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Post by gabreamyaker on Jan 25, 2011 12:47:10 GMT -5
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Post by Redbeard on Jan 25, 2011 14:09:54 GMT -5
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Post by troutman on Jan 25, 2011 15:24:19 GMT -5
Now Red Beard......thats a Nice Mess o Feesh!
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Post by Redbeard on Jan 25, 2011 16:44:06 GMT -5
A mess of good eating!!!!
Gairishyaker, we used to be able to get this kind of jig tied with guinea feathers. They kind of looked like little bitty crappie in the water. Crappie inhaled them. Can't seem to find them any more. If you can get guinea feathers, you might want to try a few. I went on Google and typed in "guinea feathers" and found great prices on bags of guinea feathers. You want the body to be tied so that you are looking at the wide view of the feathers from the side, kind of like looking at the side of a little crappie. Try it, I guarantee you can't go wrong.
Good Luck!!!
Redbeard ;D
I typed this out and went back and looked at the photos again and saw that you are already using some guinea feathers. Try them in the natural black and white like the description above. It is a wide bodied jig from the side, kind of like the next to the last two photos, but with more guinea feather showing.
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Post by gabreamyaker on Jan 25, 2011 20:44:59 GMT -5
i all ready have some RB. i just have to remember were i stuck them in the desk. i have a new style fly that i want to try with guinea feathers. i will tie a few over the next few days
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Post by kenmorrow on Jan 25, 2011 23:45:52 GMT -5
Nice jigs! If there is one thing that I can fired up about in a hurry it is a massive crappie slaying on the fly rod with a few fellas when things are "slow." That's when the crappie bite is best - when all the other fishin' is "slow." LOL
Frankly, I can catch a lot more crappie per/hour on an ultralight spinning rig, but I can catch my fair share on a fly rod too. It's not that hard once you find "the zone."
Depends on the water depth and current speed as to how you should fish micro-jigs. If I can get by with it on a lake or in other really slow water situations, I'm putting them under a strike indicator on a loooooooooonnnnnggg leader. (13-16' total length) I use adjustable indicators so that I can find the depth and then leave it there until the bite shifts or I decide to move. It's ideal if you have a little chop! That way you get jigging action courtesy of Mother Nature. If not, I'll twitch it ever so slightly now and then. But you gotta be ultra-ready when you twitch.
Without the indicator (wind is too heavy, currents are a problem, or you just hate bobbers no matter what someone calls them) I'd go to an intermediate line unless I had to get to 20'+ in still water or 10'+ in moving water. Then I'd go to a FS. And I would also let them sink through the strike zone and then retrieve them with short little 1" strips and an occasional pause. Vary the speed of retrieve until you get hit the same way 2-3 times. Then dial it in!
Man, I love me some good crappie fishin'! They're just about the only freshwater fish I keep and eat anymore. LOL But when I get on a school of crappie the carnivore comes out!
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Post by troutman on Jan 26, 2011 8:13:54 GMT -5
The crappie bite is pretty good here in the Savannah area on the Ogeechee......in Guyton i found a spot and they are slabs.......cant wait to get them there from the yak!
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Post by gabreamyaker on Jan 26, 2011 11:34:03 GMT -5
thanks guys. i have heard that lake mayer here in savannah has big crappie in it. but never caught one from it. also their is a pond over by the savannah mall that has crappie in it to.i just found out about that one last year. now that i have the yak i will be in those ponds a lot more.
also there is the canochee river been wanting to learn that river for a long time now. any one want to do a river float?
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Post by yakdawg on Jan 26, 2011 19:36:12 GMT -5
Those are some good looking crappie jigs!
RB, I am going to make a trip to yahoola tomorrow! Cold, but will let you know how it goes!
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Post by yakdawg on Jan 29, 2011 11:00:31 GMT -5
Just Curious, where do you get the jig-heads and materials from?
I want to get into making some of my own lures/jigs! May see if I can order a starter kind of kit offline or from BPS
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Post by gabreamyaker on Jan 29, 2011 14:15:27 GMT -5
you can get them in bulk from evil bay or bps. i also have another source he will give me a few of them every now and then. if i can find the one is i use to buy from i will post it for you. as for the tying supplies from bps and a few from tying web sites. and don't for get ac moore and micheals they have a bunch of stuff you can use for tying.
yak dawg. save your money on the kit. just get yourself a good vise and a few tools. that way you can have more money to spend on tying materiel
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Post by yakdawg on Jan 30, 2011 10:40:54 GMT -5
Thanks for the info! Just got some stuff yesterday and started learning, can't wait to get a bunch tied up and ready for the water!
Will post up some pictures but not until I get better at it ;D
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Post by troutman on Jan 30, 2011 11:05:14 GMT -5
Let us Salt boys see some more great pictures of those Slabs you catch up there....... Also keep us up on the rigging of your tupperware dishes!!!
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