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[tsdunigan]

View attachment 5tried spinning some deer hair to make the body ,boy this made a mess!!!

 

[CrappieHappy]

looks good, I bet it made a mess!

 

[Radtexan]

Great looking tie,I know that one took some work..

 

[Jig Man]

Looks very good...

 

[quivira kid]

Did you pack it at all? That would be the sucky part to try and do with the head in the way! Looks good..... Have you tried fishing a deer hair body jig like that before?

 

[StumpHunter]

Not bad for spinning on a jighead. Looks good

 

[tsdunigan]

yea I tried to pack it with neeedlenose pliers opened slightly,no have not tried fishing it yet,my thought was might slow the fall some.

 

[tsdunigan]

View attachment 6spun hair on this one also, trying a muddler pattern

 

[tsdunigan]

I liked this one , made it my avatar, this is a great hobby ,should I say tying addiction!!!!!

 

[Fatman]

TS first nice jig!!!!!!

Now PLEASE!!!! tell me this is not your first time spinning deer hair??? because if it is I really hate you LOL!!!!!

I've been trying to spin deer hair for 4 years now and I'm just gonna have to break down and find a class on it because I just can't do it!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't care what fishing board I'm on I've posted the same thing. I really do want to learn, cause I really wanna make some Rat Faced McDougalls (Catskill Style Fly).

 

[BucktailJiger]

Nice looking jigs! What and how do you do this ? A new challange !!!

 

[LedHed]

Excellent tyes - spinning is a real pain - you did good

 

[AtticaFish]

Nice ties - the blue/chart is a favorite.

I love spinning hair!!! Fun to sculpt the shape you want from a big puffball of hair. I love spinning but suck at packing. :blush: I have made a few spun hair jigs - you will have some slower sink rates down a few feet deep and even slower with the lighter weight head you use. As your jig sinks deeper, the water pressure will force all of the captured bubbles out of the hair and you will get a normal sink speed. With that sloooooow sink, they are killers on crappie when they are spawning shallow. :exclamation:

 

[tsdunigan]

TS first nice jig!!!!!!

Now PLEASE!!!! tell me this is not your first time spinning deer hair??? because if it is I really hate you LOL!!!!!

I've been trying to spin deer hair for 4 years now and I'm just gonna have to break down and find a class on it because I just can't do it!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't care what fishing board I'm on I've posted the same thing. I really do want to learn, cause I really wanna make some Rat Faced McDougalls (Catskill Style Fly).

no it is not first time trying ,the first ones would have never been photo, tried to spin first ones with buck tail that just won't work well at all got belly hair and it got easier i think that I do better when I use small amounts of hair at a time , when I watched others seems like they use way more hair each time , but i use small amounts works better for me . I was watching a tuitorial on this the wife saw thats kool ,she found somewhere someone is making christmas ornaments,little santas,elfs the whole gang now she wants me to make her some ,need lots of practice.It is easierto pack the hair back on a reg. hook not jig head .that is for sure.

 

[tsdunigan]

Nice ties - the blue/chart is a favorite.

I love spinning hair!!! Fun to sculpt the shape you want from a big puffball of hair. I love spinning but suck at packing. :blush: I have made a few spun hair jigs - you will have some slower sink rates down a few feet deep and even slower with the lighter weight head you use. As your jig sinks deeper, the water pressure will force all of the captured bubbles out of the hair and you will get a normal sink speed. With that sloooooow sink, they are killers on crappie when they are spawning shallow. :exclamation:

I do like spinning the hair it is kool, having trouble shaping the hair myself ,gonna get double edge razor blade ,seems like that is the way to go,i,ll be tying more of these for that slow sink for sure .

 

[tsdunigan]

Nice looking jigs! What and how do you do this ? A new challange !!!

look on you tube for spinning dear hair lot of videos on this it is koool fun to do ,

 

[Fatman]

I've watched the video's, have the Benchside Reference book and still nothin!!!! I'm checking with the local fly shop to see if they're gonna run any class's or can tell me if they know anyone in the area.

Someday!!!!LOL

 

[Pup]

Next, you should go and drown those jigs over in the White River. Nice job.

 

[Fatman]

TS

Every site I've gone to and seen them trimming and shapeing they all say double edged razor blades.

I want to be able to someday do some like these!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.warmwaterflytyer.com/corner.asp?page=6

 

[redman]

Fatman that was a really cool link. I have done a fair share of deer hair spinning but have to admit that I never was that great. Not that hard but the removal of what you don't want is the hard part. The best tool I found to use on those bugs was a surgical scalp. They dull very quickly and take a very hard Arkansas black stone to sharpen them back up. Guess it comes down to the more practice you get the better you are.

Ts Nicely Done keep up the good work. Hats off to you for the effort.

Redman