Saturday, March 23, 2013

Schlappen Jigs-N-Leathers For Smallmouth Bass

Materials:
  • Tandy Leathercraft Premium Leather Remnant - brown
  • UTC Ultra Thread 140 denier - rusty brown
  • Two 1/8-ounce ball head jigs with #2 black nickel sickle hooks
  • FlyMasters (Wapsi) Barred Schlappen - fl. fire orange
  • FlyMasters (Wapsi) Strung Rooster Saddle Long - dyed brown/natural
  • Gutermann Metallic Thread - copper
  • Harbor Freight Powder Paint - red and black 1:1 mixture (plum brown)
Used two schlappen feathers per jig.  One jig has two brown saddles tied in, the other only one.  The copper-colored thread forms the abdomen that precedes the leather tail.

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