quivira kid
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I tied one of my favorite gill nymphs on a 1/64-oz jighead tonight... what ya think?
bluegill fly turned to the dark side
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CrappieHappy
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Nice work Zac!
JUNGLEJIM1
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I think they'll eat it.
Fatman
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Nice as always Zac!!!!!!!
Think you nailed it - love the bug. 
What type feather did you use for the hackle collar?
quivira kid
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Thanks guys. We will see what the gills think this weekend. Russ, it is partridge. I like to use the feathers off the back that are more brown than whitr if that makes sense.
I normally do the fly on a #121/64-oz scud hook. Black bead, partridge for tail, black peacock ice dub with copper wire rib body left about a turn short of the bead, partridge collar, then I take a turn or two of thread over the hackle so it is sweeping back good, then add a "collar" of purple ice dub. I am not sure what the fish take it as.... I kind of think it just looks good to eat, and they rarely turn down a big fat bug. It has caught everything from little mountain brook trout to 3# largemouth and a 4-5# drum. Moat of the time, it is bluegills.
I also got a little sample of Crazy Angler's new "Delux" chenille from a buddy.... had enough for one jig, so we'll see what it looks like wet too. I tied it on a black jighead with some siperfine rubber legs as a "collar" of sorts right up by the head. It looks buggy as heck.
I normally do the fly on a #121/64-oz scud hook. Black bead, partridge for tail, black peacock ice dub with copper wire rib body left about a turn short of the bead, partridge collar, then I take a turn or two of thread over the hackle so it is sweeping back good, then add a "collar" of purple ice dub. I am not sure what the fish take it as.... I kind of think it just looks good to eat, and they rarely turn down a big fat bug. It has caught everything from little mountain brook trout to 3# largemouth and a 4-5# drum. Moat of the time, it is bluegills.
I also got a little sample of Crazy Angler's new "Delux" chenille from a buddy.... had enough for one jig, so we'll see what it looks like wet too. I tied it on a black jighead with some siperfine rubber legs as a "collar" of sorts right up by the head. It looks buggy as heck.
StumpHunter
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Very good looking jig and I'm sure the gills will love it. Nice tying
