Chenille body region using two colors?

Thanks,
Clark

I do 2 color chenille bodies pretty often. If you want a striped look, I tie in both colors at the back of the jig, you may need to strip down your chenille to the string where you tie it in so its not so bulky and you don't get a bump. Wrap one color of chenille first for the solid body color, I would use the black first for the bee, and wrap your thread once or twice to lock it down. Then wrap your second color over the black at a steeper angle, so you leave space to show the black under. That's just how I do it, there should be other suggestions.

You can also twist together 2 colors of chenille before you wrap it, this will give you a more speckled mix of the 2 colors.

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Originally Posted by waxnslabs

Hey guys,

I've been playing around with tying a small chart and black bumble bee jig. The only problem is the Chenille is tough to make coincide with each other for an even color distribution of yellow black yellow black and so on. The only way I saw to do it where it didn't look goofy was to just use a black head with yellow body and black hair/tinsel. Anyone have any better ideas on how to make it look cleaner in the Chenille body region using two colors?

Thanks,
Clark

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There is a way...

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...that I call banding.

Let me think about a tying description tonight or tomorrow and I'll try to add it here. The jig pictured above was banded by me. This situation is where a full rotary or a pseudo rotary vise comes in very handy.

It'll help if your chenille is of similar or the same size/diameter. Otherwise, rotate the vise and watch the yarn while being both precise and patient.

here's mine. Also do one I call the green hornet

Yeah this is the idea I'm going for. Mine just wasn't as neat. Pup if you wouldn't mind giving me some instruction that would be great. Thanks

Clark

looks like pups building that body up a lil ,then getting some really good straight wraps"that is a fine looking jig there pup"
mighty fine sir":D

Those bees look like they'll sting. Very nice ties.

Nice looking jigs.

I found a write up for a McGinty wet fly that's very similar to what I do to band a jig. It's located here. See steps 6 through 12.

Hope the article will help anyone interested in tying a bee jig.

Thanks Pup!!
I am gonna try that when I git my stuff back out..
We are moving to another house.
mikeb

Vernille is also a good choice for making dual colored wraps as it is very solid and makes nice solid patterns.