In-Fish Hair jiggin' panfish article

[AtticaFish]

Anyone else pick up the Oct/Nov issue of In-Fisherman? Has a decent article about using heavy heads (tungsten) with feathers and fur to create jig-fly lures. Pretty good read, makes me want to find some tung. beads to play with.

Struck me as funny that they said hardly ANYONE is using the perfect combination (they call in synergy) of fur/feather on jigs. duh! We been doin' that for awhile now.

 

[Fatman]

Hard to even find on the newstands here. Used to have a subscription to it but had to cut back on the magazines. Have to check with the guys at work to see if anyone gets it.

 

[flounder pounder]

Will have to check with brother Bruce and see if he has it ....

Doc is alive and doing well...

 

[StumpHunter]

Will have to pick up a copy. They Probably seen the jig on here anyways. LOL

 

[Fatman]

Attica was a good article but most of the jigs shown I have seen for years and the wooly's people have been tying for a long time.

 

[tacklebox2tn]

I have been tying tungsten heads for several years now. I use #14 up to #10 fly hooks, 3.0 to 4.5 slotted faceted tungsten beads. Gold, silver, copper.
I bend the eye to 90 deg and use the thread/rabbit hair to hold the bead in place. The jigs hang at about 45 deg's, like the regular store tungsten jigs.
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[AtticaFish]

Those look good tacklebox2! Simple ties but downsized to #14 -#10 hooks.... got to do wonders on the fish. I make a bunch of my own leadshot heads on fly hooks and have never had an issue with getting fish to hook-up.

Need to get me some tung. bomb beads. :jig:

 

[quivira kid]

From what I understand, if they hit any rocks or anytbing hard the tungsten shatters into a million pieces. In the right situations, the jig/flies are KILLER and the tungsten should make them even better.

 

[Fatman]

Tacklebox

Nice ties and Welcome aboard!!!!!!!!!

 

[tacklebox2tn]

If you are looking for slotted faceted tungsten beads, this is where I get mine.

http://www.fishegear.com/servlet/the-954/TUNGSTEN-SLOTTED-DISCO-FLY/Detail

 

[Jig Man]

Nice jigs..... I guess the tungsten would be used in water where lead is outlawed????

 

[AtticaFish]

...tungsten would be used in water where lead is outlawed????

Certainly can be used in the states that are 'lead free' but it does have some other advantages. Is a more dense material than lead so it simply weighs more..... you can get the same weight out of a smaller size head.

One thing i have read about a few times is that alot of manufactures of tungsten beads and weights actually use an alloy mix of tungsten so they can cast the shapes easier - believe it has a VERY high melt point. The result is a lighter weight than pure tungsten but still heavier than lead.

Thinking i had also read somewhere that since it is more dense, it will also show up on a flasher (ice fish finder) easier than with lead of the same size. Could have just dreamed that one up tho.

 

[quivira kid]

Yes that last part is true. Since it is harder, the echo is stronger.

 

[Fatman]

6,191 degrees!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd hate to see the mold they'd have to have for that!!!!!!!!!