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Those are neat ties! I really like the top 2
-VCM
Thanks! The #2 jig has a CDL Hen Feather as it's tail. I also like that feather for sure.
Skip
I know this is about chenille, but I love those tails under the black light. I bet you could catch fish just on the tails with no body!
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Originally Posted by MuskyGary
One is of course neck hackle and one is kip tail, but the other 2 I am kind of excited about. I bought a bunch of CDL Rooster and hen capes and really like them a lot. All except the Rooster capes also have some Chickabou which you probably know is like tiny marabou. I especially like the soft hackle like in #2.
Skip
deftly like that second one down skip they all look neat under the black light.
Nice!!!!!!!!!!!
Skip,
You are one hell of a jig tier. I have watched you over the years and you just keep getting better and better. Thanks for sharing a craft you truely love.
Thank you ifish I really appreciate that! Also yes I do love tying jigs as well as flies. I just like learning new things too which keep me interested and hungry for more and more.
Skip
Skip, they all look great. The first jigs chenille, head color, tail colors-heck I like the "jig!!!!"Thumbs Up I have seen times that the third jig would out-catch the others with that thin tail. Nice work.
Wow! Beautiful jigs! Congratulations.
What is the purpose of using the blacklight, if I can ask? Is it supposed to simulate something?
Thank you!
Well it just shows the Fluorescence colors and also will show UV colors if any were used, but on these there was no UV. If I had used UV on the heads of the jigs for example they would be glowing even colors that are not fluorescent. Both Fluorescent and UV colors will glow under black light which is really the only way we as humans can see them since we don't have the ability to see UV. However some fish can see UV colors and also will see fluorescent colors different than we do. They have more rods and cones in their eyes than we do so see many more shades of colors and as I already said they can see UV. Last thing is in crystal clear water regular colors don't penetrate all that far and Blue and Violet go the most at something like 40 feet with other colors falling out before that. Some like red can't be seen all that far at all, can't remember without looking it up, but only something like 10 to 12 feet or less. UV colors can be seen up to 700 feet so it's a matter of just being visible farther to the fish. Now this doesn't mean just because they can see it that theory will hit it, but at least they can see them from farther if they want to hit it they can.
So sometimes I like to just show jigs using these kind of colors with the use of a black light so us humans can see there is a difference.
Skip
Very cool Skip! I just sent Crazy an order so I should have some new colors soon...although not nearly as cool as yours.
Thanks Gator Bait. Some of my favorite colors are solid and not even Flo, like Silver/Blue/White is a big favorite of mine. I also like the silver chenille which is not Flo either. I can make any color head a UV color though as they make powder that you can put over them.
Skip
Skip, thank-you for your great, detailed explanation to my question. Thumbs Up
Skip, I like the first one the best, but their all sharp under the light. Its helpful to learn about the effects of UV.
Thanks for sharing,
NightProwler