Wool- With and Without

[smalljaw]

Here are two jigs I did, both are the same with a small difference from one to the other. Both a 1/16oz walleye heads painted pumpkin brown, and both are tied using pumpkin brown colored wool, the only difference is the top jig has a few strands of black satin whlie the bottom jig has none, which is better?

 

[Fatman]

Both look good and I'd bet both would catch fish. But if I had to pick one it would be the one on the top as the fibers would be moving also.

 

[jiggerjohn]

I have to agree with Fatman, that the Satin fibers add quite a bit to action of the finished jig ; a major FUNCTION of the wool is to spread out these satin fibers so that they yield a more "3-D" minnow effect &catch water current more efficiently. I've been tying a thicker "bass swim jig" out of one of Hawnjigs special HU heads,where I tie a thicker wool body (the wool ,heaped up in front of a relatively small hook, also yields weedlessness!), then put in a LOT of white,blue ,and green satin fibers +flash material (blue/green sheer) to give a so-called "bass jig"(bluegill flavor!) look without the gum band (pittsburgh talk for rubber bands or silicone/rubber legs) appearance,which I always personally thought looked ridiculous! I tip the end with a SHAVED ,thin 3" rabbit fur strip-fantastic swimming action.

Still, regarding the wool fished plain, years ago famed angler &bass movie maker, Glen Lau, dressed his once famous "Lau Lure" with only a clump of plain dyed wool -his best DAY on the water was a catch on Lake Erie of 800 POUNDS of fish!!!!

 

[redear]

they are both good, seems I saw some satin in a color similar to that pumpkin brown, at least I think it was satin, was looking at alot of material that day at joanns.

 

[StumpHunter]

They both look great. I'm still undecided about any color of the satin working as well as the white but time will show. Awesome tying .

 

[Fatman]

I don't know this as I haven't tied any up yet or tried them but with Stump I'm thinking alot of the different colored satin could be used for tying when folks don't want to deal with skirting material (rubber or silicone). It does give some nice contrasts looking at all the ones that have been posted.

 

[Pup]

Those look good, but I say let the fish tell you. Fish them both.