Monday, February 18, 2013

The Color Purple

Materials:
  • A 1/8-oz. ball head jig with a #2 hook
  • Orbit/Pro-Tec/Harbor Freight Powder Paint Mixture - dark purple
  • FlyMasters (Wapsi) Flashabou Accent - red
  • Coats Trilobal Polyester Embroidery Thread (40 wt.) - electric violet
  • Troll hair (craft fur) - purple
  • Tandy Premium Leather Remnant - purple
Preparing for early spring largemouth bass fishing. Tied some hairy worms in purple, a favorite color of mine for largemouth.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Kuttail Jig

Materials:
  •  A chrome 1/8-ounce ball head jig with a #2 hook
  •  Danville Flymaster Plus Thread (140 denier) - white
  •  Gütermann Sparkle Metallic Thread - rainbow black
  •  One Zucker Feather Products Schlappen Feather - black
  •  One FlyMasters (Wapsi) Schlappen Feather- white
  •  Tandy Suede Leather Remnant - off white
Found this chrome jig in my tying box and, at first, did not know what to do with it. Eventually, I came up with what I thought might be a reasonable jig pattern for areas where I don't know much about the species composition.

Friday, February 8, 2013

The Feather Grub

Materials:
  • A 1/8-ounce ball head jig with a #2 hook
  • Harbor Freight/Orbit Powder Paint Mixture - glossy black
  • Gudebrod Fly Tying Thread 6/0 BCS - black
  • Four Zucker Feather Products Schlappen Feathers - black
  • Two FlyMasters (Wapsi) Barred Schlappen Feathers- fl. fire orange
  • Tandy Premium Leather Remnant - black

Thursday, February 7, 2013

The Feather Worm

Materials:
  • A 1/8-ounce ball head jig with a #2 hook
  • Harbor Freight/Orbit Powder Paint Mixture -  glossy black
  • Gudebrod Fly Tying Thread 6/0 BCS - black
  • Two Zucker Feather Products Schlappen Feathers - black
  • Two saddle hackles - red
  • Tandy Premium Leather Remnant - black

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

An Alpaca Grub

Tied this jig with contrast in mind.  Its black and white colors provide it.

Materials:
  • A 1/8-oz. ball head jig with a #2 bronze hook
  • Harbor Freight/Orbit Powder Paint Mixture - gloss black
  • Alpaca fibers - white
  • Hareline-Dubbin, Inc. Krystal Flash - black
  • Tandy Premium Leather Remnant - black
  • Gudebrod Fly Tying Thread 6/0 BCS - black

Friday, February 1, 2013

The Alpaca Hairy Worm

Inspired by Dan Gapen and "Bayou" Bill Scifres.

Materials:
  • A 1/8-oz. ball head jig with a #2 bronze hook
  • Harbor Freight/Orbit Powder Paint Mixture - gloss black
  • UTC Ultra Thread 140 denier - black
  • Hareline-Dubbin, Inc. Krystal Flash - pearl red
  • Tandy Premium Leather Remnant - black
  • Alpaca Hair - black
I really like this jig.  It just might be one of my very best ties ever.  Alpaca fibers are so soft.  I have a good feeling about this one.