Thick Tail

[AtticaFish]

The phat tails did well last year. Got to tying a few new ones. These are all 1/4's meant more for long cast from shore...... have some 1/16's in the shroom heads that i want to get tied up for dragging/floating around from out the back of the kayak. Also shaped a few 1/8's for the river that will hopefully get tied soon.

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[Fireshadow]

Is that spun deer? Those are great!

 

[Pepop]

Hey Russ, do you use a Norelco or a Remington to get that "Shaved-Stubble" look around the head?

Nice ties!!

 

[plateboater]

Good looking jig!

 

[hookup]

All three catch smallies

Nice job!

May I recommend one more color scheme?

Primary - black
Secondary - purple

Shh!

 

[Pup]

Very, very nice ties.

 

[CrappieHappy]

nice work Russ!

 

[AtticaFish]

Thanks for the comments. It is spun hair technique similar to a slider fly pattern, but used the hair from the top side of deer tails instead of body/belly hair. It doesn't flare quite as much. The trim job is kind of choppy.... need to get some new scissors.

 

[creekychub]

Man those look sweet! Perfect use for that mixed bag of bucktail I have.

 

[DrCrappie]

looks more like 'stacking' deer hair than spinning it...so the colors stay where you put them...

Nice jigs! :t-up: :cheers:

 

[quivira kid]

Very nice work, Russ!

 

[StumpHunter]

Heck yeah those look mean! Nice tying.

 

[Squeakyboatcaptain]

Those are some great ties Russ!! Smallie catchers for sure!!

 

[Ron Don]

Those are beauties!

 

[Radtexan]

Nice work Russ,I kinda like the 5 o'clock shadow look...

 

[JSC]

"like the 5 o'clock shadow look"
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They Look Great __ Now lets see some fish

 

[smalljaw]

Those ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have to do some of those, the last batch of sculpins I made like that killed them. The fall on those will be a little slower but more importantly, the profile along with the jig action will mimic a dying minnow, very nice!!

 

[redear]

wow is all I can say!! what a tying job!! I am trying to rack my brain as to how you made them look so good and hid the thread wraps. If you don't mind kinda tellin us how you did that, I would be forever gratefull. I do have freinds that fish for smallies in virginias james river above richmond, which is a world class smallie fishery as far as big smallmouth go.

 

[redear]

they really would mimic a crawfish I think, and the crunchyness texture of the deer hair would really seal the deal. great job russ!

 

[Bucko]

nice! id throw that anywhere a bronzeback swims!