Been Trying To Make a Jig That Looks Like a Rosey Red For a While Now

Anyway if you have never seen a Rosey Red Minnow or used them, they are so much better than shiners. I got to use them in Arkansas a couple years back and they live longer and are a lot tougher than a shiner. So I have been working on this ever since when I had time. I got the chenille over a year ago now and tied a couple minnow head jig to show, but I wanted a Roadrunner type bait for this and got a few Pony heads to tie up so I could ask you guys what you think. Here are my 3 versions and yes 2 look very close and may not really be different enough, but the other is different for sure and also a couple pics of the Rosey Red minnows so you can see the color range. Well not totally because some look almost the color of a shiner, but I love the ones with a little color difference.


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...psc14cd50f.jpg


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...ps1654dff1.jpg


So here are the jigs and please tell me what you think.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...psc184f497.jpg

Those are awsome !! I love your work I hope to be at your level someday !!

Outstanding. really like the bottom one,like those blades should give off a lot of flash.

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Originally Posted by jackie53

Outstanding. really like the bottom one,like those blades should give off a lot of flash.

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At the store I'd pick up the last one but there's one lake here where they use goldfish for bait so the first two still have great potential too! Jerry A

Those look awesome Skip

NIce Ties

Thank you guys! Really appreciate it!

Skip

Them are better the the girls i go out with :biggrin I do like both but the silver spoon i'm more parasol too

Wow Skip, my choice in order would be Middle, Bottom and then Top.

Thanks guys, when I started this actually sent the woman (not there any longer) these pictures and then I picked some color combos I wanted to see a sample of and the they made some samples trying to get close. So the chenille colors are mixed between them and myself as far as picking the country combos. Heck I must have had a dozen different sample to look at and narrowed them to these to buy. Anyway it's been a fun venture and just seems I enjoy the having an idea to try and get that to a reality to actualy try fishing with. It's hard to tell but both the top 2 have Crystal in it and the bottom one has none. I do intend on trying these come spring. Should be fun all over again!

Very nice! I go for the top ones!

Real nice ties Skip! Like the colors a lot.

Nice Skip!!!

For what you are trying to match, I'd choose the bottom one. Just wondering how it would look with a muted pink and yellow blade.

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Outstanding. really like the bottom one,like those blades should give off a lot of flash.

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What he said.

I like!!! Outstanding as usual. The bottom color is closer, but I like the middle best.

Those are great, I really like the top 2!

Thanks so much guys for talkmg part in this little experiment. I will try all of these as soon as they come in for spring and will report back!

Skip

Might add a little white to the underside.

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Originally Posted by fe1

Might add a little white to the underside.

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Back some time ago I did one with some Blue added in and maybe even a little Chart in another one, but don't think I ever looks at White, maybe will. Thanks!

Skip

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Originally Posted by skiptomylu

Anyway if you have never seen a Rosey Red Minnow or used them, they are so much better than shiners. I got to use them in Arkansas a couple years back and they live longer and are a lot tougher than a shiner. So I have been working on this ever since when I had time. I got the chenille over a year ago now and tied a couple minnow head jig to show, but I wanted a Roadrunner type bait for this and got a few Pony heads to tie up so I could ask you guys what you think. Here are my 3 versions and yes 2 look very close and may not really be different enough, but the other is different for sure and also a couple pics of the Rosey Red minnows so you can see the color range. Well not totally because some look almost the color of a shiner, but I love the ones with a little color difference.


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...psc14cd50f.jpg


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...ps1654dff1.jpg


So here are the jigs and please tell me what you think.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...psc184f497.jpg

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Skip.

You amaze me with your talent my friend. Those look really great. The Rosy Reds breed easily. I have a tank in my garage where I raise my own. They are better than minnows on Weiss Lake, Logan Martin and Guntersville Lakes where I fish. I have even made some soft plastic stingers in a translucent light orange color that work just as well as the real thing. Well done Skip...well done again.

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Mike

Thank you Mike, I really appreciate the kind comments! All I wonder is why don't fishermen everywhere just demand having access to these minnows as I am sure most of the time and on most lakes they will out catch shiners!

i just wish that some how I could get others here to stop buying shiners for a couple weeks and then I bet we could get some Rosey's if that is what we want!

What ever happened to these patterrns? Did you ever test them? Results?

I'm with all of the other guys! Your ties are gorgeous!! How are you able to look at
something and duplicate it pretty well in the form of a hand tied jig?
Keep up the great work Skip!! Thanx for posting. I've been tempted to
try using Rosy Red's up north, if I can find 'em!
Tight Lines - Dave

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What ever happened to these patterrns? Did you ever test them? Results?

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I would have tested them last spring, but our spring fishing was ruined by the floods so I hardly fished for crappie at all then. Hope to this spring coming up!

Thanks for asking and I do believe they will do well, but I have not proved that yet!

Skip

Excellent work as always Skip. I like the pink one a lot. Send me four or five of those if you would. Thanks.