Hair Minnows

[Pup]

Here are a few family presents that I tied tonight.

Each is to be used near schools of minnows and large fish.



All are tied on 1/8-oz. ball head jigs with #2 hooks.

 

[Pup]

A few more for Christmas stockings.



The top two jigs are a couple of variations of the "Electric Chicken" color scheme. The bottom jig is a simple black-n-gray two-tone minnow. Again, used 1/8-oz. ball heads with #2 hooks.

 

[toadfrog]

Really good job. I use those color combo's myself, especially the minnow colors sand bass eat those up.

 

[JoJoPro]

Very nice baitfish profiles. Those should get chomped on for sure! :bigfish:

John

 

[Pup]

Thank you for your comments Toadfrog and JoJoPro. Craft fur makes for pretty good action in the water and can be combined with other materials to make some interesting ties. Plus, as a synthetic, it's relatively inexpensive to purchase.

The fisherpeople in my family seem to like these a lot. I've got more to tie for them too before the 25th.

 

[Nightprowler]

Pup, You work miracles with craft fur! I need to give it a try. If looks a little stiffer so it would hold the shad profile. What tools do you use to make perfectly round eyes every time? Thanks for any help.

 

[Pup]

Pup, You work miracles with craft fur! I need to give it a try. If looks a little stiffer so it would hold the shad profile. What tools do you use to make perfectly round eyes every time? Thanks for any help.

NP64,

Thank you for the kind words. Craft fur is very flexible and has good movement in the water. It looks pretty nice when combed and it can form a nice wide shape when dry, but looks more minnow-like once it enters the water.

I believe that I discussed dotting eyes in this thread.

 

[PondBass]

Those look awesome! I really need to do some stuff with craft fur. I really like how craft fur moves in the water.

 

[Pup]

Thank you PB. Craft fur jigs do move well and are fun to tie too.