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Last year I tried some hand tied jigs made with calf tail and bucktail hair. I usually use plastic but wanted to experiment. I ran into a problem with using Slab Sauce with my hair jigs. (NOTE: this is not a Slab Sauce bashing). The problem was that after applying it really matted down and was almost impossible to clean up the jig for the next trip. Should I treat this as normal for hair jigs or no?
I can’t answer for the Slab sauce, but I find on my kiptail it does the same thing with just the water. But when I start fishing again it goes right back to normal and will kind flow and undulate. I would think it will be ok. My rabbit does same thing.
I’ve had the same results using marabou. Unless you really really wash the sauce off the jig it dries to syrup consistency and messes up jig. I have started using nibbles for hand ties and sauce for everything else. In videos I’ve seen SK post he squirts it just on the chenille and might not have this issue :dono Also the mop tail jigs might not have this issue and probably hold the scent better. I’ve bought supplies for this but haven’t done it yet to test. Slab sauce and G sauce are great, wish they came in nibble form.
Good info. Thank you! I have a few hair and feather jigs I would like to try this year.
Bob
Well one thing I would make sure to do is have a separate box or storage for the ones you used with the sauce or any kind of additive like that. I don't think it will hurt them, but I would keep them separate if it was me.
Skip
I also use the chenille for liquid based products but nibbles most of the time.
If no problems using the sauce on just the chenille then maybe the dropper or precision applicator is what should be used on hand ties. I dip or spray and get it everywhere usually.
Most fish attractants will cause it to look matted when dry
Your right...and after they have been back in the water for a few minutes they will come back to life...Just put some more attractant on them and go back to fishing. And for SuperDave a nibble type slab sauce was tried and tested....did not work as good.Quote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
Yeah I’ve talked couple times with Slab about them.Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
The jig I had I tried again and it never did come back. The feathers stayed stuck together and nasty. I cut everything off the hook and used for plastics.
Weren't they called Gubbers? My spelling may be offQuote:
Originally Posted by "G"
I've never used slab sauce but plenty of others. The problem is they're oily/greasy and you're not gonna get it out of the jig completely. As long as it's not matted down while in the water fishing you're good to go.
I recommend applying scents to the chenille and on hair jigs I push the hair back to open up them up a bit and squirt it inside by the head/collar/hook shank then mash it in a bit. On big bucktail jigs I rub scent into the sides 1/4-1/2" from the collar. The hair will naturally hold it. The slick painted head won't hold it long.
I've used Dawn dish detergent to wash greasy Pro Cure menhaden scent out of $$ bucktails I tie for offshore jigging and caught fish the next trip. Wash well, pat dry then hang to dry, then put in your tackle box only once 100% dry or you'll start rusting things.
I believe that sounds rightQuote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
Tying my own I never thought about a second trip with a treated jig. I usually use em enough and throw em in places that they eventually don’t come back from. My small jigs I use a lot lately are micro chenille body and sparse kiptail. They hold up well for me.