CK3 Tutorial

[LedHed]

This pattern is tyed in honor of CK3 - a great tyer – moderator – and friend.

View attachment 5

Materials;
Custom 1/32nd football jig - #8 Matzuo Black Chrome sickle hook
Custom olive/chartreuse & custom brown/fire orange powder paint mixes
6/0 olive & brown thread
Body; #19 Green damsel and #17 Rusty orange Hairline dubbing
Tail; Lime green & copper Crystal flash
Dyed green/yellow & brown/orange flank feathers
Stick-um candle adhesive for dubbing wax

View attachment 6

Tying in crystal flash

View attachment 7

Laying down thread base

View attachment 8

Tying on flank feathers

View attachment 9

 

[LedHed]

After laying down another base tye off with a half hitch



Add wax to thread

View attachment 1

Add dubbing

View attachment 2

Wrap dubbing toward the rear

View attachment 3

Tye with another half hitch at the mid point of the body

View attachment 4

 

[LedHed]

Add more dubbing – at this point you can change color

View attachment 5

Finish the dubbed body and tye off

View attachment 6

I think John would have smiled at these….

 

[ScottV]

That's great LedHed. I'm sure John would be very proud.

How do you get your mallard flank to lie so flat? Every feather I have is shaped like a "C". What I have been doing is tying two feathers together to flatten them. Maybe I need to cut the stems out of them, I haven't tried that.

 

[LedHed]

Thnx SV

Try pinching the feather between your forefinger and thumb. Place your thumb nail along the quill opposite the curl of the feather. Pinch and pull and it should straighten the feather. I don’t use the flanks much and fish them less. JJ1 hooked me up with a bunch – trying new stuff with them.

 

[JUNGLEJIM1]

From the looks of these you should use the flanks more and fish them as well. Great combination !!!!! Love the little football/duck/dubbing combo. Truly a special jig that will nail you some big gills. I can picture a 2lber sucking it in right now. PS I like the Indian head penny as well. Coin collecting is my other hobby,can get expensive though. Price of silver is going up.

 

[slipbobber]

ever jig i ever got from him had a some kind of flash lol...John was a work of art,I talked to him a few times. Was trying to get him to build me a rod, said maybe in a few he had alot to do...God Bless John

 

[Ron Don]

Great job LH. Nice jigs and awesome tutorial. Love the dubbin.

 

[quivira kid]

Very nice! What is the advantage of a football head vs round?

 

[LedHed]

JJ1
Like the combo as well. This style really nails the jumbo Redear out here. Don’t know how you can afford both - tying and collecting!?!?!

RD
Thnx again. Dubbing really gets overlooked – great for the ultra lite stuff.

qk
Thnx
This pattern is for dragging around the bottom. Did the drab colors to mimic larva and crustaceans. The football style keeps the hook barb orientation up (like the bass big brother). Think it reduces snags and increases the hook up ratio.

Just started using the FB jig, in the 1/32nd weight this season and we got a lot of big BG and RE. The football combination with the sickle is a real tool for bottom feeding panfish – especially for the big boys.

 

[Fatman]

Very nice ties

 

[StumpHunter]

Not sure how I missed this Tutorial but that is a very nice jig. Good work.

 

[snake River]

outstanding post dubbing material makes a nice looking jig.