Pup's Wiggler

[Pup]

Will it fish like Dance's Eel?




Materials:

• Eagle Claw 249WA-3/0 Weedless Hook
• Smooth #2 Colorado blade - silver (powder-painted Pup's baby bass green mixture)
• Coats & Clark Trilobal Polyester Embroidery Thread 40-wt. - olive
• Surebonder Low-Temp Glue Gun with clear glue stick
• Caron Glimmer Chenille Yarn - willow
• Homemade Tulip Fabric Paint Eyes - pink/black
• Nesa Fall Blue Fur Fabric - barred white
• Loctite Super Glue Gel Control
• Bullet Weights Rubber Grip Sinker - 1/8 ounce
• Rosey's Powder Paint - safety blue 90% gloss
• Harbor Freight Powder Paint - yellow
• Orbit Powder Paint - clear
• Tandy Leather Factory Latigo Lace - use any color

 

[Jig Man]

Heck yea....

 

[Fatman]

Since I can't tie it I'll fish the actual Dance's Eels

 

[Pup]

Thanks for your comments JM and FM.

I think that the following link has an amusing story about Dance's Eel (Not to be confused with the Dancin' Eel :huh: ).

THE SHRINE OF DANCE'S EEL

 

[Bucho]

That eel looks really nice and innovative:icon14:, but I can´t see the balance and don´t understand the dynamics of it. Does the lip ride up or down on a retreive?

 

[JSC]

Pup - Looks good ... but will that dog hunt ?

Or will it go down in history as in the reference that you gave ??

Closed out a bunch of them at one time way back when..

 

[Fatman]

That was good!!! Thanks for sharing

 

[Pup]

That eel looks really nice and innovative:icon14:, but I can´t see the balance and don´t understand the dynamics of it. Does the lip ride up or down on a retreive?

Thank you Bucho. Haven't field tested it yet, but the hook should ride up as the leather is tied in below the hook bend/shank, the sinker is centered or slightly below the hook shank, and the lip weight is opposite the hook point/barb and below the shank.

Pup - Looks good ... but will that dog hunt ?

Or will it go down in history as in the reference that you gave ??

Closed out a bunch of them at one time way back when..

Great questions and thank you JSC. The old Dance's Eel looked like it was a fish catcher, but its legend strongly suggests otherwise. I'll give 'mine' a field test under some good fishing conditions and see for myself. Hopefully, that'll be sometime soon.

That was good!!! Thanks for sharing

Thank you Fatman. I'm glad you liked it.

 

[Hawnjigs]

If the bass don't like it might be useful to clean hard to reach crannies.

 

[Fatman]

Always did good on smallies with the small one but not so much the big one.

 

[StumpHunter]

That is a great looking jig!!

 

[Pup]

Thank you StumpHunter.

 

[CrappieHappy]

That's too Cool Pup!

 

[Pup]

Thank you CrappieHappy.

 

[Pup]

This one's a dud. It spins like a devon minnow or a buzzer blade. No wobble. I might try increasing the angle of the lip to 90 degrees from the hook shank if I tie it without a sinker. Otherwise, I may try this by tying another unweighted one with a 45 degree lip.

It's fun to field test though.

 

[LedHed]

maybe a wider blade with a deeper cup also......

 

[Pup]

maybe a wider blade with a deeper cup also......

Thanks for your suggestion LedHed.