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just ordered me 9 packs of the original gray ghost jig. me and my daddy in law really smoked the crappie on bisteneau last winter on these jigs. gonna try them at darbonne this year. i bet they will do pretty good. can't wait to get my mitts on these.
doc :)
I got a few of those......
Who makes these jigs?
i had to search and search but i finally found out where to get the original. here is the site. Jim Porter's Guide to Bass Fishing. they only have the 1/16 but that is the one that we smoked them on last year. very pretty jig, but the hook is tiny. but we didn't have any trouble getting them in the boat. i will post a pic tonight of what one looks like.Quote:
Originally Posted by RMGeorge
doc :)
Thanks. I went to their site. Those are great looking jigs! Think I'll try some.
We did well on dbone this spring with that color. I don't have any of the porter jigs but I have some round head jigs with a sickle hook in the same color.
I ordered some with the cinnamon body and blue tail, too. Jim Porter said he caught as many, or more, on that combination as he did with the original Gray Ghost.
Well...I don't usually stick with jigs, but I've seen enough posts on here about those ghosties that I thought I'd try some. Just ordered a dozen so I hope they work. :) May be testing 'em at the Bone in October, if not before. :) Thanks for the link Mark. Spoke to Jim for a bit. Seems like a real nice guy.
I have a few gray ghost jigs left over from last year. I also bought some knock offs that were not near as good as the original. I will attach pics of both. the original has a wedge head and has black/gray hair (not sure what kind) for the tail. the knock off has a round head and black feathers for a tail. what do yall think??
original gray ghost
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps43d9587b.jpg
knock off
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...psa8c2bc42.jpg
Wonder why no sickle hook???
when I saw how little the hook was I kinda got nervous. but I had no trouble catching good sized fish. they sucked it down and I yanked them out. not sure whythey don't use a sickle hook. but it definitely works.
sickle hook probably don't come that small
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Originally Posted by docwaldo
If the fish are aggressively feeding, it won't matter the diff. B/c btwn those two jigs there really is NO difference.
Lil'er hook really can't help Y'all trolling?
Ones got a loose marabou type tail really sparse and the other looks more hackle-ish in the tail. The eye location for your knot is the only real diff I can see. In which case, move your knot if there's a diff.
the original has some type of coarse hair tail. the knock off has a black feather tail. but I can assure ya this. the real gray ghost caught 15 to 1 more fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micropterus salmoides
doc :)
That wedge head has a darting effect Im sure. Wish I knew where to get some of those wedge heads, I could tie something very similar. The coarse tail may be much like deer tail mixture of blk and grey. I think I will order a few myslef.
Maybe buck, but still not a diff. maker.
Haven't seen one up close but it sort fans out like squirrel tail hair.
I suppose the reason is that we never found the sickle hook to provide any advantage. Same went for red hooks, which got popular for awhile. It's had to beat that little sharp Eagle Claw.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishervet
Actually, the original Gray Ghost has always had a hackle feather tail. It moves smoother and easier than maribou or hair, and that's why we made it that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by docwaldo
Hey Mark, I got Skip to tie me some last year. I got them from him at the Toledo Bend gathering but haven't got to try them out yet. Hope to change that soon!
Yes I have been tying the same jig for several years for lots of guys. I do them in both round and minnow heads and I call them by a different name is all. Here is a pic of the minnow head one..
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...ps8b41de20.jpg
I also designed some new chenille to actually compete with the one above, but have not tried it and not sure I even have tied any for anyone else, but I am thinking this may even be better?? What do you guys think?
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...psb11a843c.jpg
got my gray ghost in today. i got me 3 dozen and bigjohn 1 dozen. can't wait to get them wet.