Sunday, February 25, 2018

Chartreuse Jigs For Bass And Panfish

Made a nice craft fur find at a local fabric store recently which inspired me to do some tying.  The fur is a fluorescent chartreuse color that seems comparable, to me, to the old Targus Foxx Fur.  I purchased a half yard of it.  It is a valuable and treasured find indeed!  A swatch of it appears below.


Tied the four of these jigs on Friday and Saturday evening.  Those to the far right are tailspinners.  The one furthest right has a tandem of flicker (00) blades behind a three-way swivel.  Each jig head weighs about 1/8 of an ounce and has a number two hook.


Each jig has eyes made of fabric paint and the heads are coated with gloss glaze for protection.

Here's a nice article covering hair jig fishing with jigs like these:  Fishing with Hair Jigs in the Fall - FISH THIS PA

Saturday, February 17, 2018

Simple White Bass Jigs With Craft Fur

Tied the jigs pictured below with some great-looking pearlescent white craft fur purchased at a Burlington Store.  Included are two jigs that feature individual "clip" portions of jig spinners tied in to accommodate the attachment of a swivel and spinner blade at the end of their hook shanks.  The swivels aren't ordinary either.  I've used knurled screw clasps in place of crane swivels.  This gives me an option to quickly change their blades at home or in the field.