strting jig fishing, question on size & color?

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PACOFRANSICO
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2008/11/16 22:30:06 (permalink)

strting jig fishing, question on size & color?

I'm no stranger to steelhead fishing but its bin mainly spoons and bait. But i got schooled one night at the the mouth of elk creek by some mini foo fisherman. I know the basic rig for fishing them I just have a question on what weight and what color are hot. If you bin around enough your know that some of them old timers are pretty tight lipped?
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    Stillhead
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    RE: strting jig fishing, question on size & color? 2008/11/16 23:53:14 (permalink)
    1/32nd and 1/64th mostly.   Any color will work,  I stay away from orange,pink, and chartruese.  Everyone throws that junk at them be it jigs or egg flies. I think they get tired of seeing it.
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    RE: strting jig fishing, question on size & color? 2008/11/17 00:24:47 (permalink)
    I STARTED TYING THEM TODAY. MARABOU, FLASHABOU ON 1/32 AND 1/64 HEADS. I TYIED A COUPLE WITHAN EGG DROPER, KINDA LIKE A STINGER HOOK BUT NO HOOK JUST A BEAD.
     
     

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    RE: strting jig fishing, question on size & color? 2008/11/17 00:36:47 (permalink)
    HERES A PICTURE OF MY EGG DROPER JIGS. YOU GUYS GIVE UR OPINION.
     

     
     
    THERE TIED ON 1/32 JIGS MARABOU FEATHERS & A FLASHABOU TAIL
     
     
     

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    dont hear drums and cant smell
    chicken blood in the air, put it back
    in the box, for if it is evil you seek,
    then it can only be conjured with the
    same.
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    RE: strting jig fishing, question on size & color? 2008/11/17 09:06:52 (permalink)
    Look fantastic!  Hopefully you have better luck with "pretty" stuff than I do. 

    Ready, Fire, Aim!
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    RE: strting jig fishing, question on size & color? 2008/11/21 11:21:08 (permalink)
    Lookin good. I just started tying my own yesterday as well. I've heard black, and white work very well. I made some that look like Steeler colors too. I was also told to use some tinsel, or flash in them. I'm going to test out just about every different color and color combination that I can until I get a couple of them that work well.
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    RE: strting jig fishing, question on size & color? 2008/11/21 11:22:00 (permalink)
    Also try glow-in-the-dark.
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    RE: strting jig fishing, question on size & color? 2008/11/21 13:04:23 (permalink)
    Heres another couple pics of some other jigs tyied. If any body has any questions or comments on what i tyed leave me a post or message. I get back to ya. The egg dropper jigs do work, 1 problem fish taking just bead.   Just cut piece of mono shorter. I also tied a (egg suckin leack jigs) I have high hopes for these ones.


     
     
    Have fun tying and eeven more fun fishin!

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    dont hear drums and cant smell
    chicken blood in the air, put it back
    in the box, for if it is evil you seek,
    then it can only be conjured with the
    same.
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    RE: strting jig fishing, question on size & color? 2008/11/22 02:52:34 (permalink)
    Nice work looks like a winner. Keep up the good work.

    Quit ****ing and take a kid fishing !!
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    RE: strting jig fishing, question on size & color? 2008/12/15 23:09:47 (permalink)
    can't go wrong w/ white oh and coral 
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    RE: strting jig fishing, question on size & color? 2008/12/19 15:59:31 (permalink)
    Looks good, I tie my own too. Black bucktail or maribou with an orange head 1/32 or 1/64 and flash seem to do pretty well.
     
    As far as the guy schooling you thing. I have had it done to me just the opposite.
     
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    RE: strting jig fishing, question on size & color? 2008/12/19 19:30:21 (permalink)
    Don't be scared to use your new skills on larger jigs for other species as well.  One of my favorite flies is a Clouser/Deceiver hybrid, which has more "alive" characteristics than just about any lure that I have ever used.  There's not a law against tying it onto a jig head...  I'm sure if you made smaller versions, there would be a few steelies out there that would take a close look with their mouths.  Just about any time I fish, the first hour or two is with something that I have made. 
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