Striping chenille bodies lengthwise

On a solid color body, what method do you guys use to put black stripes on it? I'm not talking about variegated chenille, because that only produces a smooshed up random mix of say black/white. The 'look' I want is 2-3 clean black stripes from front to back, instead of a circular black ring around the body. I particularly like white bodies with black stripes, but of course the effect is nice on any light color body.

I've tried India ink and black Sharpies but I'm never quite satisfied with the result because the ink wicks out & spreads too far, while the Sharpie roughs up the chenille and won't penetrate deep enough.

Any suggestions?

Bleughill

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Originally Posted by BleuGhill

On a solid color body, what method do you guys use to put black stripes on it? I'm not talking about variegated chenille, because that only produces a smooshed up random mix of say black/white. The 'look' I want is 2-3 clean black stripes from front to back, instead of a circular black ring around the body. I particularly like white bodies with black stripes, but of course the effect is nice on any light color body.

I've tried India ink and black Sharpies but I'm never quite satisfied with the result because the ink wicks out & spreads too far, while the Sharpie roughs up the chenille and won't penetrate deep enough.

Any suggestions?

Bleughill

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Okay here it is, but it's gonna cost you, LOL! Before tying in you chenille and after the tail is done, tie in the color stripe you want of chenille and let it hang out the back end and tie in your other chenille and then bring the piece you left hanging out the back and pull it over to the head and trap it with the thread and whip finish. Then you have a skunk jig if you use white and black.

Oh and you can use a smaller diameter chenille on the stripe if you want like some small Ultra chenille.

Really easy to do & I have done that for several years for something different.

Well after saying all the actually Ultra chenille is too dense to be good at this even though that is what is in my pic. However regular chenille will tie down better. See Pic...

Skip
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...8/DSC02945.jpg

For a full stripe that is about the only way to do it. You can alternate the stripe by laying the stripe on top of and under the body wrap every other wrap. Can even do it so that the stripe only runs the middle of the body that way.

Okay - I understand - and thanks! I was hoping there was some cool way to use an applicator to actually color the single chenille body with 2 or 3 stripes spaced equidistant along the length of the body. I never thought about laying another strand alongside the body. I appreciate the tip, and send me a bill Skip! :D

What I use to get that striped appearance is pearl diamond braid.tie your tail,then the braid,do your chenille body then pull the braid over the top to the head,tie down with a few wraps,cut and finish. Diamond braid comes in a variety of colors and a pack of it will tie 4-6 dozen jigs.It adds some flash to the belly of the jig.

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Originally Posted by JUNGLEJIMJIGS

What I use to get that striped appearance is pearl diamond braid.tie your tail,then the braid,do your chenille body then pull the braid over the top to the head,tie down with a few wraps,cut and finish. Diamond braid comes in a variety of colors and a pack of it will tie 4-6 dozen jigs.It adds some flash to the belly of the jig.

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I have a bunch of that Diamond Braid and it is pretty stuff. However I am not too sure how well it holds up. I have had it so long I can't believe I just let it sit in that drawer.

I have used it when ask for on jig bodies over something else.

Skip

Skip,you definitely need to try it.They also make a flat braid but it isn't as durable as the regular braid.That extra flash on the belly can make a difference on those days the fishing is slow.I've been using it for 5 or 6 years now and I really like it,fish do too.I probably have at least 15 colors of it.I use it with the trilobal antron chenille which is cheaper than the crystal antron chenille.Trilobal is flashy and wraps very well.Good,good stuff.When you use the braid don't clip it to close to thread,leave a small piece behind the head.,it doesn't hurt.I take a half hitch tool and slide it under the braid and give it a little tug.If it doesn't slide out your good to go.Better to check then rather than on the water.

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Originally Posted by JUNGLEJIMJIGS

Skip,you definitely need to try it.They also make a flat braid but it isn't as durable as the regular braid.That extra flash on the belly can make a difference on those days the fishing is slow.I've been using it for 5 or 6 years now and I really like it,fish do too.I probably have at least 15 colors of it.I use it with the trilobal antron chenille which is cheaper than the crystal antron chenille.Trilobal is flashy and wraps very well.Good,good stuff.When you use the braid don't clip it to close to thread,leave a small piece behind the head.,it doesn't hurt.I take a half hitch tool and slide it under the braid and give it a little tug.If it doesn't slide out your good to go.Better to check then rather than on the water.

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Thanks, I think since I tie flies too my materials just have grown to a point I have so much different stuff I don't get to try as much as I want, LOL! It is really a shame how many thing I have bought that have never even tie with it even one time. Like I have some Prawn Eyes and have had the things for probably 6 months or more and not one tie yet.

Part of it is I tie enough jigs that I end up tying jigs almost ever day of the year so when I get a day or two that I don't have to tie, then I just take the day off. I can't tie without breaks anyway because of my back, but when I have jigs to tie they have to get done first.

I am looking at a new material right now for crappie jigs and I want to try several of the lace kind of materials, LOL so we will see.

I will play with that and see what I can come up with.

Thanks again,

Skip

Skip the instructor!!!!!!!! Now as to getting more materials I think you've used up your nine lives with the wife, and I think you've run out of sneaky ways to get it in the house :p:p:p:D:D:D

Fatman

Ijust remembered that I posted a pic in the January jigs with the black and white featured colors.One of the pictures has a pearl diamond braid belly if you want to check it out to see what it looks like on a jig.

I get a soft edge stripe with the sharpie, followed immediately with an old toothbrush...it tries to blend but still gives the impression of a stripe.

This back was done with peacock hurl;


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