Tree Rats are a good tie!

[plateboater]

A few tree rats from this year! Once the weather gets up past below zero I may go back out!
1/16oz shad dart with a #8 sickle. Rosey black with gold sparkle!
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[Jig Man]

And good eatin too...Looks like you have enough for awhile.

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[plateboater]

Real good to eat!!!!

 

[toadfrog]

One of my winter secrete weapons is a black head/varigated blk/wht chenille with grey squirrel tail . No frills like eyes or noth'in .I keep the tail no longer than the shank of the hook and not real full . Specially good if a light snow is peppering the water . That jig will do the same for you . Put a drop of anise oil on the first few wraps of thread before you finish off the jig .

 

[Jay Wirth]

Tying squirrel is fun and a nice change from calf and bucktails. What type of squirrel are the red tails? We have chipmunks in my area, these are sinilar in color but much smaller than your picts. In the Northern half of NY state they also have black squirrels. I always wanted to get a few of those tails.

 

[plateboater]

Those are red squirrels from central IL. We have a ton and are easier to hunt than the grays. Grays never stop moving and are smaller for skillet time!

Toad frog....anise oil? I use that for catfishing inside some custom cheese bait.....what is your thought?

 

[goodtimesfishing]

anise oil.......great for salmon and steelhead.

 

[toadfrog]

Anise oil is all around good stuff . So is W-D 40 . Takes very little and lasts a long time for either one .Up side is you won't smell like something dead if ya get a little on you .
Grey tails are the bomb for dying . I have 2 coon tails and four squirrel tails curing now . Almost ready for the dye bath .

 

[Pup]

Very nice. I need to incorporate squirrel tail into some of my ties.

 

[Pepop]

Lots of good material there! Great tie!

 

[AtticaFish]

Have to love material that comes as a bonus to the tasty meat! Jig looks great also.

 

[StumpHunter]

Awesome tyes!

 

[LedHed]

Excellent tye - need to tye some up too

 

[plateboater]

Thanks Stump and Ledhed