Bucktails

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Rarely do I tie bucktail jigs.  However, I'm often looking to expand my experience with materials, so I took a little time recently to tie a couple.

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Materials:
  • Unpainted ball-head jigs weighing 3/16 and 1/4 of an ounce with 2/0 and 1/0 hooks, respectively.
  • Rosey's Powder Coatings - Olive Grey 85% Gloss and Green Grey Powder Coating - RAL 7009.
  • Rosey's Powder Coating mixes with glitter - Clear Coat High Gloss 100% with green and red glitter, respectively.
  • UTC Ultra Thread (140 denier) - olive.
  • Hedron, Inc. Flashabou - red.
  • Bi-color tinsel - emerald/magenta.
  • Wapsi Strung Rooster Hackles - olive/natural.
  • Wapsi Bucktail - olive.
  • Lion Brand Suede Yarn - olive.
 

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Thank you for your comments Kdog and Slammingjack.  :)
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Looks like a pro job to me

Ducktails were the first jig I tied after reading about Billy Westmoreland's hoss-and-fly
 

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Thank you for your comments Luremaker, Hookup, and Duffy. :)
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hookup

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That would be Buck, not Duck - dang instant spell checker LoL
 

smallieking

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Those are some nice looking jigs, I tie those alot in white for smallies but I like the looks of those. Great job!!

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