The big bugs

I have been thinking abut this and was wondering why no one ties the big bugs except for dragon flies? Centipedes, millipedes, caterpillars, butterflies, moths and such?

I think a jig of a millipede or centipede with a bunch of small legs working through Lilly pads, docks and around brush would make an irresistible noise when each and every leg clicks and rubs against the structure.

Anyone ever seen that jig that is tied by using nothing but different color leg material and cut to shape? That things has to make a ton of vibrations every time it hits anything where we get crappie.

Anyone else think so or do I need to wake more. :D

i think im going to try to tie somthing up like that since i love tying bug type jigs and ill keep you posted how it turns out...oh yeah...ant type jigs work good in the lillys and killers on big gills

Go for it

I would guess to say that because bigger is better when it comes to bass and flies are very light weight that its probably tough to throw them. Id recommend if you want to catch really nice bass to make your flies as large as possible and as weedless as possible. Most bass flies can be eaten my bass in the 6in range very easily, thats a sure sign you need to go larger.

prob cause its work and I would guess most can tie 3-5 regular jigs that will catch fish in the time to make one big bug...I go with the simplest jig I can make that will catch fish most of the time. I judge success being equal to catching fish.

fish4all i think i got somthing going after about 12....needs a lil more work then ill be posting a pic...i think you will like this

Yah well you need to come up here and fish. lol Cold water year round and fish that see everyone who wants to fish go after them. Most crappie and panfish here are caught on night crawlers. Some use jigs but not many. Bass are a simple pain in the neck when you see 100-200 of them in a lake and can't get them to hit anything. I have stood and watched them chase a minnow or a small fish and thrown everything at them and they ignore it.

I am looking for any advantage I can find with these picky lure shy fish. When a bass will hit a dragon fly caught on the surface and not hit a fake one right behind it I can get vocal with them quickly. Crappie jumping/popping the surface within casting distance and won't hit even a night crawler. Schools of crappie and bluegill sitting in the shallows laughing at even the smallest bait or fly.

Something has to work to get them to take a hook and I figured something that makes some noise or is herky jerky because it is releasing from every twig it touches might do the trick.

what do you think about getting a small worm rattle and tying it in under the chenille?

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Originally Posted by fish_4_all

Yah well you need to come up here and fish. lol Cold water year round and fish that see everyone who wants to fish go after them. Most crappie and panfish here are caught on night crawlers. Some use jigs but not many. Bass are a simple pain in the neck when you see 100-200 of them in a lake and can't get them to hit anything. I have stood and watched them chase a minnow or a small fish and thrown everything at them and they ignore it.

I am looking for any advantage I can find with these picky lure shy fish. When a bass will hit a dragon fly caught on the surface and not hit a fake one right behind it I can get vocal with them quickly. Crappie jumping/popping the surface within casting distance and won't hit even a night crawler. Schools of crappie and bluegill sitting in the shallows laughing at even the smallest bait or fly.

Something has to work to get them to take a hook and I figured something that makes some noise or is herky jerky because it is releasing from every twig it touches might do the trick.

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Bielieve it or not my dad used to tie topwaters that looked just like yellowjackets!Yes those stinging bugs,would catch fish when nothing else would.

A rattle would add noise but not irradic movement. Is a good idea though but I am not much on rattles.

Believe it or not I have used lived honey bees although I was not able to get to the point where I was able to glue them on right without worrying too much about getting stung. Live crickets were easier and worked well for trout.

I would suggest throwing something at them in wild colors and see what they do. If they haven't seen it before, maybe it will set off their curiosity. Work your jigs slooooooow, if it is very cold water, I would say to use something with much less action, maybe a very sparse hackle tail rather than marabou. I know around me when it gets cold, crappie won't even look at a twist tail jig or spinner, but during warm weather, there are days they fight over it.

2 cents? Probably not even worth that much!! :) Good luck!

okay i wasted some much foam and stuff its not funny($20-$30)but i got it done and if i might say i think it looks pretty darn good...let me know what you guys think...

Looks like a hopper to me. Any hopper eater should be dinner with that one.