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I get to go to Canada next month for a walleye fishing trip on Lake Wabatongushi.
I decided to try tying some marabou jigs to take with me to try out.
1/0 sickle hooks, 3/16 heads. These were some of my earliest jig heads I painted back at the first of the year, so they aren't the best.
Maybe I should have added some flash?
Anyone recommend any other color patterns that might work well? The water is pretty clear up there!
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Those look pretty good.
I would maybe add some white or pearl. Try a pink head, white body, and a pink tail. Or, white head, pink body, white tail. Also do some combinations of purple. Lots of our lakes in Michigan (Erie and Huron), the go to color combinations include pearl, pink, and purple!
Thanks for the feedback!
What do you think about the amount or length of the tail?
Should there be any flash?
Nice looking jigs. Don't know about walleye but them would sure tear up some big crappie down here.
I agree with Charlie on that
I guess I need to come down your way and try them out [emoji41]
Ok, how about some of these? Sorry that white tails don't show well against my "special" white background.
Any favorites here?
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Awesome!
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Judging by your bright colors on the first post, I have some you may like for Walleye, but we don't have any of them here!
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Skip, tell the wife you need to do some field testing and come to Canada with us [emoji41]
Those are pretty nice!
Our group normally back-trolls pulling crawler harnesses behind bottom bouncers. I've tried to get some of them to try jigging, but they are die hards and won't try.
Therefore, I have very little jigging experience up there to know what works the best. I guess I should take some hackle jigs and try those too.
My wife and one of my sons are going this year, so I will have more chance of jigging with them.
No offense to forum members, but toe There's nothing quite like eating fresh-caught walleye! Crappie and perch are a close second though.
I have heard they are good table fare, but I have never had any so wouldn't know. Y'all have a great time and catch a bunch!Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappieDreamer
Skip
I used to fish Canada a lot. Then I learned that the worlds best Walleye fishery was in my own back yard and that put an end to it.
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My dad with a 14 3/4 pound fish. Caught and released 19 fish over 11lbs that evening.
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Sometimes I don't know when to quit... just sayin'
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All very very nice jigs CD!
Can't imagine any one of those not catching fish.
Dunno if I missed this thread but it's a weird coincidence that I opened it up while we're on our drive to Canada at this very moment.
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If I was a walleye I definitely would eat one of them .Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
I can quit any time I want...
No, seriously though...
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When I fish jigs in Canada I usually tip the jigs with a dead hooked salted minnow. I use a minnow head jig dressed with craft fur. When the fur gets wet it folds around the minnow and looks like one unit with minnow scent. For clear lakes I use Char. green or white fur with a a red stripe I call a bleeding minnow pattern.Quote:
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I am sure your patterns will work fine.
I was thinking of tipping them with a piece of nightcrawler, since we will be trolling with those anyway.
A piece of crawler will work well for some added scent.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappieDreamer
I just got back from the MW Angle Ontario side and all I used was a BB, smile spinner, and slow roll hook with part of a crawler. C&R'ed well over 50 walleyes a day with some nice fish in the 18 to 23 inch range.
One week to go before heading to Canada. Packing the important things first...
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I know, I know, it's not enough, is it?
Purty jigs.
Lotsa shellcrackers up here, eh?
I've been wanting to use the "eh" thing since I got here..... I just don't fit the vernacular.
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Looks great.
Now, the only issue I have (like with my crankbait box), they all look so good, which one do I use first! Good luck. They should catch fish.
Looking good man and looks like you have plenty of colors to find what they want. Good luck!
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Getting ready for our annual pilgrimage to Canada to hunt the toothy critters. I decided to try a few new ones this year...
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Very nice! Those should work good.
How big are those Dreamer?
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It would be bad if the first jig you tied on was the magic bullet. You could always sell the others to the locals , I guess. Some very nice work. I would say that you went prepared.
I may be missing em but I see no Black and Blue Jigs?? Our go to in canadian waters!
I tie a lot of walleye jigs and my 2 best colors mimic minnows Firetiger head White/black body. I use both craft hair and bucktail. Let the eyes tell you which. The second best [right now] is Chart. head with fluorescent Blue back and White body Bucktail works best for this one I fish a river so I make 1/8 to 1/2, depends how fast it is flowing. I also add some flash on both sides.
Good looking ties