Mallard & Guinea Feather Jigs

I got into a jig tying kick over the rainy weekend and cranked out 30 different patterns of mallard and guinea feather jigs. Click on the link below to check out the slide show!!!

Click here for the full slide show ---> Mallard & Guinea Feather Jigs


But here's a teaser of some of the patterns that you'll get to see in the slide show...

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http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l.../200905033.jpg http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l.../200905043.jpg

look real good.

Nice AW

Did you run into feather curvature with the mallard feathers, seems everytime I use the flank feathers or tail feathers I get the curve in the feather even when I steam them first.

Fatman

Nice lookin jigs, AW. Does the mallard have much action in the water?

Love em all, Fav top left, next top right, then bottom right. But I would fish them all. I have liked the guinea fathers since I started tying. The spots give and tail a nice effect.

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Originally Posted by OKSTATEjiggy

Nice lookin jigs, AW. Does the mallard have much action in the water?

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Man they do when you hold them under the water!!!






(hehehehe) sorry bud... i just couldn't resist!!

Some say they do... some say they don't... I say tie some on and put it in a fish bowl on some line and get yourself a first-hand glance and see what you think! But personally, I like 'em and will always use 'em!

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Originally Posted by Fatman

Nice AW

Did you run into feather curvature with the mallard feathers, seems everytime I use the flank feathers or tail feathers I get the curve in the feather even when I steam them first.

Fatman

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I get some from time to time and I too will steam and then dry them flat. If it still curves I will just nip off the barbs from the stem and use them for other flies or jigs. But for the most part I get a pretty good success rate with having straight feathers.

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Originally Posted by fish_4_all

Love em all, Fav top left, next top right, then bottom right. But I would fish them all. I have liked the guinea fathers since I started tying. The spots give and tail a nice effect.

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You did click on the link right?!! There's about 30 different designs in the slide show found in that link! And yes... these are a joy to fish with!

I was watching it, can't decide which ones I like best. But I do know that I need to get some for steelhead jigs. Palmer some of them in a spey pattern and should catch bass, trout, crappie, steelhead, salmon and whatever else I can get to bite them.
But those 3 are still my favs so far.

Very Nice jigs Alan !!!

Excellent jigs- great color combos

Thanks boys!!! Now y'all get some tying done and go catch some fish!

AW, they look great. now what to do with the curvy ones. pick one that the quill runs fairly close to the center of the feather. that quill will be the backbone of the jig, abeit upside down. don't use any chenille but rather tie the feather in just behind the head, making it a full length wing. when tied right the feather will wrap around the hook on both sides, with the quill riding over the hooks shank. I sometimes use 2 feathers piggyback if they are pretty thin. I don't have a camera yet, to show photo. It looks like a caddis fly with the wings folded back.

after you tie the feather in, you must trim off the excess in front of the thread wraps with a single edge razor blade using the head as a backstop.