Created a couple of jig trailers recently with the use of leather and craft foam. The design is simple. It's simply a square of pebble-grained leather with dog ears and a tongue for the hook bend. Craft foam is glued to the leather using E6000 adhesive. It's my hope that these jigs will produce some pretty good action with a lift/drop or a hopping retrieve. Even a slow, steady retrieve with, maybe, a pause now and then might work well with this combo.
Used the green foam for buoyancy and, hopefully, as an attractant. I look forward to fishing these to see if they will work well on largemouth bass.
Materials:
- Eagle Claw Round Ball Jig JB0018U - 1/8 ounce
- Hancock Fabrics Deluxe Craft Fur - sage/olive gray
- Rosey's Powder Paint and Harbor Freight Powder Paint Mixture - black brown/safety blue/yellow (1:1:1 ratio)
- Rosey's Powder Paint and Harbor Freight Powder Paint Mixture - safety blue/red/yellow (1:1:1 ratio)
- Coats Trilobal Polyester Machine Embroidery Thread (40-wt.) - olive
- Tandy Leather Factory Premium Leather Remnant - brown
- 4Kids Funky Foam Sheet 2mm - green
- E6000 Adhesive
- Rimmel 60 Seconds Nail Polish - clear
