Simple Jig

[smalljaw]

This is just a simple jig to highlight some new material. The jig is a 1/16oz with a #4 hook painted black, I used black buck tail along with gray ghost pearl flash for the tail and bream chenille for the body. This is the first jig I tied using the gray ghost pearl flash and bream chenille and I'm pretty happy with it the look of it, I wanted just a tad more color than the black pearl and the bream is perfect!!
I was worried it would have too much flash but it doesn't, the same as black pearl with a different color and the flash is awesome, almost a holographic effect when light hits it but it is still subtle, this should be a good combination in stained water.

 

[Jig Man]

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[Pepop]

That'll simply ketch!! :icon14::icon14:

 

[waynesburgjay]

:icon14::icon14: Nice work, that will catch them

 

[Pup]

Good-looking tie SJ.

 

[StumpHunter]

That is a nice jig. Bet it will work great for you.

 

[hookup]

That works on your local waters

 

[PanfishHunter]

cool jig. question: I see on your jigs you dont use sickle hooks. Is there a reason for that?

 

[smalljaw]

Thanks guys! PanfishHunter, most of my stuff is larger for bass and these are small for me, these are going to be large crappie/float-n-fly bass jigs as are the small 1/32oz jigs I tie. That said, I do use sickles, in fact I have some in a 3/0 along with size #1 and #2 but I rarely use them for myself, not that I don't like them but most of the time I buy my hooks by the 1000 count and in the past Matzuo, who makes the sickle, has had horrible quality control, I've had 200 bad hooks in a 1000 count box and even had close to 30 one time in a 100 count so I quit buying them altogether. Most of what I have now are either Mustad 32746 or the Eagle Claw LaserSharp 570 black platinum but now I found a vendor that will replace all the bad ones so I keep a few on hand. Guys on here will tell you that round bends typically are better in the larger sizes but I will agree that the sickle hooks are very sharp and hold well.

 

[PanfishHunter]

yeah, i like both sickle and aberdeen, but i find that sickles can be alot sharper. i like the look of them as well.