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they don't make it out to the rivers or lakes? This evening my wife helped herself (with my approval of course) to about two dozen jigs I'd tied over the past couple of years. They were just sitting ...inside of a box. Now they're resting inside of a gift box, ultimately heading to someplace...

Been wanting to furl LashMax eyelash yarn for a while. Makes for a somewhat fluffy critter (above water), but I bet it makes a good leech-like creature beneath the surface. Found a description of a tie similar to what I wanted to try here. I substituted LashMax for Disco yarn with mine...

A jig or a fly? It's about 3-3.5 inches long. Materials: Spirit River Real-Eyes Plus 7/32" Dumbbell Eyes - nickel/yellow. Eagle Claw Weedless Hook 249WA-1/0. Bernat Boa Yarn - Mocking Bird #81104. Lion Brand Suede Chenille - Ecru (discontinued). Danville Flymaster Plus Thread (140 denier) -...

My latest bass tie. Used a new-to-me technique to make its tail with an eyelash yarn. It's called furling. Furling is the process of twisting a section of yarn, attached to the hook shank, so that it will twist onto itself when its tag end is tied back to the shank. Materials: Spirit...

I think that this video is a hoot. :) [video=youtube]

A very fine video. http://youtube/mjZo7WFkS-Q When you tie your first jigs or flies, this is the knot to use. The pen barrel is a clever idea for flies. Apply head cement or nail polish to your finishing knot in order to prevent its slippage.

This one looks pretty nice and he is willing to trade. Thompson Red Knob

What is the thread/material used to make the bodies of the jigs pictured? The maker is deceased. My initial thought is upholstery thread, but...

Materials: Grizzly craft fur - black/white. Gamakatsu Weighted Superline EWG Hook 74415-1/8 (1/8 of an ounce, size 5/0). Hammered-silver #1 Colorado blade, split ring, and swivel. Gloss black powder paint. Spirit River Dumbbell Eyes 3/16" - nickel/pearl. Lion Brand Suede Chenille Yarn - Ebony...

Materials: Gamakatsu Weighted Superline EWG Hook 74415-1/8 (1/8 of an ounce, size 5/0). Coats & Clark Trilobal Polyester Embroidery Thread (40-wt.) - Electric Violet #378. Spirit River Real-Eyes Plus 7/32" Dumbbell Eyes - nickel/yellow. Pro-Tec Powder Paint - purple. Tandy Premium Leather...

These are really neat-looking and their condition is incredible to me. :cool: The featured vise is a Farlow. FS: Early Fly Tying Vise & Fly Fishing Knife

This is my version of an "Old School" Hoosier Favorite of long ago. Read more about it here. Materials: A 1/8-ounce ball head jig with a #2 sickle hook. Gloss black powder paint. Deluxe craft fur from bolt - black. UTC Ultra Thread (140 denier) - black. Tandy Premium Leather Strip -...

Tied a "hairy curl" and two more craws for the river bass. Each is tied on a 1/8-ounce ball head (collarless) with a #2 black nickel sickle hook.

This jig shows a pair of claws styled similarly to those of a popular plastic craw. Combined with craft fur, I hope that it will entice finicky cold water bass. The jig is a 1/8-ounce ball head (no collar) with a #2 black nickel sickle hook sold by Grandpa Bob's. Its head has a plum brown...

Thanks to Mr. Hippel :cool: for introducing me to tying with weighted EWG-style hooks. This is my first attempt with a red 3/0 Vicious Vertical Drop Hook weighing 1/8 of an ounce. Used a Tandy Premium Leather strip for the body and red Ultra Thread (210 denier) to tie. The eyes are a...

More for the jig boxes. These are tied on 1/8-oz. ball head jigs with #2 bronze hooks. Their leather is quite supple. I look forward to testing them in the coming weeks. Maybe a dozen more to tie, then it's off to designing and then tying my version of a brush hog.

So many times I read opinions about jig tying materials on the web where if a product isn't marketed by a fly or jig tying supplier, then the vibe is generally negative. If you read these same opinions, do not give in to them without first seeing what hobby, craft, and fabric stores offer. You...

See what you think... These are the real tube flies. :P ;) Tube Jig Fly River bass fishers should find them useful as well as fun to tie. They certainly are neat to look at imo. :cool:

This jig combines the best features of two of my favorites, the curly tail grub and the ugly bug. Materials: A 1/8-ounce weedless insert tube jig with a 2/0 bronze hook Tandy Leather Factory Premium Leather - brown Lion Brand Suede Yarn - coffee Kiwi Boot Lace - brown Coats & Clark Machine...

Tied these yesterday for clear water fishing. Hope to attract a bass or two with them. Materials: Two 1/8-ounce weedless tube insert heads with 2/0 bronze hooks Harbor Freight Powder Paint - gray mixture Tandy Leather Factory Premium Leather - off white Herrschners Bulky Chenille Yarn -...