20 hours ago, Munkin said:

Just shave some chickens.

 

Allen

 

Fishing with Dad,

 

I am curious if you found the exact material the Chicken jig is made out of?  Is the material Strung fuzzy fiber?  I am looking to figure out the material for something I am making.  

a good buddy of mine ties musky flies with long synthetic hair.  

he gets it mostly from halloween costume wigs. 

9 hours ago, clang said:

Fishing with Dad,

 

I am curious if you found the exact material the Chicken jig is made out of?  Is the material Strung fuzzy fiber?  I am looking to figure out the material for something I am making.  

Clang,

I have not figured out the exact mixture yet.  I found a deal on some chicken jigs and have just been fishing a lot.  I hope to figure it out over the long cold Minnesota winter.  I want to add some special touches.   The thing that stinks is I can’t try any of them until spring to see if I like them.  I will post them if I find something I like.  

Did you have any luck on them?

They seemed very situational.  I seemed to have more luck with my confidence baits (football jig, drop shot, etc.), but it did work in a few instances and the strikes were solid.  I am far from an expert with them, a novice in fact.  I just like experimenting and making things a little more unique.   I know others have had success up here on them, so I want to keep trying to make some and learn this a little better.   

On 12/30/2021 at 2:12 AM, KCFinesse said:

Look at Wapsi big fly fiber or a product called EP fiber. Both are slightly different than craft fur and come in longer lengths.

 

-Jared

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There are so many products that can do this pattern. Spend 30 min in your  local fly shop, tell them what you want to do.

31 minutes ago, PaulVE64 said:

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There are so many products that can do this pattern. Spend 30 min in your  local fly shop, tell them what you want to do.

I know.  It can be overwhelming.   I have a bunch of stuff in my cart in a couple different places to try stuff out.  

A real productive jig for me, for smallies and spots, is Made from the hair of a gray squirrel tail. One tail makes several jigs,’depending on the size of the tail. Ask one of your friends who hunts to save a few for you

On 10/19/2023 at 1:32 PM, looking45 said:

A real productive jig for me, for smallies and spots, is Made from the hair of a gray squirrel tail. One tail makes several jigs,’depending on the size of the tail. Ask one of your friends who hunts to save a few for you

Darn it.  I whack them all the time.  Waaaaaay too many at my place.  I will have to snip a few tails this winter when the fur is solid.  Thanks.  

BR member Smalljaw has tied this jig

 

 

2 hours ago, Fishin Dad said:

Darn it.  I whack them all the time.  Waaaaaay too many at my place.  I will have to snip a few tails this winter when the fur is solid.  Thanks.  

You can save them salt he tail and put it in a big zip loc

bag. 

Sportsman’s Warehouse has long synthetic hair in their fly tying section.

 

You might want to give acrylic yarn a try. If you separate out the strands and fray them it makes a surprisingly good skirt material.

if you are looking for cheaper alternatives to synthetic materials, FlyTyers dungeon is killer stuff.  They usually put on there what it is the equivalent to from the bog name fly tying places and they are pretty dead on with the descriptions and the quality.  They are also pretty cheap.  I use a ton of their stuff for baitfish flies and making brushes.

On 10/19/2023 at 7:12 AM, Fishin Dad said:

Clang,

I have not figured out the exact mixture yet.  I found a deal on some chicken jigs and have just been fishing a lot.  I hope to figure it out over the long cold Minnesota winter.  I want to add some special touches.   The thing that stinks is I can’t try any of them until spring to see if I like them.  I will post them if I find something I like.  

Did you ever have any luck tying these jigs? Thanks! 

1 hour ago, 10,000 lakes Bassin said:

Did you ever have any luck tying these jigs? Thanks! 

Old thread!

Tom

14 hours ago, 10,000 lakes Bassin said:

Did you ever have any luck tying these jigs? Thanks! 

Yes Sir!   I actually made a couple crappie patterns and tied a few on bladed jigs.  I tried a bluegill pattern as well.   It just seems hard to find the correct color for a green pumpkin type base color.  So much of the hair is bright colors and white patterns.  

45 minutes ago, Fishin Dad said:

Yes Sir!   I actually made a couple crappie patterns and tied a few on bladed jigs.  I tried a bluegill pattern as well.   It just seems hard to find the correct color for a green pumpkin type base color.  So much of the hair is bright colors and white patterns.  

Awesome!  Crappie is what I had in mind. What material  did you end up using? 

9 hours ago, 10,000 lakes Bassin said:

Awesome!  Crappie is what I had in mind. What material  did you end up using? 

I will try to take a pic and let you know the material when I get home.  I am moving my daughter this weekend.  

Better off to shop retailers who sell fly tying materials. There are tons of really cool natural and synthetic materials available these days. A few places I buy materials are Bears Den, Fly Fish Food, Waters West in OR used to sell a huge variety of natural materials. Nightmare Musky Flies sells some really unique materials too. To help streamline your research, look for "streamer materials".  

 

You can also looking into making and tying with brushes. Plenty of youtube vids on it. You can custom make your own brushes with any materials imaginable. There also endless hours of flytying tutorials online to help you get ideas for tying jigs. Basically how to tie, and how to use all the different types of materials. Great way to kill time in the winter. Enjoy the new rabbit hole.