Hair Jigs

[FishinCricket]

K, Carry on

Man, dude just snubbed you... Must think his sh*t don't stink..

[Al Agnew]

As promised, here are a few of the jigs I've been tying, and the trailers I've made.

The top jigs are made for use with the trailers. They are a mixture of cross cut rabbit, mink, and red squirrel strips. Bottom jigs have red squirrel strip tails already tied on. You can barely see it, but I put a quarter in for scale. Some of the heads are stand up Chompers heads, others are some old Ninny Fly heads I've had for years but can't find anymore. And some are football heads that Mitch sent me.

This is how to get five finesse trailers from a single Zoom Brush Hog. Cut off the little loops on the side and throw them away. Cut the body off just ahead of the flaps. Cut out the curly tails between the flaps as shown. A pair of small scissors does this the easiest. Then cut the small piece of the body left between the flaps in half to separate the flaps. Cut the body in half lengthwise. Now you will have two pieces from the body (numbered 1 in the diagram), two flaps with chunky "heads" (numbered 2 in the diagram), and the curly tail piece (numbered 3 in the diagram). Split the number 1 body pieces to give them split tails as shown, cut notches in the flaps as shown, and cut off most of the curly part of the curly tails as shown. As you can see, the trailers made from the body pieces are the simplest and straightest, and will have the most subtle action. The flap pieces end up with a bit bigger, flatter, and more spread tails and will have a little less subtle action, and the curly tail piece, with its thinner, longer tails, will have the most dynamic action.

I used these for the first time last Saturday...went on a drive with some fishing tackle in the car, and ended up at Big Spring on Current River. Walked down the bank below the mouth of the spring and fished the jigs with trailers. Caught a half dozen smallies, nothing big. Also caught a couple on a jerkbait, along with a big chain pickerel.

[Smalliebigs]

Man, sweet jigs you tie there, they look awsome.I use some very similar to what your are using when the water temps get cold. The diagram is pretty sweet to the disection of a Brush Hog.

[Mitch f]

Gavin,

Here is your picture...These don't have the weed guards trimmed or separated yet

[Gavin]

Thanks! Nice ties both of you.

[Guest]

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[Mitch f]

Sweet jigs Mitch. Heads look a little heavier than I expected though, how much do they weigh? I love the double wire weedguard, I have been trimming down a standard fiber weedguard for mine, pour them yourself?

1/8oz with a 2/0 mustad ultra point light wire hook,I wanted a bronze Gamakatsu O'shaunessy but they didn't come with a 60 degree bend. It's also hard to find a flat eye hook in the smaller sizes. When you put on a trailer they have the fall rate I like with 8 lb fluoro. Yep, pour my own

[Mitch f]

Pretty impressive Al, you've got a trailer for any occasion!

The best part is the money you've saved.

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Myself I use every kind of hair feather whatever is available. Depends on the lure I'm doing and the fish I'm after. Sorta like this.

[Guest]

I tye my own hair jigs as well.

A "tiny" brush hog is a very good trailer.

I like it better than pork.

Also, the small YUM Money craws make badazz trailers.

They may be more expensive but they're durablity will make up the difference.

Me and a buddy wade fished together and he used the twin tail grubs and I used Money Craws.

At the end of the day:

9-twin tails

1-Money Craw

He made the switch after seeing the results.

That plastic is so much tougher yet soft enough to have superb action.

I will post some pics of my jigs and money craws that got ravaged by smallies this summer.