[Hairjig]

I have been making jigs for many many years and have tried most all materials but my best goto jig is a 1/16 oz. walleye jig head with a 1/0 mustad ultra point hook. Black buck tail with alittle white hair on bottom. Works well with a leech or minnow. Couldn't count all the walleyes and smallmouth we have caught on this simple jig. If I am fishing water deeper than 15ft. I tie two jigs on this is to get my bait down alittle quicker. . I'm 49years old and my dad and grandpa both used these types of jigs throught out there fishing days. and oldy but goody. HOPE this helps.

[Mac10]

FISH WIZARD AND HAIRJIG!!!!!!

I'd also really like to know from each of you just how long the average jig is after it's tied. Some of the locals tie a shorter bucktail jig to be used with a live bait trailer and I'd like to go by your suggestions. Thank you and good fishing, Mac

[Hairjig]

Mac10: I make most of my jigs for live bait or twistertails on them. I like 1/16 oz. head with a 1/0 hook so the basic frame from head to the bend of hook is 1inch 3/8" after I tie hair on the jig the bait will be 1inch5/8" ..to 1inch 7/8". This set up will work with live bait or not. Another jig I make and have alot of luck with is 1/16 oz. or 1/8 oz. chenille jig Icall it because All I put on the jig is chenille. and a minnow or leech. With this jig I use mustads bait holder hook 1/0 this hook is alittle shorter than a standard 1/0 hook. I just tie the chennille from the head to the bend of the hook . HOPE this HELPS

[Mac10]

Hairjig.....thanks. You are tying much smaller than I had imagined. Thanks for the help and ...... Good Fishing!

[Fatman]

Mac10,

As others have suggested:

Anglers Guide to Jigs and Jigging – Ken Oberrecht one of the best books out there!!!!

colors I use when I tie them are all black, brown, orange, white and some plain purple, for two color jigs I like Dun/white with dun on the bottom and I like to put some crystal flash in the middle, makes for a nice minnow pattern, brown/orange, red/white, black/blue.

If you dont have a ball collar mold use vise grips to flatten a section on each side of the shank and leave a total circle of lead on the bottom, helps flare the deer hair better.

Fatman

[jigfisherman]

I use both deer hair and marabou get mine from Barlows or Basspro. Here are a few pics.