This is my favorite jig color. But dang it @Billy, now I am going to have to buy chartreuse rabbit strips and try them. I’ve been tying these with squirrel tails, but maybe the fuller rabbit strips will work better.
What's in your vise?
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I hate to sound greedy or ungrateful, but crappie are the worst. Well, unless I've been skunked or they're big. Haha!
I try to not think of the big bass I know I've missed because of hungry crappie.
Maybe not too skinny. I've been noticing they are more slender in reality than I used to tie them. I've been tying the straggle stones real slender. I don't have much luck with that long a biot tail, but 1/2 it and I'd fish that for sure. The others look great too. I wonder what others think, I've just had more luck going more and more slender/sparse recently?
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Unweighted bunny marine worm,
Looking forward to seeing how the Pat Cohen mono trick works for stopping bunny from fouling.
SF
Looking forward to seeing how the Pat Cohen mono trick works for stopping bunny from fouling.
SF
Agreed on the biot being too long. I'll chop it down.
Probably means my tail on the other fly is too long also.
The age old question of function/does it catch fish vs "but this one looks pretty" lol.
Bug seems thin but wide. So if we really want to mimic, how do we achieve? (Wire tied on either side of hook with thin dubbing over it?)
Wayne Kohan
Life of the Party
you can tie lead or non-lead wrap on each side of the hook, not wrap it but tie it as a straight piece on each side. Wrap it on well then glue it so it don’t move. Then dub the body over it.
Aguanus
I missed that. Can you explain?
This video of his explains the technique well.
Someone had mentioned it here previously. May have been @clarkman
SF
Thanks for mentioning this, and sharing the video. I knew I needed something but didn't know what, this might be it!
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Tom,
I hope that works for you. I’ve tried the mono loop technique he mentioned in the video and found it didn’t work all that well, so I’m looking forward to trying his technique. I used 15 lb mono on the worm pattern I posted but will bump that up if it turns out it needs to be stiffer. The tail still has nice side to side movement when dry so I’m looking forward to fishing it to see how it does in live action and if it fouls any.
SF
It's gonna be worth a try. Propping up the bunny with thread wraps, or putting thread wraps around it, didn't help much with the fouling I don't think. And when it wasn't fouled, short strikers. I can see the bunny works for others, so I'd like to figure it out.
pretty slick trick...
I think these will bring you more doubles and triples for us to admire!
Jack Devlin
Life of the Party
Those should be deadly, Tom. Add a small conhead on a slightly longer shank and you have a "Ruby Eyed Leech".
Jack Devlin
Life of the Party
Knowing how popular Tenkara is on this site 
, I thought I'd post a few Tenkara flies. I don't get the opportunity to fish Tenkara that
often, but when I do it is a lot of fun. I sure do like making the flies.
, I thought I'd post a few Tenkara flies. I don't get the opportunity to fish Tenkara thatoften, but when I do it is a lot of fun. I sure do like making the flies.
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Another good idea along with trying in the middle with the bead. Once I get going on the lakes I'll want to play with variations.
