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.

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

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

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.

Camera Test - More Chart Toppers and a Bass Jig

I purchased a new camera recently.  It's an inexpensive German-made device with 12 MP resolution.  Thought I'd try it out and post a photo of more of my favorite crappie jigs to tie.  I hope that you're not tired of seeing these. ;)

The center jig is a 1/8-ounce bass jig that I tie.  It's a typical chenille-bodied jig with an eyelash yarn tail.  Its profile is designed to be similar to a 2.5-inch plastic tube jig that might be fished for bass.

The "Chart Toppers" weigh about 1/16 of an ounce and have #4 hooks.

My Latest Chart Toppers

Chart Topper

Materials:

• 1/16-ounce ball head jig with #4 rounded-bend hook.
• Fl. yellow and limetreuse craft fur.
• Flat-waxed Nylon thread, 70 denier - fl. fire orange.
• White, black, and orange acrylic paint.
• Yl. chartreuse nail polish.
• Clear nail polish.
• Fl. chartreuse/pearl flashabou accent.
• Two-part epoxy topcoat.

Eyelets to be drilled out before fishing them.

Brush Clean Up After Epoxy Coating Jig Heads

I use two-part epoxy to coat jig heads quite frequently.  My glue brush requires immediate cleaning in order to avoid stiffness from leftover glue.  So, I add isopropyl alcohol (91%) to an empty glass jar and work the fluid into the brush bristles immediately after I finish coating my jigs.  Then, I rinse the brush in hot water to remove any residual glue from the bristles.

Try this sometime to see if it works for you.  Your brush bristles should remain soft, flexible, and last much longer.