While waiting on cooler water and weather I am getting some test jigs ready also.
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While waiting on cooler water and weather I am getting some test jigs ready also.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ing2010057.jpg
O Boy those look good. I'm about doing the same thing, getting em ready for cool weather. ;)
Jigs look good Len.
Stump Hunter when does it get cool there? Sheesh we just got to the hot now. I wish I could even think about cool weather and will probably be October before we get cool unless something strange happens as it does every once in a while.
Skip
Yea,little warm here too,lol.Very nice looking jigs.
nice jigs!
led definitely nice looking jigs.
Skip, it has been hot here since April so at times I forget that we have a longggg time before fall ;) Will have lots of jigs by then :D
I'll keep pulling cranks until it cools down to at least 80 :) It got down to 78 the other night and I was looking for frost!!
One cool thing about mallard flank the guys on the fly tying boards say it's real easy to dye. Some talked about walnut husks, tea, coffee for natural colors.
Those are some nice ties
Fatman
I really like the 4th and 5th one the left and the 4th one on the right. The rest look good too, need to dig out my mallard feathers and tie some again.
I've never tried duck flank in combination with the chenille,but those look great. Flank feathers are easy to dye,been dying a lot of my own for about five years,using Cushings perfection dyes. I buy gallon size bags of mallard flank,trim the fluff,wash and throw it in a pot,heat ,add dye and BAM,dyed feathers.Actually,I put the feathers in after dye is dissolved completely.Otherwise da feathers may turn out speckled.
Those look great Len. I think # 1 thru # 11 are my favorites! LOL All of the flank I have is real curved. I think I have a bag of "natural", "chartreuse", and "orange", but I don't think there's a straight feather in the lot. We're fixin to go pull some crankbaits, otherwise I wouldn't be up this early! LOL
Scott V- If there was a straight duck flank feather, I wouldn't like to tie it.
Try tying one using the tip of the flank feather. Stack a couple, position them, hold sides firmly, take three loose wraps. Make sure the thread wraps back on the feather just a little . Tighten the thread and the feather sides should roll in to make a nice cupped effect.
I'm leaving to fish here in a bit . PM me if it don't work and I'll get into detail or pictures If need be.
I'm sure some tie with just the sides of the feather but for me it is time consuming.
JungleJimJigs is a duck feather master.:cool: Illinoisgiller
Those look awesome. The black/copper one will smoke some bluegill in a 1/64 size. Nice job!!
Thanks Illinoisgiller, I'll give it a try.Quote:
Originally Posted by Illinoisgiller
Giller nailed it,very good explanation.