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After years looking through the jig typing forum I've decided to give it a try. I got several items over Christmas and with the bad weather I decided it was time. These are squirrel tail jigs, are the tails to long? Let know what you think, any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Look good, I like the length, Can shorten if getting short strikes. You will do fine!!
I’ve never tried squirrel tail. Hose look nice!
Lower left tail is a bit thin for my liking. If you wrap tag end of chenille closer to head and tie well with thread, you can trim it a lot closer to the body. Follow up with a whip finish to secure very end between head and body and you will never see it.
I am just starting to tie also, but I like the looks of the middle yellow one. My son has been promising me some squirrel tail for tying but has not been squirrel hunting yet. He did bring me some buck tail last week to try. Nice jigs, I bet they will all catch fish.
Didn't realize the tag was that long until saw the picture, I guess I need to get one of those whip finish tools. ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by CrappieDreamer
Make sure to get the right kind and there is a lot of good info in the sticky post on this board. The kind of whip finish tools you want is the Matarelli style and not the Thompson!Quote:
Originally Posted by Vmvwildcat
Squirrel is good stuff and the length shouldn't make any problem at all really. I use tails longer than that in marabou.
FAOL is a fly tying/fishing forum and they also have lessons starting at beginning, then intermediate and finally advanced and you should spend some time there. I mean they tie in chenille and feathers just like we do and just find the patterns they are using the materials you want to use. here is a link if interested Fly Anglers OnLine, Your Complete Internet Flyfishing Resource.
Click on Fly Tying and then Beginning Tying and start there.
Skip
Thanks Skip, I will be checking it out.
Personally I like the bottom left the best as far as amount of tail... a lot of times less is more in my experience but I also tye a lot of threadneck jigs... I would for sure acquire a whip finisher or more than likely the jigs will come apart at the head... those jokers will catch fish! Keep up the good work!
Nice work, they'll put a few in the boat.
Very nice. Did you have trouble with squirrel being "slick?"
Very nice work.
Another option to a "whip finisher" is to whip finish with out the tool....
[QUOTE=thinkingredneck;3551051]Very nice. Did you have trouble with squirrel being "slick?"[/QUOTE
Don't know much about tying, but it did slide a little after the 2nd or 3rd wrap. I typed it off , straightened it up, then finished wrapping.
[QUOTE=Vmvwildcat;3551510]Hey if you want a video of using a whip finish tool I can email you that, even have a video of a hand finish if you want both? PM me if interested.Quote:
Originally Posted by thinkingredneck
Skip
Thanks Skip. I' ve watched a few videos on how to use the whip finish tool, now I got to get one. Looks fairly easy.
I'd eat one. Put a little orange with that brown :twocents
I agree. Especially in the fall.Quote:
Originally Posted by silverside
Those are fish getters for sure.
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just tied my first jigs this week! those look great. Took me a couple tries of the whip finisher but i got the hang of it and they look seamless at the jig head. nice work