Need "Buggy" ideas...

Thinking about messing around tonight and going to try and make some "bug" type jigs for gills...I dont have any rubber legs at the moment so that is out. I have lots of chenniles, cactus chenniles, squirrel tails, small jigs, marabou, some duck flank, a little of this and a little of that...
Any help with ideas (pics of your stuff) would be appreciated. I think I have some ideas in mind but we will see how they actually materialize!

1/32-oz.... Black painted head, black rabbit for a tail, black chenille for body. Done. Go catch bluegill!

Black head, chartreuse chenille (Crazy Angler Cc SlabSlayer), and chartreuse dyed squirrel has been a fantastic jig for me as well


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Teamasgrow said:

Thinking about messing around tonight and going to try and make some "bug" type jigs for gills...I dont have any rubber legs at the moment so that is out. I have lots of chenniles, cactus chenniles, squirrel tails, small jigs, marabou, some duck flank, a little of this and a little of that...
Any help with ideas (pics of your stuff) would be appreciated. I think I have some ideas in mind but we will see how they actually materialize!

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Get an old bungee cord. You'll have plenty of rubber legs

Another route is learning how to do dubbed bodies....



This is a 1/16-oz head... I was just goofing around. But you get the idea!


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That will work!

Have any hackle and peacock? Can make a really nice 'bug' using a body made of peacock herl and then palmer a hackle over it. The hackle gives a good leggy look.

You can also somewhat use the duck flank as a palmer feather and the barred colors really look nice.

Did a quick google search for duck flank bugs that shows some cool ideas.

This one i like and think it could be converted to a jig pretty easy......... Fox's Poopah - FAOL

AF beat to to the description, but I have a some good ones tied up. Some on 1/80th jigs, some done as a bead-head fly, but with a large tungsten bead for extra weight. Here's a good example. Peacock and Starling (classic pattern). Peacock herl for the tail and body (I've since gone to Peacock sword for the tail), counter-wrapped with copper wire to protect the herl, and a soft-hackle collar of Starling.

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That little jig is freaking deadly! Hang it under a float, and drift it along a weedline.

If you have a book on fly patterns, look at all the nymph patterns. Many of those can successfully be adapted to jigs. Just remember that you need to tie the bug upside-down.

Thanks guys! I went to get some stuff out last night and realized I had 1 1/80th ounce jighead painted black. I just put everything away and went to the couch! I realized I needed to paint and cast some heads so I will do that this weekend then see what I can cook up!

Thanks again!