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[Senkosam]

I'm kind of new at tying and the quality of the tie stills leaves much to be desired, but I decided to fish some jigs with only Krystal Flash and artificial hair. Last week, in 49 degree water, I caught bass, pickerel and panfish on silver flash, green/orange irridescent flash and, pearl/green irridescent flash jigs.

The action was amazing and the skirt could be made to flutter, ripple, dart and glide. The skirts were double the length of the hook and full enough to simulate a large body or small school of bait fish.

This week I'll try the spinnerbaits shown which are actually panfish spinnerbait forms in 1/8 oz. Also pictured (poorly) is a black Krystal Flash jig with blue flah and a bit of dyed bucktail. I've attached a craw trailer that has worked with living rubber jigs on standup heads. I'll get back to you if this one produces.

Sam

[Markell]

Those are awsome. I bet they would be deadly on the spotted bass down here.

[Senkosam]

Thanks Markell. As usual with any new bait you make and try for the first time, it's like getting a hole-in-one when it succeeds at catching multipspecies. I know for a fact that crappie will jump all over it in a week once the water temp get near 50.

Sam

[deadlystreamer]

Hey Senkosam,

Nice work. It is nice when you catch fish on your own baits, kind of gives you that all over good feeling. They look good.

[Senkosam]

Today I fished with a friend who was using soft plastic grubs. I kept up to him with the green and silver jigs for yellow perch, but outfished him for bass and pickerel. The water temp was 47 degrees and tanin stain, under an overcast sky and the average depth was 6'. The retrieve was steady and slow, the bite soft.

Time to tie more patterns and other colors. (The spinnerbait got no hits.)

Sam

[bassinmass]

Hey Sam

Nice looking baits. The spinnerbaits look sweet.

bassinmass

[Senkosam]

The pickerel went after the spinnerbait yesterday.