I thought I would try tying in multiple colors of hackle. This is more of a problem than I imagined with the feathers rolling. I stack the tips, make loose wraps and then they go haywire before finishing the jig.
Any advice?
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I thought I would try tying in multiple colors of hackle. This is more of a problem than I imagined with the feathers rolling. I stack the tips, make loose wraps and then they go haywire before finishing the jig.
Any advice?
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Looks really nice to me!!
Looks great to me.
Takes a little practice and diligence. Most of the time I can get them like I want all at one time, but some hackle stems just will not cooperate so I will tie on the bottom one and the come on top with the other color. I also mix the V's with both tips as I tie each on of I did them separate. Still I think mostly that is just eye appeal because when they get in the water I am not sure it matters. Now I do t like it at all when they give me fits, but I still insist the tail looks good enough to make me happy!
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Looks good. Been playing with different colors myself.
Just keep working at it, it does get easier.
Practice, practice.
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It look great to me
There is a feel to making the hackle behave.
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You may not have wanted the jig in the last pic to come out like it did but it will have a pulsating action that I really like. You're well on the way to being very good at this.
they are looking really good to me, but if you get too frustrated with it, just go to the bait shop and get some minners and go fishing instead of tying :Rofl
You guys have got it down, beautiful jigs, Crappie will love them to.