smalljaw
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Here are 3 jigs I did in my spare time. The top one is a 1/32oz minnow head painted purple with purple marabou for the tail, purple Seal-X dubbing for the body and finished off with a purple grizzly soft hackle collar. I love the look of the soft hackle collars in the water, reminds me of the gills on salamanders. The middle jig is another 1/32oz minnow head painted black, this was inspired by Fatman's grizzly hackle jigs. I tied in bucktail and silver flash for the tail and then black chenille for for the body, and then I palmered a black hackle feather around the chenille but I focused the most of it on the upper body not wanting a collar which would make it more of a wooly bugger. I like wooly buggers but I wanted something a little different but still insect looking. The bottom jig is one for river smallmouth specifically, it is a 3/32oz walleye head painted brown. I tied in brown bucktail and orange craft fur for the tail and used Cabelas large brown chenille for the body, and then finished it off with a large brown hackle collar. I wanted a big collar on this jig so it not only slows the fall but I wanted it to represent some type of legs or wings that the fish can see hoping it makes it more likely to catch a fish but who knows if it will work. I just got that Cabelas brand chenille and in the large size I really like it, the color is consistant and it is plush without being overly bulky, very nice stuff.
