How to tie jigs???

i'm not a 'jigger' but it looks like deer hair feathers to me!

I know it's hackle, but it's **** long. I don't know what kind of feather you buy to get an 1 1/2" - 2" hackle!

Cheap, strung saddle hackle is what you need for these jigs.

Ironhed

Among the strung feathers, strung neck typically has longer fibers than saddle.

It's easy to tell just by looking at the bag, though, so just check them out when you're at the shop.

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Thanks buddy!! If I pick up "strung saddle hackle" from a shop online I should expect it to be the right size? Is the same thing used on wollybuggers? Thanks again!

These "mini-foo-type" jigs are tied with an inexpensive and stiffer hackle. No matter what strung hackle you buy, size will not matter.
How the material is cut/prepped is the key.
Take a single hackle/feather and hold it at the base with the tip pointing towards the ceiling. Using only the very end of your scissor tips, snip away at the center quill in 1/4" increments. Be careful not to cut the barbules.
This will leave you a bunch of v-shaped segments and these segments are what you will tie in.
When I used to tie 100's of these, I would cut dozens and dozens of hackles and place them in small bags arranged by color. Black, white and black/yellow were, and still are, my favorites.
Good luck.

Ironhed