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The crappie spawn here in Idaho is very, very late this year due to a long, cold spring and bad weather. They are still on the beds but while fishing for them I'm starting to pick up nice bluegills. Last night I caught three over 10". I want to tie up some jigs for gills that crappie might also bite on since they are all mixed together. I've got a bunch of 1/32 oz heads on size 6 hooks I'm planning on using. Looking for suggestions on what colors and materials might work best.
Squirrel tail, ostrich herl body wrapped with barred grizzly hackle.
MCG1 knows.
My advice, hairy, maybe some rubber whiskers for the bluegill.
I caught some BGs a while back on a regular hair jig for crappie. If they are on the bed, they will attack a variety of jigs.
Sweet,,nice jig MCG1
we use 1/32 and 1/64 black marabou blood quill tips over olive for gills pink over white for crappie
Although I like ostrich herl any small chenille will work in its place. I will sometimes run a piece of flat diamond braid or sparkle braid down the back for additional attraction. Thin, wispy tails look worm-like when wet.
Went back today and fishing was slow but I managed to catch this chonker female and another sightly bigger on a brown pumpkin head with olive and black. For scale, that is a 2500 class reel.
The tail is golden olive rabbit trimmed off a zonker, the body is black and copper new age chenille and it has a neck made of Hareline UV life flex wrap. I really like the flex wrap for making legs. It's basically estaz with long rubber strands in it.
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What a beast. Congrats on that one for sure.
Shoemoo,
You stated "I want to tie up some jigs for gills that crappie might also bite on since they are all mixed together."
We all know that Bluegill as well as Crappie love to eat Wax Worms and Meal worms. Take a look at this thread.
https://www.crappie.com/crappie/jig-...e-eat-balloon/
My video shows how to easily hand tie these Wax Worm Imitations and Meal Worm imitations from strips cut from a balloon. Here are two pictures from those I tied up.
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Shoemoo, how about a pic of your jig?:biggrin
Personally my favorite bait for bluegills is a fly called Bream Killer!
Skip
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That's a panfish bug in the corner of the mouth. Tipped with a Gulp maggot and SlabSauce. Skip, what is the body made of on the Bream Killer?
Thats a dinner plate with fins and a tail!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shoemoo
it has a small amount of lead wire wrapped around the mid shank, then just black chenille. Wing is Squirrel tail also same thing if it has a tail. See link below!Quote:
Originally Posted by MCG1
Skip
Two Flies,Bream Killer, Desperation Bug, Fly Angler's OnLine Pan Fish Part 257
FYI, to fish it just cast out and let sink, when you see the line jerk, you jerk, lol!
Pretty fish,,,I’d say it passes as a brim buster for sure Wtg!
Pretty fish,,,I’d say it passes as a brim buster for sure Wtg!
Here is my suggestion. You can fish this set up from 1 foot to 20 feet effectively.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shoemoo
Mike
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I like a olive green or brown head, olive micro chenille and a short squirrel tail of either red or gray squirrel
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This one has small silli legs but is just for the style. This one works well also.
I really like those Bream Killers. I tie them with the hook inverted which causes the fly to sink hook point up.
Another great fly is the carter dragon. Here is a link - Bottom Flies - Warmwater Fly Tyer - by Ward Bean. Black or olive rabbit fur as a tail, matching chenille for the body with partridge hackle collar. I like to add a little rainbow flash on the “top” of the fly. This is one of my confidence flies.
That is a cool looking fly. Thank you for the link to it.Quote:
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Mike
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