New Soldiers - Wister Militia
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plateboater
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Have you tried a less material in the tail section or is the RnD say go thicker....I do not have the answer but wondering! Sweet ties. Where is the material from.....looking for a nice pink like above
LedHed
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Bunch of great lookin tyes - very nice work
Pepop
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Them AR crappie best not go to WAR against you! Love the use of chenille & rubber! Nice colors too! EXCELLENT!
I haven't looked in a long long time . But I used to use some stuff called Lumaflex .For you guys that are using skirt tabs it might work as good or better . Thin stretchy stuff comes on a spool like thread .
Great color combo .Time to gett'em wet .
Great color combo .Time to gett'em wet .
Hey PB - I need some feedback on the things...those tails basically are half of a skirt tab - I fold the thing lengthwise and cut with a scissor etc. I haven't really scaled back the bushyness and may need to? IYO do you do better with fewer strands in the tail? Thinking of trying out some rooster tips as the tail. I use a jig at least two inches and sometimes longer for the fish in AR/OK waters. I sometimes catch fish scarcely longer than the jig so I haven't scaled back on overall length - it's not uncommon to clean fish with 3" doubled over shad in their gut. Weight generally is 1/8 oz. - I tight line, fish anywhere up to 12' under a cork and spider rig condition dependent etc.
Thanks for every bit of the feedback,
Greg Leding
Thanks for every bit of the feedback,
Greg Leding
chill49
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Looks like cotton candy not sureplateboater said:
Your welcome . That was a dusty thought that floated to the top . Lumaflex was all the rage before silicone popped up . Bout 1990 I think . Anyway wrap it about 6 times around your index and middle finger . That should be just about right for a jig . I always pinched the loops in the middle cut one side . Then tied it in . Cut the bottom loop last .ARjigger said:
StumpHunter
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I tie my tails in the same way and they work good with that amount of tailing material. nice tied jigs.
Nice looking jigs. I'll have to get my rubber out, it sure can take a beating. I keep mine long too. Bigger fish and if I get short strikes I just trim them with it hanging on my line. How'd that go?.. You can always cut shorter but you can't cut longer lol.