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after seeing skip posts pictures of some rabbit hair jigs I wanted to give it a shot first thing I hate rabbit hair it's not one of my favorite material but we posted a few pictures to see what you guys think.
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They look fine Bob. Not sure if your taking the hair off the hide or not, but it's much better if it stays on the hide IMHO! I always tie it on the hide and sometime I use a zonker and a crosscut strip, but other time I just use a crosscut strip by it self.
very nice indeed sir, great lookin paint also
skip cut the hair off the hide I don't like that hide at all but on bigger jigs you could be able to hide it but I kindly enjoyed working with it and like I said the rabbit hair is not my favorite though I have a lot of it but I don't like using it I have never had that stuff in the water so I would imagine it is quite flexible have you tried it in the water skip and did you do any good catching fish I might try to add different materials with it the next time I make some up.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
we use chartreuse yellow and sprinkled some Ruby slipper on top of it dragonfly is another good one I like to use on chartreuse yellow.Quote:
Originally Posted by short grub
I use rabbit hair jigs all the time. They are my favorite jig. Great action in the water. ScottV on the MS board ties them for me and makes the jig heads too.
Perfect profiles! Rabbit is only material I like better than marabou. Hide or not, they're awesome and I'm a big fan of the overall shape you've tied up.
Scott ties a mean jig!Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
Finally got to meet ScottV last year at Sardis Crappie Camp and I kind of got him started tying and yes now he does a fine job! Really good guy he is!
I like the action the rabbit gives, but the stuff triggers my allergies. I have a red fox tail I use in a bluegill fry imitation that also has a bunch of action. Good jigs Bob, I like the bottom one, looks like the one I just spoke of.
Ummm.... Huh?Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
Skip did help me out a lot when I started tying. It's a great thing when a tier of Skip's stature helps a newbie by telling him secrets and techniques that others would keep to themselves. And I thank you Skip. We don't tie jigs to out-do the next tier or to make more money than him, we tie because we love the hobby. Promoting the hobby is part of it.
As far as using rabbit as tail material, it has as much, if not more, movement in the water than anything I've used. Also, after getting wet and drying out several times, it won't get brittle and break off as marabou will do. I rarely use anything other than rabbit now. I use the Magnum Rabbit Zonkers so I get more hair in a 1/4 inch piece of leather.
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Those will work just fine Bob. Good job. Be sure to keep the hair on the hide for durability. Fish them really slow to get a faster bite.
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Originally Posted by snake River
thanks guys for all the nice compliments.
Bob your rabbit jigs look great. I'm sure they'll catch lots of fish.
Thank you Scott and it's a pleasure healing guys like you and see them just get better and better. I do so enjoy this hobby and feel passing thing along is the way to be and it's an honor that someone would ask and listen to what I have to say. So really proud every time I see someone like you learn this wonderful hobby that can last them a life time. I am also honored to be able to help anyone learn tying. It's a really special hobby that can bring so much joy in so many ways and starts when you catc a fish on our own jigs and then just keeps giving as people you tied jigs for also go have good success fishing with them and I am sure you have found that to be true!Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottV
keep on keeping on!
Thank you Scott I'm sure that they will work just fine for always willing to try something new but the material is not my favorite but I definitely like the looks of it after I started working with it hope to post some more in the future you do fantastic work and I like to see you posting more of your stuff in the future you have come a long ways you had a good teacher skip is probably the best for knowledge I have been doing this hobby ever since I was a teenager but I do not have the knowledge that skip and some of the other guys do have idea more creative with this hobby is I don't seem to have a basic jig I like to type all kinds and I enjoy passive this on to you guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottV
I agree with you 100% skip on sharing information and passive onto others I'm sure that we've helped out a lot of people over the years and I enjoying helping other people learn I can't count the PMs that I have received over the years pertaining to jig making also to plastic baits I deftly passed everything I know on to the people that once to enjoy this hobby are willing to learn and like you said this is a lifetime of enjoyment after over 40 years or maybe more I'm still enjoying this hobby .Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu