do u guys hate red or something? Dont ever see any body that has a red tail. or a red body
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do u guys hate red or something? Dont ever see any body that has a red tail. or a red body
I have thought the same thing before. I usually pull southern pro hot grubs and one of my favorite colors to use in stained water is a red/black body with a chart green curly tail. That color catches alot of fish for me.
i use some red mostly when its not fall but its not summer idk wat time of year u would call that but anyway
I bought some red Maribou that bled terrible when I used it, and just haven't looked for more. I use red accents all the time, and a ruby slipper head is smokin hot at times.
wat do u mean bleed?
It means the dye isn't color fast. It comes out of the fibers and stains when it gets wet. Like when you launder a new red shirt with the whites by accident, and everything else turns pink. Surely all red materials aren't like that, though?
I have some red marabou and hackle, but I just started tying and haven't used them yet. I did use red chenille on a jig body, but it's more of a rusty red. I have had a lot of success with a red headed jig with a plastic grub, though. I use the Harbor Freight red powder paint.
Not summer and not fall is Winter and Spring. Yes that is when I use the majority of my red colors. I have about 5 patterns that I tie that has red in them or a red head. It can be a very effective color. Most of the jigs I tie do have a red collar at the head as I want to have a bit of red to represent the red of a gill flash.
It is my feeling that just alittle in the front area of the jig will more than likely help trigger a hit. I don't tie jigs to be pretty I tie them to work and catch fish. The following is a page that you might be suprised at it has a lot of old tyme fly and streamer patterns on it with the history that goes with them. You will be amazed at the amount of red that was used in these early streamer patterns the for runners of the modern jigs. Archive of 'Just Old Flies' Articles
Enjoy
Redman
Red heads and body's are used a lot. Just have to use them in the right time of year like Redman has already said. You may find a color combo with a red tail that will work for you. I do use a wine color tail on one pattern but I would have to look and see if I even have red marabou or hackle.
Yellowjacket:::::You'll be receiving a red one in the swap...Got them ready to ship Monday.....Thumbs Up
I dont use much solid red tails but I do use red bodies. Now a Fl yellow bodywith red tail puts a hurtin on bluegill!
Have a friend here fishing the lake this weekend and him and his girld friend are killing the crappie and he doen't even know the lake. He's using some jigs I tied for him a couple weeks ago and the one he is using now is a 1/32 Black/Red Cactus/Chart. I think they caught like over 70 yesterday in 4 hours and did the same this morning. They caught enough that he stopped keeping them. Very few undersize too.
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This is usually all the red I get orders for.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...MAGE_435-1.jpg
STANDS OUT LIKE A NEON LIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!! woudlnt mind having some of those
I've always thought red jigs would be like that Red fishing line that after a certain depth it becomes invisible. Or something like that, could be wrong too. Heck I don't know.
Heres a link that explains it better.
Red Fishing Line - Benefits of Using Red Fishing Line
"The reason for this is the spectrum of light changes as it penetrates the water. As demonstrated by this discussion, the first color that disappears as light penetrates water is red. This is why red fishing line is so effective. Red disappears at 15 to 30 feet of water. We all know that a line that is invisible to fish will not spook your target and lures look more natural. For this reason red will put you on more action in deeper presentations."
Well that's the point they sell you on. In reality, red line, which is translucent, only loses it's red color but actually turns a dark gray or blue. A red fishing lure may eventually do the same but since it's opaque it won't be as quick.Quote:
Originally Posted by njones