Marabou Crappie Jigs

Tied on 1/16-oz. ball heads with #4 hooks.  I used marabou feathers instead of craft fur as "full body material" for a change of pace.  I like the ease of working with craft fur.  Marabou took a little getting used to.

Materials:

• Zucker Feather Products Marabou - white
• Harbor Freight Powder Paint - white
• UTC Ultra Thread (140 denier) - fl. fire orange
• Rustoleum American Accents Latex Enamel - orange glow
• Black acrylic craft paint
• A 1/16-oz ball head jig with a #4 red hook
• Devcon 2 Ton Epoxy for topcoat

More Powder Paint Mixing

Here's one other combination that I made last night. Mixed a 1:1 ratio of Harbor Freight's respective red and white powders to create a "pixelated" soft pink color.  Then, I tied a couple of thread-bodied jigs for crappie.

Basic Powder Paint Mixing

Did a little mixing recently with some basic powder paint colors. I thought that the results of the mixes came out well. Though, I'm not sure that the camera shot agrees with me.

The two chartreuse jigs at the top have burnt orange heads. This color is formed by mixing Harbor Freight's red and yellow in a 1:1 ratio. The gray jigs in the picture have heads with a "pixelated" gray color formed by a 1:1 mix of Harbor Freight's white and matte black powder paints.

Both colors look pretty good to me at a distance. I thought that these examples might be of interest to someone wanting to get started mixing and painting with just a few colors. Harbor Freight's powder paint is relatively inexpensive and sold by the pound.

Crappie Ties WIth Holoshimmer

Tied several 1/16-ounce jigs tonight with Sulky Holoshimmer, a terrific metallic-looking film.  Used the downy portions of white turkey feathers for tails.  Each has a #4 bronze hook and is powder painted.

I plan to fish these at a nearby reservoir over the next few weeks.

Walleye & Panfish Jigs

Tied these with an assortment of threads and a floss.  Used Sulky Holoshimmer, Gütermann Metallic, Kreinik Braid, and UNI-Floss.  Each is tied on a 1/16-ounce ball head jig with a #4 hook.

They could represent minnows, leeches, other small fish, or large insects.

Used portions of strung turkey and chicken feathers for jig tails.

Assorted Ties

Used chenille and eyelash yarns to produce these.  Each is tied on a 3/16-oz. ball head with a #1 red Aberdeen hook.

Beginning at the bottom left and moving counterclockwise:

• Christmas Crayfish - Tied with large #6 green chenille; Green and red eyelash yarn
• Night Minnow - Sparkling black chenille and eyelash yarn
• Green Crawler - Green chenille and eyelash yarn; Black rubber legs
• Applesauce Jig - Red head and tail; Green apple-colored chenille body

Classic Temperate Bass Jigs

Tied these red and white-colored jigs expressly for white bass.  Each weighs 3/16 of an ounce and has a #1 red Aberdeen hook.

I refer to these as "classic" since each is tied with white hair (craft fur) on a white head and wrapped with red thread.  Two jigs include strands of red flash.  This red/white color combination is very popular throughout the US for temperate bass, particularly striped bass and hybrids.