Skirt choice/colors

[Smirak]

I need to spruce up my chatterbaits and am wondering if anyone knows the colors/patterns for the skirt?

 

i want to get into tying jigs, so i figured i would replace some skirts before I start tying some jigs.

[Ski]

Keep it simple!   White...Green Pumpkin..... Bluegill....

[fishballer06]

Are you looking to have someone build you some skirts? Or just asking what color skirts you should use? Quite a few of us here are capable of doing either, myself included. 

[Smirak]

3 hours ago, fishballer06 said:

Are you looking to have someone build you some skirts? Or just asking what color skirts you should use? Quite a few of us here are capable of doing either, myself included. 

Thanks @fishballer06 I want to tie some myself. I am a retired 50 yr old (disabled vet) and I like to pick up hobbies. I’ve been fishing for years now, and just see this as a natural progression.  At this time, I don’t want to get into Loring my own jig heads because I just don’t use enough, and have no intention to sell anything. I’m about 45 mins from Lake Guntersville and there are literally hundreds or small bait makers that are in the local tackle shops. 
 

That said, I’m looking to buy poured jig heads. I know many places sell them, but does anyone recommend one over the other? I have seen like lure parts online and Barlows, but if I can, I’d rather support a smaller place, builder, etc. Not that I do t want to give the man my money, I do it nearly daily. However, I would rather help the smaller guy out. Bonus if they are a disabled vet!

7 hours ago, Ski said:

Keep it simple!   White...Green Pumpkin..... Bluegill....

Thanks @Ski

 

I figured the GP and white. Couldn’t figure out a third color! My local Cabela’s has the EZ skirt replacements in the GPS, but I’d rather tie my own. For $5 though for 3, I’m going to pick some up anyway. I really want to have some GPS for the evo’s. I have grown to like them as much as my jackhammers. 

[fishballer06]

The great part with making your own is you can get as wild and plain as you want to get. I make a sexy shad color skirt that does well for me. 

 

[txchaser]

Maybe this will spawn an idea for you - many things in the water are laminate - they have a top color and a bottom color. As an example you could have a GP brownish top and a lighter GP bottom, or a watermelon bottom. Looks more like a natural pattern now.

 

[Joe Crawford]

I will geek out sometimes with my skirts.  

I tie mine while on the water.  Ill see what color the crawdads or the perch are and match them.

I love being able to catch a bass on a jig I just tied.

[WRB]

I use 5 multi color hair jigs;

black-purple-brown

Black-green-brown

Brown-chartreuse-red

Black-green-white

Blabk-blue

Living rubber/silicone;

green-black-purple-orange

green-blue-purple

Silver-black

Light red-pink- Blue

Brown-black

Tom

[Munkin]

Builds | FishingSkirts.com

 

Check out this Fishing Skirts page for patterns.

 

Allen

[primetime]

I have fun making skirts for my Chatterbaits, Jigs and spinnerbaits etc....I have taken pictures of bluegill in certain lakes, shiners etc. to try and match....One color I really like with chatterbaits is black/Blue/Chartreuse in stained water....

 

I also throw a watermelon red flake mixed with whites..

[Jig Man]

https://www.fishingskirts.com/ has a plethora of skirt tabs for you to look at.  

 

For an all around jig I recommend the football head.  If you want to buy from an independent instead of a big company, contact Mike at Seiberts Outdoors or Ted at Cadmans Jigs.  They both are good guys and can probably help you.

 

If you need some tying help, Google smalljaw videos.  He does a great job of teaching how to tie various types of jigs.

[Munkin]

On 5/29/2024 at 10:21 PM, txchaser said:

Maybe this will spawn an idea for you - many things in the water are laminate - they have a top color and a bottom color. As an example you could have a GP brownish top and a lighter GP bottom, or a watermelon bottom. Looks more like a natural pattern now.

 

 

Wonder what that bottom color is? 

 

I would like to add Shartop for a place to buy skirt supplies. He doesn't have as many colors as fishingskirts.com but has colors nobody else has. I know most guys only use a couple colors I just like to be able to match anything I want.

 

Allen