Floating Bead Tail Jig

Played with some floating beads the other day and tied up these jigs. I used mono as the tail. all you do is insert the mono through the bead and twist the bead until it twists upon itself. Relocate the bead if needed to the end of the mono and you have yourself the tail! Use thinner mono diameter for more flexible tail and thicker for less. Can't wait to put these to the test for some crappies, trout and heck maybe even some steelhead.

For my crappie and trout, i used 1/32 and 1/16 oz jigs that are size #4 sickle hooks.

Enjoy the vid :)

https://youtu.be/SJPHnbUZWeo

Another cool idea. That should catch some fish. Good video.

Pretty sweet. Good idea. :ThumbsUp That should help slow the fall of those jigs without sacrificing weight??? :dono

raw215

Have to give you a thumbs up on that one :ThumbsUp

billygee

thx guys! i posted it up on facebook and got some more ideas from it. Some folks say go bigger for steelheads LOL
some say go shorter for ice fishing. very interesting stuff people are saying!

I like them. :ThumbsUp

I did something similar last week, haven't been able to try them yet.

Where did you get the floating beads?

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Very good video, good looking jigs!

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I like them. :ThumbsUp

I did something similar last week, haven't been able to try them yet.

Where did you get the floating beads?

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Those looks pretty cool! I have done something similar with similar looking tails. I used some silicone material tho and the same beads.
i got my beads from Ebay. Link is in my YouTube Desc, not sure what is the rules here on posting ebay links or any affiliate links in here.

Kewl jig show em something different I always say!

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I like them. :ThumbsUp

I did something similar last week, haven't been able to try them yet.

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Liked your idea incorporated a touch of marabou

billygee

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Liked your idea incorporated a touch of marabou

billygee

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cool. what kind of materials are those?

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cool. what kind of materials are those?

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Started out #6 jig hook
1/32oz minnow mold
pearl - pepper powder coat
3/16" 3D molded lure eyes
2" of 25# mono
The paddle is a flattened pearl bead
White marabou
#52 Royal Blue chenille (from Skip)
Couple strands of flash
Finish tie with a dab of red sharpie

Hope this helps " Have fun "
billygee

Blue and white has always been great colors for crappie! I remember how popular the little Blue and White tubes use to be.

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Blue and white has always been great colors for crappie! I remember how popular the little Blue and White tubes use to be.

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Those Blue & White tubes still are popular in the waters I fish
as a matter of fact I still carry a few with me to try when all else fails

billygee

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Skip

Those Blue & White tubes still are popular in the waters I fish
as a matter of fact I still carry a few with me to try when all else fails

billygee

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LOL, I am pretty sure that I still have a huge bag of them.

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