Hey Guys Need Some help picking colors

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08-30-2010, 01:14 PM
skiptomylu

Hey Guys Need Some help picking colors

Hey guys I got a couple more colors of the big shinny stuff and want some help in picking head and tail colors to try with it. Here is my first one tied and it's Black/Copper/Chart. What do you guys think?
Really appreciate any help!

Thanks,
Skip
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08-30-2010, 01:25 PM
hunter7711

I really like that one. What about Copperhead pp and orange or brown tail. Crawdads will be changing soon.
08-30-2010, 01:45 PM
skiptomylu

I kind of thought of that and just didn't have the head painted with the Copper Vein already which I have a lot of. I also thought about Brown tail and I think that your idea sure could be a good natural color.

Thanks,
Skip
08-30-2010, 05:47 PM
snake River

take the black head away and add gold plated and take a look at I think it would shine it ride up skip.I would leave the tail color alone in the body also.
08-30-2010, 05:55 PM
Micropterus salmoides

Quote:

Originally Posted by hunter7711

I really like that one. What about Copperhead pp and orange or brown tail. Crawdads will be changing soon.

BINGO!

Adam
08-30-2010, 06:57 PM
quivira kid

What about pink or purple?
08-30-2010, 07:01 PM
quivira kid

Or maybe keep that black head and put a kingfisher blue tail on it.
08-30-2010, 08:37 PM
crappie josh

man i really like that copper color skip looks good how about copper/copper/red or silver/copper or pink/copper/white<----not necerialy in that order :)
08-30-2010, 09:56 PM
STUMP HUNTER

I like the color you tied, I know a place it will work. The other colors sound good too.
08-30-2010, 09:59 PM
skiptomylu

I have some FL Cerise I was thinking about for a tail. I am not big on the black head either, it was just sitting on top my tying station so I tied it.

I am thinking about maybe some Candy orange for the head too. I need to look at all my candy colors, maybe even Raspberry?

Still letting all your and my thinking sink in a bit.

Thanks,
Skip
08-30-2010, 10:12 PM
ScottV

I'm with Hunter, I think that body would make a good crawdad jig.
08-31-2010, 12:44 AM
skeetbum

I'm thinking a pumpkin brown with black flake for the head, that body and a tan tail. Of course a strip or two of the crystal that you think works best. There are some feathers in my drawer that have all the colors from tan to dark brown and they're natural. I'm going to bed but if I can remember I'll post a pic of them b4 I go to work tomorrow. They would be perfect for the tail.
08-31-2010, 09:43 AM
skeetbum

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Feathers

Here's the feathers. First is natural furnace, second is root beer. Back side of furnace is tan.
08-31-2010, 10:09 AM
skiptomylu

Skeet the top one is natural Saddle hackle. Well both are saddle hackle. I only use Saddle hackle for collars and palmered hackle. I use only Neck Hackle for tails as they are a lot less stiff and offer more action. So thanks for the color look, I mean it's possible for tails, but stiffer and not really the best thing for a tail.
Skip
08-31-2010, 01:24 PM
shipahoy41

I am old school. I believe that copper head will look good with chartreuseand. Give a complimentary chenille body, two strands of flashabou and you will be into something Skip.
08-31-2010, 01:39 PM
skiptomylu

Quote:

Originally Posted by shipahoy41

I am old school. I believe that copper head will look good with chartreuseand. Give a complimentary chenille body, two strands of flashabou and you will be into something Skip.

Darn Ship you lost me. I got it until you said "Give a complimentary chenille body two strands of flashabou and you will be into something Skip." Now I usually put some flash on this kind of jig in the tail and the body is a flash as any, heck it's all flash. So I don't know what you mean by that and just lost here, LOL!

Skip
PS I just think that I had a oh my moment and even though I normally don't twist chenille to get a mixed color, but man I just too this Copper and the Black and twisted them in my hand and I have to try this on a jig. If it looks like crap then you will not see a picture, but if good I will show a picture.

Anyway still tell me what your talking about with that part of your statement.
08-31-2010, 02:07 PM
shipahoy41

Copper head instead of the copper body
pink and copper twist chenille body
char hackle and flash tail

or copper and black chenille twist body
08-31-2010, 02:41 PM
skiptomylu

Quote:

Originally Posted by shipahoy41

Copper head instead of the copper body
pink and copper twist chenille body
char hackle and flash tail

or copper and black chenille twist body

But I don't think you understand what I am looking for. I am making a new line for me and the one guy I wholesale to and this is high dollar chenille. Want each body to stand on it's own. I have Silver which everyone has seen, Gold, Blue, Lime, Pearl, Black, Copper, and last but not least the 3 colors of Lime/Purple/Gold. So need to make 10-11 jig combo's using these and have almost all of them ready except this Copper and have not tied done what I am putting with the Black either since we want it different than others I make.

So I am leaning now to a Candy orange over a non coated head and something that will look like a craw pattern.

Have no Copper head other than Copper Vein and will make some like that to look at and if I had a Copper Plated head maybe I would do that, but have none.

Skip