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Was just curious if anyone long lines with hand tied jigs. I usually troll with plastic baits curly tail paddle tails and so forth. And use my hand tied for casting. Seems Ive never had the same results with the hand tied trolling. I dont know if its I dont have the confidence in them to stick with them. Ive trolled with both in very similar color about the same amount of line out and the curly tail won hands down. Any suggestions. Thanks
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Have had great results using hand tied squirrel tail jigs! Make them a little more thicker and make the tail about a 1/4” longer than normal here is a picture of the ones that’s been working for me.of course they aren’t something I tied because I can barely tie my shoes :Rofl crappiedreamer made these
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Good looking jigs
Nice looking jigs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slabprowler
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I use hand ties all the time. Sometimes, I will mix them with soft baits. They both work fine.
I spider rig with eight lines out. I put two of each kind of baits. Two minnows, plastic, two hand ties, then what ever tickles my fancy. I'll tell ya I think my hand ties win out over anything else.
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PS I tie my own jigs.
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Maybe I need to just take my hand tied and leave the plastics at home and force myself to use them. Thanks
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Those are some nice jigs Prowler, and nice work Dreamer. You will find some handties that work better than others. Look at the pic Prowler posted, red collar, chartreuse collar and so on. As you use them some will stand out, and pay attention to what kind of day it is while you’re at it. Bright or overcast etc.... I troll plastics because I’m pre programmed. It’s time to get after the trolling bite around here, I have to practice what I preach. I’ll post when I do.
Would marabou or hackle work better trolling
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I love marabou jigs! I use them along with plastics while side pulling long lines. Here's a shot of a group I just received from "skiptomylu", a crappie.com member:
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Yummy those jigs are bright and pretty. I wanna bite them myself.
You can make the hand ties any way you want them. You are only limited by the materials you can come up with. Gives the hand ties a big advantage in my book
Mike, you asked about what works better. Every material has its attributes that will work best on a given day. While hackle holds it shape, maribou moves like no other. I have tied jigs that had a hackle feather first and then shorter maribou that wraps the hook shank. My thought with this was that it will maintain a bulky shape and have the action that we all know catches fish. Kiptail will maintain its shape but not move much, and bucktail even less. But when the shad bite is on a kiptail dart is the ticket. And we all know that what works today might not get a look tomorrow.