Critique pleased

First time tying a hackle jig. Body needs work and probably a bigger chenille.
Let me know what I need to do with it.
Thanks

The tail and flash looks good. I will agree that the body is a little thin.

i think that jig will catch fish

The body looks to be wrapped using size 0 chenille. You can double wrap the body by start wrapping the chenille at the head, work back to the hook point then over wrap back to the head then tied off the chenille. Or you can use size 2 or size 3 chenille on the bigger jigs above a 1/64 oz jig.

Jig looks good, and the advise to double wrap is solid too. You could also take another color and twist the two together and use them together to create more bulk. Even one regular and one flashy would give a good effect. The hackle looks good, keep after it.

Yeah it's ultra chenille. Wasn't at the store today to get another chenille off the rack. Wanted to try it so used this anyway.

Other than the body is there anything else I can do to improve?

Only thing I see is the feather is off to the side, work on keeping it centered on the hook, Hope that makes sense.

Get some Nylon FL Red chinelle size #2 if your gonna tie 1/16 and smaller, but if 1/16 and larger probably #3 size.

i can't really see the picture well enough to say much on this iPad, but if your using the little V's just put them so they are on top the tip. I lay the tip down and stack 2 or 3 V's on top, pinch them together and to in. If your doing that then good, if not try that.

Colors you picked are fine and look good. Just larger chinelle and the Nylon FL Red will let it be easier to make the body more level all around.

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Everyone has about covered it. I think they look good for your first ones.

Buckeyekdog, it actually is laying straight. It does look off in the picture but it is straight. Must be something with the angle of the camara?
Skiptomylu, I only laid one v on. I'll try adding more. Also plan to get some pearl chenille off the rack at my retail store tomorrow to try. I knew the ultra chenille was too small but the only other I had on hand was variegated in colors that wouldn't have worked with the chartreuse.
Anything else I need to improve on?
Oh and sorry for the pic. Cell phone camara.

See if you can get your phone closer and still get a clear picture. If buying Pearl there are a lot of sizes of that stuff and if you can get some a little larger than a size 2 or 3, I would. I use size 10 and 12, but have some other colors in #8 and that is a good soze for a 1/32 IMHO! However if he only has the smaller size it will still do fine.

Just a personally preference thing, but I use Flashabou HOLO in the original size. It thin, but lots of flash in the water and that thin stuff ripples in the water when coming through it. Like I said though, what kind of flash is what ever you like.

Feel free to look at my web site to get some ideas just click on the link in my Sig. There are no adds or pop ups on my site either!

you can click on pictures to make larger!

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Cool
I've looked your website before. Nice stuff. Thanks!

I don't see anything wrong with it but then again, I'm not a crappie!!! If I was I would be spawning! LOL
Really though, I like it. The tail looks good and is balanced for looks with the jig head. I say to just shorten the body a bit to offset the thin chenille so it too looks balanced to the rest of the jig and head. It's all visual to the crappie so if it looks good to just one person then it looks good to a few crappie becasue I know there are more of them than there are of us!!