New To Me Stuff

So I read a recent post and SuperDave mentioned Living Rubber legs. Sounded fun so I ordered me some and this morning gave them the old try. Well wasn’t long before I realized there just has to be some kind of trick to separating the legs from one another. Did a search and learned that you stretch them out....hard....and cut the ends off with sharp scissors in a slow and methodical fashion. BINGO

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I am unsure if I have used too much skirting on these. A small amount might be a better choice. I definitely like adding these legs and plan to experiment some with the material. I saw where folks are using needles to push legs through jelly soft baits to add side legs. Tying legs for a collar. That really doesn’t leave much to be discovered now does it. Rear, middle and front kind of covers all the options.

On a side note my jig heads are seeming to do a little better with the revealed color crinkle effect.

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A small amount of effect is appearing. I tried a heavier color coating, lighter coating, more crinkle, less crinkle, more heat, less heat, more time baking, less time baking. I like the green color but for trolling jigs I am thinking I would be better off with neon colors. These would be more for a dip and soak operation.

I have so many jigs now that most are destined to become gifts just to make them go away. A man sent me a message asking me to sell him some, but I think that there are some really skilled guys already selling and want them to get the business. I doubt there is a huge amount to be made tying jigs anyways. My fishing club members are all old timers and they might take pity on me and share secrets and stuff if I am real nice with free jigs and such. Hope so anyways.


As I discover all the things others are already doing, been doing, I wonder do they ever settle upon a best jig design and stick with it ?

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Photo misses full effect but heads have spattered UV reflection. The orange of the eyes also reflects as does yellow chenille and the yellow/orange rubber skirt.

Nice ties with your new material. Hope the fish like them as well!
Bob

Sweet looking ties!


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Thank you.....

Great looking ties

Nice! Yeah I find less is best. On the silicone legs I usually use around 10. That’s what works best for me. Think I sent you one with it for reference.

Been using those legs for years and really like the way they catch fish. Oh, less is more most of the time. The kids will love the ones you want to get rid of. I try to keep a couple small bags on hand when I see the kids and dad at boat ramp I give them a bag. Kids love free stuff.

I’ve done the spread from loaded like yours to as few as 6, and they all catch fish. Like the Dr said, about 10 works well on a 1/16 and 1/32 with a #4 hook. Your ties look good and will likely put fish in the box. Good color choices.

Another thing I do with some, I tie a lump of thread on the hook near where the hook point is. Put my silicon material on and tie over it to right in front of the thread that I put on the hook. Chenille the jig as you like. That thread that I put on the hook makes a nice spreader for the skirt.

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I kind of like these rubber and silicone legs. Yes I agree about 10 seems to be a nice mixture. I can see where the wild movement of fewer legs might make a difference. The stuffed look might be good too, as mentioned. As you can see I tried my hand at twisting the rubber legs and adding a small bead for a knob. Guess it might look like the little guy is swimming hard trying to get away.

I can see now that I need more of a yarn selection as it more than anything else makes up what is seen. I just hate buying the stuff called “fly tying chenille” because it is expensive. I will have to search about some and see what the ladies have been playing with and maybe get me some of that stuff. The microfiber mop material is excellent and ever since I discovered how to extract it in lengths have been using it mostly. One quick dip in the scent and it lasts all day. Kind of sucks it in deep.

Anyways thanks to SuperDave for mentioning Living Rubber and getting me interested in what they had available. I am thinking there is more to Jig Life than simply adding spinner blades. LOL


Yesterday a friend stopped by and brought some goodies. Her father is in North Cackalackie and in hospice. He wanted her to have his fishing stuff. Boats, reels and rods and such, and of course lures. Sorting through I discovered antique lures that still had their boxes and were in good shape. I told her that there was a market for such and that she really needed to remove them from the tackle boxes and store them properly. She remembers some of them from when she was a kid riding around in the boat with him. Anyways I didn’t want to cherry pick her stuff but she insisted I take a few items and fish with them. So I went for a few of the smaller Rapalas. The man liked to buy lures and store them, is all I can say.

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I was interested in the two spoons as that is something I intend to explore very soon. There were only a handful of in line spinners, so I left those, but also intend to explore those as well.

I am thinking that the rubber legs will keep me busy for a while longer yet.

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Looks good and looks like they will get bit!

Sorry I have not been in here much the last week, I had some medical issues and just didn't do much of anything.

Skip

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Originally Posted by skiptomylu

Looks good and looks like they will get bit!

Sorry I have not been in here much the last week, I had some medical issues and just didn't do much of anything.

Skip

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It’s OK. I do not require praise or encouragement, quite the opposite I assure you. I am here to explore and have fun. I like to share my dumb ideas and hope to discover something completely new. I want to build a jig the fish simply cannot sit and watch go by. Maybe there is such a jig and maybe there isn’t. I imagine some of the better fishermen have a short list they take with them. Maybe five types in several colors each type of deal. That is what I imagine anyways.

I am going to experiment with some of that UV resin goo stuff, metallic yarns, and work on my crimkle paint technique some more. Maybe I should start a new thread marked EXPERIMENTAL. LOL

In the pic with the baits, the two on the bottom right are balsa wood Bagley’s and may have some value. The strike king spinnerbaits, if they’re 1/8 oz or so, are one of my favorites. Some very nice stuff there.

Your jigs also look good, I’m waiting for the fish pictures to go along with em.

Where is a good place to pick up some of that living rubber?

I bought mine from Living Rubber.

Awesome. Thank you