Anybody ever tie bass jigs?
If so, I'd like some inspiration, please.
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Anybody ever tie bass jigs?
If so, I'd like some inspiration, please.
In-Fisherman has written a lot about hair/feather jigs for bass. If you search their site, you’ll find a bunch of articles.
They tend to be bulkier than crappie jigs and are usually dark-colored: black, brown, olive.
I bought some large jigheads to tie some on and never got around to it
Tied these a few years ago. 1/4oz head with 1/0 hook. Body is synthetic fibers. I was trying to imitate a thread fin shad.Attachment 362873
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Good looking hair jigs
I do some hair jigs.
Nice jigs Tom, did you ever get them wet? I tried some similar a few years back with OK results. Didn’t have the streamer hair like you had for those. Used some orangutan color mixed with root beer color of extra select craft fur. After removing the under fur on the outer layers, the smallies loved em. Always caught nice fish with them.1/0 sickle and some 2/0 regular bend 2X hooks were used.
These have worked for me on a rocky bottom...Attachment 362888
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I'd say that's a damn fine threadfin representative. Thank you for sharing!Quote:
Originally Posted by z520tom
Those craws look incredible! It is amazing what someone can do with hair and feathers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Len
I tied this one up earlier. I think it will work well around here. Prespawn bass seem to love white and chartreuse.
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Skeetbum the body material is called EP FIBER and is used a lot by saltwater jig tiers. The fiber behind head gets a light brush on coat of a adhesive called Softex I believe. It lets the body right behind the head hold it's shape well but is still compressible on the bite. I used them for schooling bass and white bass when they under shad schools in open water.Sent from my SM-G960U using Crappie.com Fishing mobile appQuote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
Way back when I did a little guiding on Toledo Bend, late 1970's and most know what a cold front does to bass fishing, but the guides always had a small trick they used back then and I know it will still work and work great! All Black Marabou Jig with a Black soft plastic worm added on too. Fish over the Hydrilla with a somewhat light head, maybe 1/8 or less. It's a killer!
I had a picture of one, but just can not find it, just all Black with a 4" Soft Plastic Worm added to the hook to extend the tail past the marabou part. It work and is an easy tie, just give it a try!
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Tom, I can see them working very well. I’ve found schools of shad in TN that filled my downscan and sonar, couldn’t buy a fish in those conditions. Move out of the middle to the edge and a few feet away and it was game on. Predators always look for an easy meal away from the crowd. I’ve never found them like that here, must be the difference in temps. Those ties that Len posted would have kept me in smallmouth for a good while, very nice work. Details can be the difference between good fish and no fish, and those jigs are heavy with details.
Those look awesomeQuote:
Originally Posted by Len