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Been using this some, but kind of new and really looks much better in your hand that in these pixs for sure, lot better. Would really appreciate your input. Looking which way to focus really and to try using on these Crappie here.
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i like them all they look excellent.the green one really stands out to me.u can send them to tennessee for a test run:D
I like them all. You can feel free to send some to Missouri for a test run as well. I'll PM my address!! Stupid question here. What is the thing holding the jig? I've seen a couple other folks using them for pictures. Can't figure it out.
Nice jigs Skip. What size are they?
myself the 1st one
I really like the looks of them. How does that material hold up in the water?
JJ
Ok first, The thing holding it is a cheap hackle pliers. I use a different hackle pliers if I am really using hackle though.
All are 1/16 #4 Sickle hooks except for the pill head and it's a #2 I think. I did tie up a Roadrunner with this too and can't wait to use that, maybe tomorrow a little.
Material holds up well, it doesn't stay sticking out though, but I actually think it looks better when it lays back some.
Thanks guys!
Hey, skip where did ya get that chenille at, I really like it teamed up with pink.
crazyanglertackle.com
All are impressive. I also like the sickle hooks.
I'll go with #3 hands down here be there done that!
Just being a little picky, I would like to see the third one with a pink head and the last one with a light blue head. I'd bet my next paycheck I could catch crappie on all of 'em.
they all look nice!tell us how they work after you try em :D
The overall look reminds me of the anniversary addition roadrunners. Which, I really like, and they catch fish. So, I think they look great.
2,3,1,4 in that order, but all 4 look great
Thanks for all the feed back and tomorrow I will read all this again and see what I add it up to.
Skip
Looks good bud is that cactus chenille?
Pink/silver is killer for crappie but don't tell anyone. ;)
wow! Skip let me try them out on Navarro Mills. I like the green one for sure!
I love them. If you give number 2 purple chenille it would look like my personal favorite including the flash. I just trim my flash a little shorter to the hackle than you. I also like this chenille better when it's wet. I almost always put my first material ties and water and see how they look and act. I've learned they can take on a total different look and action in the water then expected. Thanks for sharing
The only thing that distracts me from the pictures is the clip LOL other than that the photo's came through fine.
Fatman
Skip, I tie one similar and do just fine with it. The long flash doesn't produce any more for me, but it sure looks good. Good work, as always. I like the white/pearl of that stuff a lot.
there is nothing wrong with those jigs skip they really look terrific I have a question though is that long tensile bother of a fish when they strike your jig. That would seem to bother me because of the length maybe that just made and I have not experimented with a longer tail IP for my tail to be short not any longer than the length of the jig will try to post some pictures of some of my style that I personally may use here. But knowing that your fish there are quite a bit bigger than most of the crappie out west here we have been averaging 8 to 10 inch fish with the occasional 14 we are looking for a better size this fall.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
Let me say this since a couple have questioned this. First I will start with a guide here on T-Bend that ties hi own jigs and mostly uses Craft fur and uses the full length so it's longer than any of these.
Next you can cut it easy enough if you don't like it, but if you watch it in the water a little you will find it has more action when a bit long. The entire thing is a bit less than 3", something like 2 3/4" (at most) long from the tip of the head to the end of these strips.
I suggest it may not make any difference as far as more hits like Skeet said, but who knows if that day you would have got as many hits if it was shorter. I don't think it possible to tell that for sure even if 2 people each use a different length since most of the time one guy catches more than the other all the time using the same thing.
Personally I started out tying these shorter, but after trying a few like this I have become a fan of this length and use my vise as the measuring tool. I make sure to cut it to the length so I know about how long it is by just tying it to fit within a certain part on my vise.
Lets also look at it like this, if it was bream we were fishing for it may cause a problem if they attack it from the tail and never hit the hook, but were not fishing for bream, it's crappie and they have a big old mouth and even a crappie under 10" (here not legal if under 10") his mouth is so big that any of these will fit is very easy and really I don't give much credit to the talk of short strikes. I do give credit to them being picky sometimes and a much smaller profile jig is what it takes to get a hit, but then I wouldn't be using this size anyway. I would be using a much smaller, shorter jig for that.
Hey I am no all knowing expert, but have fished for all kinds of fish for most of my life and most fish will get the head of any prey all the way in their mouth if it fits in. Some will eat a fish that is bigger than their mouth will hold and I am pretty sure we have all seen the catfish with a ball stuck in it's mouth or a bass with a fish so large in it's mouth both are floating because the fish he ate was so big it was stuck in it's throat.
I also believe you can tell when they are really eating the jig and when they are just taking it because when you get the right color you will hook them deep in their mouth and not in the lips. On the other hand if your close, but not really the best color you will get a lot of them in their lips and if really eating the jigs I don't see the silver strip as something that will make any trouble. I do think a little extra flash may make for more strikes, but if short or long is the question then I would have so fall on the longer side as it has more action. Besides like I said it's each to cut it a bit shorter than it is and it really not a lot longer than my tails, 1" or less longer.
Just my 2 cents here and my opinion, nothing more.
Skip
I agree with your assessment on crappie taking a bait and wouldnt think the tinsel would be an issue at all. They sure dont seem to mind taking a minnow tipped jig which is a big profile bait even with small minnows.
Exactly, just my way of thinking; Big old mouth will take a big old bait. Tiny mouth like a bream will short strike especially if fishing with a crappie jig or something larger than their mouth, but they will still strike at it.Quote:
Originally Posted by soswine
Skip
Crystal flash, being stiffer, wouldn't work as well as tinsel in this case. Thats just my opinion. I've tied both on the same combo and the flash just didn't move right. It did catch a few but the tinsel is much more lifelike in the water. What you said about the back of the mouth takes happened to me last fall. 7 out of 13 had to use foreceps to get the jig back. They liked gray with red tinsel that day. I still say, good work Skip.
Thanks Skeet, I have some with red holographic tinsel on a few other jigs and boy that stuff really show up in the water with the sun shining.
looks like some one mixed a lil glow grn.w/ that cactus...:rolleyes:aren't you special.nice jigs bub";)
No glow in these at all. Just the colors that reflect from that chenille. Nothing special at all, but a few jig with no magic tricks up the sleeve, LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by grubfarmer67
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