[Mac10]

I'm interested in tying some small (1/16 and 1/8 ounce) hair jigs for both large and smallmouth fishing.

Would appreciate tips on color selection and tying techniques.

Thanks, Mac10

[LedHed]

I had a tutorial posted on tying ultra lite jigs but, since the last sever (rip off) crash, it is unavailable.

• word search TU - getting to be one of the best resources for lure crafting
• take a fly tying class – concentrate on streamers and attractors. Three good books are Streamers & Bucktails the Big Fish Flies – Joseph D. Bates, How to Make Your Own Lures and Flies – Mel Marshall. and Anglers Guide to Jigs and Jigging – Ken Oberrecht
• use the best materials and tools that you can afford
• keep notes on your patterns

Can’t go wrong with black or white, brown, and yellow. Try to have one if not all of these elements in your patterns;

• translucence
• iridescence
• phosphorescence
• fluorescence

[VARick]

When I was looking for information on tying jigs, I didn't find alot out there on the net. The techniques are the same for flys, look for clousers and those should give you some ideas for colors. You can also get ideas for what is commercially available and just make your own copy.
Rick

Originally Posted by Mac10

I'm interested in tying some small (1/16 and 1/8 ounce) hair jigs for both large and smallmouth fishing.

Would appreciate tips on color selection and tying techniques.

Thanks, Mac10

[M.Bassitt]

For tying hair jigs it all depends on what you are trying to make the jig look like. You can use Bucktail, if you want a jig without to much action, or you can use Craft Hair, which a lot of guys are using that tie Float N Fly jigs are using, it has great action in the water.

As far as colors go, just try and Match the Hatch, that is a favoret term that fly tiers like to use.
Tying jigs you can make them simple and catch fish, or you can make them pretty and still catch fish.
Just remember when you tie on the hair, dont get it to thick.

Hope this helps Mike

[Mac10]

I've been tying rabbit hair jigs, mainly white so far. I use a zonker strip for a tail and tie a collar on with crosscut zonker strip. When I tie white on white, I use two strands of blue silicon skirt material and 4 pieces of pearl crystal craft that all lay along the tail....tied on an eighth ounce jighead. On sixteenth ounce, I just tie the crosscut on the lead collar and let the two strands of blue and crystal craft stick out the back end about a quarter inch.

Looking for other patterns and colors to tie with limited directions (specific to that particular jig). I apologize for not having been specific myself.

Would appreciate your input....thanks, Mac

[VARick]

How about we all put up some pics of our jigs? I also joined a swap for small crappie jigs.. got some nice ones. It is always nice to compare your patterns with someone else's and even other areas.
I just tied up a couple the other day for speckled trout, I'll get the camera out and see if I can find some of the ones from the crappie swap too.
Rick

Originally Posted by Mac10

I've been tying rabbit hair jigs, mainly white so far. I use a zonker strip for a tail and tie a collar on with crosscut zonker strip. When I tie white on white, I use two strands of blue silicon skirt material and 4 pieces of pearl crystal craft that all lay along the tail....tied on an eighth ounce jighead. On sixteenth ounce, I just tie the crosscut on the lead collar and let the two strands of blue and crystal craft stick out the back end about a quarter inch.

Looking for other patterns and colors to tie with limited directions (specific to that particular jig). I apologize for not having been specific myself.

Would appreciate your input....thanks, Mac

[VARick]

I uploaded 3 pics to the jig gallery.. two are mine and 1 is the crappie jig swap I participated in awhile back.

Originally Posted by VARick

How about we all put up some pics of our jigs? I also joined a swap for small crappie jigs.. got some nice ones. It is always nice to compare your patterns with someone else's and even other areas.
I just tied up a couple the other day for speckled trout, I'll get the camera out and see if I can find some of the ones from the crappie swap too.
Rick

[basskat]

Mac, smallmouth & largemouth love olive dyed deer hair. Try putting a small strip of white in the belly. Olive, brown and black are my favorites.

[Party Crasher]

Mac, FOX HAIR!!! Snip a clump off righ at the hide and tie it on at the head of a round head jig. Long hairs, short hairs, body fur, everything. Tie it on. They are deadly.

[charkins]

Marabou feathers have a real nice action in the water. I have tied a ton of jigs with marabou. Barlows, Jann's, etc. have them in all colors.