Pepper Heads & A "Flying V" Trailer

[Pup]

Painted and tied several "pepper"-headed jigs last weekend. Fine black glitter mixed with a clear powder coat works well for a "black spot" effect. Fish likely won't care, but I think that it looks interesting. It's simple and fun to do. All jigs weigh 1/8 of an ounce and have #2 bronze hooks.



Next up is my "Flying V" jig trailer. It's simply a "V" cut from a piece of supple brown leather and trimmed to form a tongue that overlaps the hook point. Two projecting appendages provide action behind the hair of the jig. Photos follow that should show you what I mean.





Used craft foam to supply the trailer a little 'lift' when wet. Originally, I thought about gluing the two pieces together and then onto the leather. However, the idea of using needle and thread seemed appealing to me since I would be gluing with Fabri-Tac which requires thorough room ventilation. I did not want to leave the windows open, so this is my result. Black upholstery thread works well if you are careful with your knots. You might notice that I pinched a corner of foam off as I cinched down on my knot. All in all, I don't believe that this trailer turned out badly for my first try. Though, the fish will let me know one way or another...

 

[JUNGLEJIM1]

Really cool craft fur jigs, favorites are the orange/black ones. Flying V is a winner as well.

 

[Pup]

Thank you for your comment Jim.

 

[Jig Man]

Awesome jigs pup.. just awesome, the whole enchilada!

 

[Pup]

Thank you very much JM.

 

[Radtexan]

Work of art as usual Pup !! Colors are stellar !

 

[AtticaFish]

Excellent work. The green head with the lighter tails have a cool contrast. The floating V tail will give an awsome profile and bet it gets attention.

 

[Ron Don]

Love the floating flying V! Cool idea. Boy youre full of those!

 

[Fatman]

Pup - Excellent as always!!!!!!!!!

 

[plateboater]

Sweet use of material.....nice work

 

[LedHed]

Like to see the end results on this one - very cool tyes Pup

 

[Pup]

Thank you all for your nice comments. I will try to post some results, too, in the near future.

 

[StumpHunter]

Very nice set of jigs that anyone would be proud to have in their tackle box to use.

Been meaning to ask you about the leather curly tails you cut out and tie with, how well have they been working for you. Been thinking about cutting out some for use on a smaller tye. (big problems when I start thinking!!)

 

[marginal man]

Nice work! Like the "two tone" black jigs. The way you layered those almost gives the impression of a pseudo-trailer but without any of the bulk. Should work well for you.

 

[CrappieHappy]

Very nice, Pup!

 

[Pup]

Thank you SH, MM, and CH for your comments.

Been meaning to ask you about the leather curly tails you cut out and tie with, how well have they been working for you.

The majority of my ties work best for active fish. Those jigs that I've tied with lightweight suede do ripple at very slow retrieve speeds. I shoot for working with 4-ounce leathers or less in that case. An ounce of leather = 1/64 of an inch in thickness.

Like the "two tone" black jigs. The way you layered those almost gives the impression of a pseudo-trailer but without any of the bulk. Should work well for you.

Thank you. I laid the red down behind the collars a distance between 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch. I designed these based on information I once read in a book about what a fish might be seeing.