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Got a few more colors yesterday and had to put a few together. Used unpainted heads trying to get the minnow look. A little red to dress em up and maybe induce a strike. And of course a little flash. Found materials at Sportsmans Whse in Chattanooga and lots were on clearance.:D Got what I could and it should keep me busy a while.Thanx for lookin.
nice job they look good
Yep I like them. The hackled ones especially.
Them are some :cool: minners
On my water I could fill the box with that one on the top left. If you can get some wild turkey marabou on that body and head combo it would be killer. Nice jigs!
My vote goes for the top left also. :cool: My top catching jig is very similar... sometimes use just gray, sometimes I twist silver tinsel with the gray and sometimes just use tinsel. I also paint the heads with a holograph nail polish, Angel Baby I think - LOL Check out the first pic in the jig picts sticky thread.....
They all look good, thinkin' you tied for a livin' in your former life. :D
a chart. or pink head, and all grey body and tail works good for me around here. those are some killer jigs you tied, and I'm sure they are capable of dealing the dirt on some slabs.
We'll see in the mornin. Boss made the mistake of leavin me home for too long. Boats already hooked up, film at 11. (Tomorrow)
Nice jigs I like the colors
Those really look good....I like the gray one.
Some good looking jigs. My vote is for the one on the top left too.;):)
Nice mess of jigs, hope they catch you a bunch.
Fatman
Nice jigs,all will put fish in the boat. GOOD LUCK on the trip tommorrrow,hope to see some pictures.
Since you are leaning gray thought I would tell you about one of my customers that had an order a couple weeks back. Out of 5 colors he got a dozen each color and only the all blue jig had a tail color other than gray so I think he must do well with that.
When going natural (and in somewhat clear water) I think gray is a real good choice.
Skip
Well it's time to tell the tale. Hit the water early(before the sun) on a rare morning for me. I usually don't fish the days I have to work but the weather is cold, windy and spittin rain as predicted so it was a good choice. I started out with the gray with black hackle. Caught 1 or 2 but not real hot action. Went to one with a splash of red, about the same story. Now the one voted most favored (basic gray) produced as y'all said it would. A fish on each of the first 3 casts, and several more after that. Gave one away to an old gent I met, said it looked good and then asked me what to do with it. Oh well, I tried. I went to a basic black/chart number and did as well as the gray. When I tried one with chartreuse tail and hackle, and black chenille it only produced 1 fish. My guess is that some days they like the slow, fluffy fall of the hackle jigs and some they don't. Worked good last trip, I'll try it again in a while. Had 9 good keepers to finish the day, and the water was like a mirror for hours. Check out my post" A few pics" on the main forum. 2 of those were shot that day. Thanx for all the response.
Can't wait to see how you tie those. I want to take a stab at it myself.
Gray has been good for me this year in the snake River . Gray and brown are my favorite colors to use.