West Coast Rip-Offs

[AtticaFish]

On my last few trips out bluegill fishing, have tried both kip/thread jigs and these style, the WC Rip-Offs have been earning a bigger slot in my bluegill box. Small hooks so have been using dubbing but these also work with ultra or fine chenille. Have been tipping them with waxworms if i can't get bit but for the most part have not needed any livebait tips. The one on the top left did not tie in a tail at all to use exclusively with bait tips.

Keep hearing about these 'auto' jigs and i just keep waiting and waiting and waiting............ to see a good picture of one so i can rip it off. So i did just wing it with the general idea that i have gotten some slight glimpse of......... Betting i am way off from the original.

Heads:
2 on left are 1/32 (or so) lead free heads with some Mustad 32833 hooks.
Rest on the right are round shot crimped and shamped on #8 Mustad 3366 sproat hooks with a slight bend.

Body-Tail:
Various mix of custum blend dubbing but tails have mostly been kip with some midge flash. Using a bunch of the 'strung fuzzy fiber' colors chopped up as dubbing with some xtra flash mixed in and really liking it. Bout the only use i have fould for the fuzzy fiber so far. haha.

Legs:
Various colors of tabbed silicone skirt material.

 

[BucktailJiger]

Them's are cute

 

[Jig Man]

Dang, they ain't much bigger than a minute... Great colors

 

[quivira kid]

#8 3366's are good for almost everything!!! Nice jigs!

 

[StumpHunter]

They are a nice jig. Bet the gill will like them just fine

 

[Ron Don]

AwesOme! Bet they sink pretty slow. I agree with Q they Are cute!

 

[toadfrog]

Those remind me of the flea fly jigs . I think the were out of Texas . I think you got the style down pat . Bet they do ya some good .

 

[fisherb]

Those look fantastic. I use rubber legs exclusively for tails on my bluegill/trout jigs, never thought of putting some up front. I will have to copy those if you don't mind.

 

[Fatman]

They look great!!!!!!!!!

 

[JUNGLEJIM1]

You are off from the originals but those will still catch em. I saw them in action last year and now I've forgotten what they look like exactly. Guess we could use a picture to see what they look like outside a bull gills mouth.

 

[Pup]

I really like the way you painted those jig heads. Interesting ties too.

 

[LedHed]

Very cool tyes, they look like they would be deadly on the panfish.

 

[CrappieHappy]

nice work Russ!!

 

[hookup]

Nice job.