Tying Our Own Jigs: the Bucktail Jig

[@joeduca8582]

My favorite "lure". Thanks Peter.

[@FlyTyer1948]

Ah, tying jigs. One of the stages that can lead the fishing addict to fly fishing & tying. My salty home waters were in the Cape Cod Canal where I gradually changed from bait to plug & jig fishing & to fly fishing. For plug fishers, the local Canal jigs ( called, “barracudas,” for some reason) were 2oz. to 6 oz. depending on tide & current stage & location.

[@nofotomojo]

On a different note I've started tying marabou and some flash for the trailing treble on some of my crank baits.

[@hooked4lifeca]

Yup, we can do that with many lures, spoons and spinners - works great. I surprised that more people don't do this. It takes very little in the way of fly tying gear to accomplish.

[@robertfrancisco1193]

do you use jig stile fly's for trout, give me some ideas thanks bob

[@hooked4lifeca]

Yes, very small ones tied on hooks sizes #8 to 14

[@robertfrancisco1193]

thanks any color combo that make the trout go crazy.

[@hooked4lifeca]

@@robertfrancisco1193 Usually white, olive or black do the job well, along with some flash. A touch of red near the head of a white jig adds a little attraction as well. Mostly white and flash with some olive on top, produces a minnow-like jig, especially if the jig head has painted eyes. I'll be producing a minnow jig video over the next few days, for release mid July. You might want to check that one out.

[@robertfrancisco1193]

@@hooked4lifeca ok thanks again!

[@burtonbrocious171]

Got sound no picture 😊

[@hooked4lifeca]

Works fine for me.

[@ecksdog]

Fine for me.

[@nottgav]

How long bucktail jigs last you pretty much for ever until you lose them?

[@hooked4lifeca]

Bucktail jigs are quite durable assuming that they are tied well.