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    Soft hackle beadhead

    Hook - Dohimoto size 12 Thread - Uni 8/0 Tail - Ozark Turkey Natural Thorax - .15 lead wrapped 10 turns and covered with SLF Rusty Brown dubbing Hackle wing - Grizzly hen saddle Copper bead 3.5mm
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    Some flash roving tyes

    These are tied using a new roving I found. Both are tied on a 1/16 head w/underspinner. Not sure who sent them to me but I really like the heads. I mixed fl. orange four part with red two part for the head color. The necks are black thread coated with UV cure. Tail material is Red Firestar Flash...
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    Fishing after the rains

    I went back to try my luck Sunday after the rains had stopped. The bite was real slow, lots of wind and the traffic of bass boats running the lake kept the water rolling all day. Still managed to catch 9 good crappie with one 15'' pig. Water temp had dropped 6 degrees. Hand tied jigs didn't work...
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    two color combo's that I used

    Both of these jigs were tied on a 1/32 jig and the red paint does have clear gloss added, I add clear to all my base paints. Used these in stained water. This is the color combo that worked best, Head - Red w/ 3D eyes Body - chart thread Tail - white wool with hot pink, green satin threads...
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    Crappie fishing before the rains

    Hit the lake this afternoon with temps at 65 degrees and the water was up to 53 stained. I tied some 1/32 wool jigs last night to try today while longlining. I pulled a 1/16 oz tied jig on the bottom and 2' up the line tied on the 1/32 oz wool jigs. Most of the day I fished in 30' depths with my...
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    Just to show the wool jigs work

    Tied up some 1/32 wool jigs last night with a red head, chart thread neck with white tail with a little pink and yellow satin. The fish like em :icon14: Caught my best crappie ever today too but will make a report in the right forum.
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    JigCraft's Jig Swap #14 Pictures

    The jigs are packaged up and will go out in the mail tomorrow. I want to thank each one of the tyers in this swap for the awesome jigs you all tied and thanks for the gifts. Bkabina wool jig AndyLane wool jig CrappyHappy wool jig Crazy Angler wool jig Papaperch wool jig...
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    A tutorial on tying the Wool&Satin jig -video

    Guys I just added a video about how the tyers on JigCraft are leaning about Reds Wool&Satin jigs. I hope you enjoy the tutorial and I hope I tied the jig well enough to satisfied Red. I talked with Russ before I made this video, thanks for giving me the OK to do this tutorial. To the tyers...
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    Short fishing report from Greenwood

    Didn't get on the lake until 10:30 this morning so I missed the morning bite. It was slow most of the day but was able to cull out a limit by 5:00. The bites have been very lite but once you hook em the fight is on. Thought I would post a pic for Russ and family. The game-wardens pulled up to...
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    Using UV products -- video

    Guys I just added another video. This one will show how I use the UV products while tying. Hope you enjoy the video and hope it helps with the use of UV on flies and jigs.
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    A new one called the Copper Neck

    1/16 jighead with #4 red sickle, black powder base with copper tapped on. 3D yellow eyes then top coated Body- copper thread / top coat sealed Tail - fox squirrel & olive duck flank with black flash
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    A few caught over the last month

    I haven't got on the lakes a lot over the last month but here are a some pics from Lake Greenwood and Hartwell of some of the 2013 fish. Rosco has grown up on this boat over the last year (March) so he enjoys fishing also. Been having to fight the wind on each trip lately but it is still fun.
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    Bowl wager jigs

    I received some jigs from AtticaFish today from the collage bowl wager. Russ these jigs are awesome! No mater how good a picture is the pictures just does not make up for seeing jig up close. Great tying, thanks and I am looking forward to tying one of the bugs on the fly rod :).
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    JigCraft's Jig Swap #14

    Lets sign up for our next JigCraft's Jig Swap #14. For this swap since we have been so interested with Reds jigs, this swap will be along his line of tying a jig. Rules 1. Jigs can be from 1/8 or smaller 2. Jigs can be tied using any materials you want to use but, you must use wool or satin...
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    Christmas Fly Ornament

    Seen one on another site and thought I would make a few for gifts. My fly is tied on a #8 hook, red Kemp Hair used for the tail, white Swiss Straw is used for the body, green deer body hair is used for the wing with red tinsel on each side of the wing and red 210 thread is used to tie this fly...
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    New rod!!

    Been wanting a good 3wt fly rod to use while in my kayak and found one I think I will use for many year. It is a Elkhorn 7-6'' 3wt. O-Boy!!
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    Wool Jigs

    Finally got my wool I ordered and last weekend I went to Hobby Lobby and stocked up on satin so today I had a chance to tie a jig using the wool. It is a little different material to get use to using but it does make a nice looking jigs. I used a 1/80 jig with a #10 hook. Ruby Red powder paint...
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    Copper Fish Skull Tye

    Here is my first fly using the Fish Skull head. It is tied on a size 8 X2 long hook. I used caribou hair for the tail with turkey on the tail to give it a lateral line. Use three brown saddle hackles for a thick collar. Used the small copper Fish Skull and brown thread to cap the fly off. I...
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    #12 wasp

    This fly was though of from a fly that represents a caddis pupae but I changed the colors to make it look more like a wasp or yellow jacket. #12 scud/pupae hook Eyes- made from 30# fishing line lead under body for weight and shape body- pale yellow yarn and brown scud back thorax- SLF brown...
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    Antelope Fly

    I had to sneak to the tying bench to try some of the hair I received from ML. The Antelope was calling at me so this is the fly I can up with. Started with a X2 long #10 hook. The hair goes everywhere when you put a few turns of thread on it but I did manage to get a good looking tail after...
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