Creatures & Tube Style Ties - SMB

[AtticaFish]

The big boss at work is on vacation, river got muddied up again so i have been spending lunch (and machine run time) in the back room - when the cat is away......

Top 2 are just creature style baits... so the fuzzier, uglier and more apendages the better IMO. Not sure what the bass will think these actually are, but i am guessing they will look edible to them.

Custom Hooksup head (bismuth)
Black/green glitter paint job
Black raffia (shell back)
Custom blend black dubbing
Black/blue flake sillicone legs
Dark olive rabbit hide (no fur) antenna

Custom Hooksup head (lead) w/ heavy hook
Black/green glitter paint
Light green raffia
Custom blend dubbing
Black/blue flakesilli legs
Black rabbit hide (no fur)

My custom black/green/pearl dubbing is made with roughly equal parts black craft fur and black bait fish emulator. I cut it so it was fairly long pieces for these jigs.

Tube Look Alikes - made these to resemble tube jigs in colors i know are productive on my rivers.

Custom Hooksup head (bismuth)
Black/green glitter paint
Twisted black medium/rootbeer cactus chenille
Pumpkin w/ green & black flake silicone skirt
2 pieces of red silicone skirt material

Custom Hooksup head (lead) w/ heavy hook
Same paint
Twisted Lion Brand basil/drk olive cactus chenille
Black/blue flake silicone skirt material

Last one is just a copy-cat of one that was posted recently by another member that i had to try.

HeVhead - sickle hook - brown paint
Brown craft fur
Black baitfish emulator
Orange craft fur

 

[CrappieHappy]

Nice Jigs!

 

[jjsjigs]

Your top pic reminds me of Al Troth's bullhead (mad tom) fly! Nice!

 

[JUNGLEJIM1]

Those are sweet !!! Apparently,I'm not the only one with smallies on the brain.If only the weather would cooperate.

 

[hhawkins]

Attica, those are nice! I like the top and 4th jig down. Great Job!

 

[Pup]

Very nice ties AF. What does each one of your jig heads weigh? The Hooksup heads remind me of the swimming head on a Renosky Super Claw. Very interesting.

I like your jig profiles. Each will draw strikes from the smallmouth in your river. They surely would if fished in mine.

 

[Ron Don]

Awesome work! Those poor smallies...

 

[toadfrog]

Wicked mean looking killer jigs. I like'em.

 

[AtticaFish]

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Pup - The HooksUp lead heads are roughly 1/10th and the bismuth are a hair lighter (i cut the collars) if i am remembering correct. I have to say these are the best head i have come across for keeping from hanging up on the rocks and ledges in my river. They both have #2's but in different styles. Think Keith has some other wt's of them as well - this wt works best for me when the current is slower than it is now. The HeVhead... i have no clue on wt. :blush: Would guess around 3/16 or 1/4??

 

[Lost Pole]

You're alwAys so creative in your work…
I know nothing of smallmouths, but the jigs are killer.

Adam

 

[Radtexan]

Great ties Russ !!! Those will get er done !

 

[StumpHunter]

That is great looking jigs. Love the black one in the first pic.

 

[JoJoPro]

Wow! Excellent and original ties! I especially love the 1st and 3rd jigs pictured. Look like perfect river smally lures. Jig 3 makes a great crayfish immitation as is but I think would be even moreso if you created a shellback like you did on jig 1 with some brown rafia. I love the 2 longer strands of the red/orange silicone strips. It adds contrast and visibility and resembles both the longer antennas of a crayfish and the orange claw tips. I will be emulating these patterns for sure. Thanks for sharing.

John

 

[RevToby]

beautiful jigs Attica..