Thursday, December 26, 2013

Crawford-Style Bass Minnow Ties - Silver/White/Black

Materials:
  • Southern Pro Tackle, Inc. Unpainted  Wide Gap Crappie Jig - 1/8 of an ounce
  • Original Buffalo Hay 'Hay-Lites' - black
  • Devcon 2 Ton Epoxy for topcoat
  • Black and white acrylic paints for eyes
  • Rosey's Powder Coating - silver sand metallic
  • Gudebrod 6/0 BCS Thread - black
  • Mangelsen's Craft Fur - silver and white
  • Two chinchilla grizzly hackles (one per side)
  • Two white saddle hackles (one per side)
  • Danville Flat Waxed Nylon Thread (210 denier) - black
 Each jig is designed with a reverse countershading pattern.

Friday, December 20, 2013

The Binkelman Jig - My Version

A jig produced by Gapen's back in the 1970s.  This is my version of the red-tailed chub.  Its name is a bit of a misnomer, as it would appear that the red fur is attached to the collar (or throat) of the jig.  To me, this wasn't exactly a fun tie.  Wrapping and trimming folds of Mylar (Flashabou) around the circumference of its collar became tedious to me.

Materials:
  • Silver Flashabou or Christmas tinsel
  • Westrim Craft Fur - red
  • Blue craft fur with silver flash from a bolt (Jo Ann Fabrics)
  • Two chinchilla grizzly hackles (one per side)
  • Gudebrod 6/0 BCS Thread - black
  • Danville Flymaster Plus Thread (140 denier) - blue
  • Black and white acrylic paints for eyes
  • Harbor Freight Powder Paint - red
  • Devcon 2 Ton Epoxy for topcoat
  • Southern Pro Tackle, Inc. Unpainted  Wide Gap Crappie Jig - 1/8 of an ounce

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Kelly Craws

My latest Crawford-style jigs.  Each weighs about 1/8 of an ounce and has an approximated 1/0 hook gap.

Materials:
  •  Darice Craft Fur - kelly green and brown
  •  Black and white acrylic paints for eyes
  •  Harbor Freight Powder Paint Mixture - black/red (1:1 ratio)
  •  UNI Thread 6/0 - dk. brown
  •  Orbit Clear Powder Paint mixed with emerald green glitter (extra fine)
  •  Devcon 2 Ton Epoxy for topcoat
  •  Barred saddle hackles - green and brown (2 of each)
  •  Original Buffalo Hay 'Hay-Lites' - orange
  •  Southern Pro Tackle, Inc. Unpainted  Wide Gap Crappie Jigs - 1/8 of an ounce
'Hay-Lites' is a decorative product that I've substituted for Flashabou. It's comprised of 100 percent polyester, so it's a Mylar film.  Looks great on the vise.  I sure hope it looks and moves well under water.  The wide gap jigs are new to me as well.  Scorpion tails with stingers! :)