Brown Split-Tail Jigs For Brown Bass

[Pup]

Tied these with leather scraps, Sili Legs from FlyMasters, and chenille yarn from Hobby Lobby.



Heads weigh 1/8 of an ounce. Hooks are light-wire bronze #2s.

Fun to make. I am impressed with the chenille yarn which is 100% polyamide (nylon). Its central thread doesn't fray or unwind. Bought 131 yards of it for $4.19 + tax. Do wish it wasn't discontinued.

 

[hookup]

Those'll work

 

[Kdog]

Awesome looking Jigs!

 

[Fatman]

Great looking ties!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bucko]

Nice jigs! Do you ever have a problem with the leather hardening after drying out?

 

[AtticaFish]

Those are beautiful! They will catch fish, not a doubt in my mind.

Suggestion - FWIW - I've tied a lot of this style bait using 2 rabbit zonkers instead of the leather you used. Can use them as a slow swiming jig just as effectively (at times more effective) as a stop and go jig-n-pig style. One thing I always do now is to somehow separate the 2 zonker strips in the middle. A short clump of kip tail or buck tail works well. If left together with only the hook separating them, they seem to flow together and move as one unit when fished as a swim jig. If you separate the strips, I think they get moving around a little more on a steady swim. Like i said... just a suggestion, because those WILL catch fish as is. :jig:

It is a fun style to tie. Always tell myself to keep them simple like yours..... but can never seem to listen to my own advice.

 

[Pup]

Thank you for all of your comments Guys.

Nice jigs! Do you ever have a problem with the leather hardening after drying out?

Not thus far. I can condition the leather with glove oil if needed. This will replenish the 'oil' in the leather and help to soften it between uses.

Suggestion - FWIW - I've tied a lot of this style bait using 2 rabbit zonkers instead of the leather you used. Can use them as a slow swiming jig just as effectively (at times more effective) as a stop and go jig-n-pig style. One thing I always do now is to somehow separate the 2 zonker strips in the middle. A short clump of kip tail or buck tail works well. If left together with only the hook separating them, they seem to flow together and move as one unit when fished as a swim jig. If you separate the strips, I think they get moving around a little more on a steady swim. Like i said... just a suggestion, because those WILL catch fish as is. :jig:

Thanks AF. That's a good idea. I will try that with future ties of this type.

 

[Ron Don]

saweet! Those silicon collars are very neat. How tedious is it getting them so perfect?

 

[Pup]

Thank you RD.

Concerning the collars, it's not tedious to me anymore. I use Sili Legs that have 'tabs' at their ends. To tie in one of these, I simply eyeball its mid-point, lay it over and across the hook eye, and fold the tab across the jig's collar. Next, I tie the 'tab' down with the thread I've been laying down on the collar previously.

BTW, my thanks go out to Jungle Jim for introducing me to silicone skirt tabs a few years ago. He showed me another useful material for the design of river bass jigs and I really appreciate it.

 

[StumpHunter]

Very good looking jigs as always, awesome work!