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This is badger hackle that I dyed this week. I really like how they turned out. I love the black lateral line these add to the jig. I will definitely dye a few more colors of these... Maybe fl orange.... Any more ideas for colors?
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Love the pink. Nice one.
They look good. I would try gray and I agree the orange will be a good color.
How do you go about dying them like that?
Hunter you die them like any other feather. Only the cream color on the outer edges takes the dye, not the black.
I like the stuff too and bought some a while back. Have not used it a lot yet, but like it for sure.
Skip
What kind of dye are you using?
Orange for sure, a bright gray would be nice too. Too bad they don't have a silver dye, they would be perfect for minnows. If you have some that are wide enough they would make a really nice body jig tying them in over a red thread base or a crystal chenille. That lateral black line would make them so realistic that crappie wouldn't know it wasn't a minnow.
Those look great....that pink one ought to be a killer.
grey and white are the 2 i would use alot..
Another use for died badger is this from saddle hackle for blue gills. These are both the same jig and is 1/64 #8 hook and after tying it I wanted to add some red silk to just behind the head and this is what I got.
As an add in I wish that I had planned it so it would have looked better.
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I also dyed a badger cape that will make some great collars.
You better hide all those good looking feathers. Ol' Lou (pet squirrel) will put them in his nest. LOL
Looks good Skip. :)
Ha Nice tip! I just got back from being outta town for two for a wedding. Lou wouldnt come up to me when I walked in. He was mad at me for leaving him I guess. Hes just like a dang kid!Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottV
I'll have to do some of these in gray and orange.
Yeah definately the orange. If you can get a nice rusty dun that might work well too
Fatman
good-looking jig skip I enjoy seeing fly tying into jigs .
Rondon nice-looking jigs I especially like the colors they are not perfectly bright but they are perfect your style of jig looks terrific where did you get that minnow looking head from.
The blue and , when you get it, the gray would get a lot of use from me. Good lookin ties.
Skip, my buddies pond sunfish would tear up the one with the red. They're aggressive little boogers. Some of em with a mouth bigger than a quarter.
Boy Skeet I would have to take advantage of that for sure.
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