Palm Tree Knockoff

About the Kinami Palm Tree

My knockoff version tied with body reversed:

Materials:

• Kiwi Boot Lace
• Eagle Claw 249WA-1/0 hook
• Lion Brand Suede Chenille - Olive
• Premier Yarns LashMax - Kryptonite
• Coats & Clark Machine Embroidery Thread (40 wt.) - Dk. Olive & Electric Green

Slimmer than the plastic bait, this knockoff could be fished weightless or with a 1/16-oz. bullet head sinker.  Personally, I don't care to fish with more than a 1/8-oz. sinker ahead of soft plastics in the rivers and lakes that I fish.

Soft plastic baits provide good possibilities for designs.

Egg-Sucking Kreature Bait

Patterned similarly to an egg-sucking leech fly pattern.  Total length is about 3.75-4 inches.

Materials:

• 1/8-oz. ball head with #2 bronze hook
• HF Powder Paint - orange (red/yellow mixture)
• UTC Ultra Thread 140 denier - black
• Lion Brand Suede Chenille - Ebony
• Darice Craft Fur - black
• Kiwi Leather Boot Lace
• Premier Yarns LashMax - Black Star

Hair Jig Fishing - Tackle & Technique For Bass

Here's an In-Fisherman Blog article that a friend of mine co-wrote recently.  Lots of good information here, particularly for Midwestern anglers.

The manifold virtues of the small hair jig, according to Brian Waldman

Now, I know where to find good jig trailers too. :)

Light Kreechers

This is a bait that I've been tying a lot of lately in order to prepare for next spring's smallmouth bass fishing.  It's somewhat similar in appearance to soft plastics like the Yammamoto Fat Ika or any of several skirted Chompers.

Each is tied on a 1/8-ounce ball head with a #2 bronze hook.

Comprised of eyelash yarn, chenille, and craft fur, my "Kreecher" jigs are meant to be fished along lake and river bottoms. 

Crappie Prep - Pinkies and Red-N-Whites

Here are several ties that I've prepared for November crappie.  White craft fur has worked well for me recently.

Each jig weighs about 1/16 of an ounce and has a #4 red hook.

A Swim Jig For Schooling Shad Situations

Earlier this month, I purchased a "new-to-me" eyelash yarn from Jo Ann Fabrics.  It's called Lion Brand Fun Fur Exotic.  The color is "silver fox".  This material moves nicely in the water.  Its silver color is very shiny.

I've combined it with a multi-toned gray craft fur that I purchased from Jo Ann on the same day.  Visually, I like the pattern's appearance and its looks in water.

Pictured below are simple craft fur ties on the left as well as my shad-styled swim jigs.  The jigs are 1/8-ounce with #2 hooks.


Have had initial success with the swim jigs on largemouth bass in Eagle Creek Reservoir of Indianapolis.

More Chenille Flukes & Worms

Tied the following lures before my trip to Tennessee.  Had good intentions of using them there, but the situations did not warrant it.  Hopefully, I still have a chance this fall to fish them in proper situations.

Have discontinued using bungee cord rubber in favor of leather boot lace.  It has an action similar to the rubber when wet.  Also, note that I've begun tying two-tone worms with chartreuse tails.