Plan B Jig & Nothing Fancy Jigs

Tied this one over the weekend. Attempted a chenille body that wasn't going to work, so I broke out some Holoshimmer to finish up.  Here's my "Plan B" jig.

Materials:

• 1/16-oz. minnow head jig with #4 hook.
• Turkey feathers - bright yellow.
• UTC Ultra Thread (olive) - 140 denier.
• Sulky Holoshimmer - sliver metallic.
• White acrylic paint for eyes and basecoat.
• Black acrylic paint for eyes.
• Maybelline Nail Polish for head paint - Go Go Green.
• Devcon 2T Epoxy for topcoat.
• Flymasters (Wapsi) Flashabou Accent - fluorescent chartreuse/pearl.

I've seen so many good-looking jigs being tied lately, that I thought I'd post a couple of dull ones. :) These are my "Nothing Fancy" jigs.



I think that the one to the left might be worth trying on dark, cloudy days. The one to the right might be a little bit too "rusty" (as in...rusty crayfish). Maybe, a brown bass getter?

Both do have a bit of flash in the back end and each weighs 1/16 of an ounce. Hook size is #4.

Insert Heads - Not just for tube baits anymore...

Thought I'd tie up a hair jig for walleye (and largemouth bass) last night.

 
The pattern requires an orange head, purple/violet nylon thread, and violet over orange craft hair. Tied on a 1/4-oz. insert head with 2/0 hook.

Bit O' Everything

Bit O' Everything

Materials:

• 1/16-oz. ball head jig (collared) with #6 hook.
• Fluorescent yellow and lavender craft fur.
• UTC Ultra Thread (70 denier) - red.
• Flymasters (Wapsi) Flashabou Accent - red.
• Revlon Nail Enamel for head paint - deep berry.
• Black and yellow acrylic craft paints for eyes.
• Devcon 2T Epoxy for topcoat.

I catch a little bit of everything on this one.

Jig Swaps

An entertaining way to improve your tying skills and view what others are tying around the country.  Jig swaps are available at many fishing web sites.

I'm currently involved in one with the jig tyers at http://crappie.com/.