Saturday, May 29, 2010

Another Ugly Bug 2010

Tied this one this morning.  Has a sleeker body and a slightly longer tail.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Ugly Bug 2010

My version. A 1/4-ounce ball head with a 1/0 hook.

 

Materials:
  • Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Nail Polish - cardinal.
  • White acrylic paint for base coat.
  • Caron Glimmer Chenille Yarn #5 - apple.
  • Coats & Clark Machine Embroidery Thread (40-wt.) - electric green.
  • Two-part epoxy for jig head topcoat.
  • Westrim Elastic Cording - silver.
  • Googly craft eyes.
  • Cyanoacrylate glue to attach craft eyes.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Chenille-bodied Minnow Heads

Materials:
  • Arkie Minnow Head Jig - 1/16-ounce with #4 hook.
  • Lion Suede #5 in scarlet, seacrest, and ebony colors.
  • UTC Ultra Thread in red and black - 140 denier.
  • Marabou/feather in limetreuse, black, and gray.
  • Flash in red and gold.
  • White and black acrylic paint for eyes and base coat.
  • Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Nail Polish - cardinal.
  • Two-part epoxy for topcoat.

Thin Minns

Materials:
  • 1/16-ounce ballhead jig with #4 hook.
  • Gray, white, and black acrylic paint.
  • Two-part epoxy for jig head topcoat.
  • Uni-Floss 600 1x - gray.
  • Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Nail Polish (invisible) for body topcoat.
  • UTC Ultra Thread 140 denier for underbody - red.
  • Wapsi Marabou (Blood Quill) - shad gray.
  • Flymasters/Wapsi Flashabou Accent - red.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Canvasback Jig

Tied this one last night while thinking of duck hunting. 


Materials:
  • Wapsi Mallard Barred Flank Natural.
  • Arkie Minnow Head Jig - 1/16-ounce with #4 hook.
  • White and black acrylic paint for eyes and base coat.
  • Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Nail Polish - cardinal.
  • Two-part epoxy for topcoat.
  • Flymasters/Wapsi Flashabou Accent - red.
  • UTC Ultra Thread - 140 denier (red) and 70 denier (black).
  • Darice Craft Fur - red.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Assorted Football-Headed Hair Jigs For Black Bass

Materials:
  • Flymasters/Wapsi Flashabou Accent - red.
  • Darice Craft Fur - brown, gray, and orange.
  • Orvis Polar Fibre - olive.
  • UTC Ultra Thread 140 denier - red and olive.
  • Coats & Clark Machine Embroidery Thread 40-wt. - olive and chona brown.
  • Deluxe Craft Fur - sage green.
  • Red and green acrylic paints.
  • Two-part epoxy for topcoat.
  • Football jigs (1/8-ounce) with either a #1 or 1/0 hook.
The last jig on the right is a sage green and gray half-and-half combination that I think looks interesting in clear water. The jig to the left of it is designed for trailerless fishing. All others are designed to fish alone or with a chunk trailer.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

A Caramel-Colored Craw for Bass


Materials:
  • 1/8-ounce football head with #1 hook (I think...)
  • Caramel brown chenille yarn (#5)
  • UTC Ultra Thread (brown) - 140 denier
  • Copper brown and burgundy eyelash yarn
  • Red acrylic paint
  • Two-part epoxy for topcoat

Monday, May 17, 2010

Black Neon Football Jig for Bass


Materials:
  • Black with silver glimmer chenille (#5)
  • Black and red eyelash yarn
  • 1/8-ounce football head jig with #1 sickle hook
  • Red acrylic paint
  • Two-part epoxy for topcoat
  • UTC Ultra Thread (black) - 140 denier

Saturday, May 15, 2010

A Jig Design for Riverine Black Basses


Here are a few 1/8-ounce ball jigs tied to emulate popular tube jigs. I use them in fishing situations where I might otherwise select a green pumpkin or watermelon-colored tube.

Materials:
  • #5 willow green glimmer chenille
  • Dark, olive-green eyelash yarn
  • Black UTC Ultra Thread - 140 denier
  • 1/8-ounce ball head jig with #2 hook
  • Yew-colored acrylic paint
  • Clear nail polish with glitter
  • Two-part epoxy topcoat
This type of jig tumbles along pretty well in current, even with its exposed hook.