#744665 - 03/02/12 02:02 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
[Re: fish_4_all]
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SRC Poser
Registered: 11/04/10
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Loc: Ballard
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Those'll fish! I've been wanting to experiment with the rubber legs myself.
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#744666 - 03/02/12 02:04 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
[Re: steeliedrew]
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those look really really good... nice work
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#744668 - 03/02/12 02:09 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
[Re: steeliedrew]
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Ranger Danger
Registered: 02/08/07
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Loc: Talkeetna, AK
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Back when I used to fish jigs more often, I had really good luck with OTE's Lite Brite Wigglers. Similar look though they aren't quite as leggy as yours. 
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#744671 - 03/02/12 02:14 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
[Re: ColeyG]
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Professional Tveecher
Registered: 04/21/03
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smaller size would definitly be better for large profile jigs like that. you can really get nuts on jigs when you scale them down to a smaller jig.
either way they look money. are the rubber legs stiff? seems to me you'd want more of a "marabou" flluttering than hte legs just sticking out...
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#744679 - 03/02/12 02:32 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
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Registered: 08/30/10
Posts: 658
Loc: Grays Harbor
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The legs are really soft and move everywhere. It is round rubber for making skirts and such. Is as limp and soft as cord out of bungee cords.
The size is for fall Chinook, saw some jigs that were huge and out fished my little ones hand down.
I am gonna try tying some egg type patterns with it sooner or later.
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#744683 - 03/02/12 02:43 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
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Sweet looking for sure. I used to tie some stonefly patterns back when I was an elitist....
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#744686 - 03/02/12 02:51 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
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Ranger Danger
Registered: 02/08/07
Posts: 2486
Loc: Talkeetna, AK
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More fun with tying. The Dan S. signature series, Purple Passion  You ever catch a fish on one of those Dan?  Some micro jigs aka Skittles  To make jigs, ya gotta have jig heads, batch o RVRSTCKR's on the drying rack.  Skrunk Jig? Nevermind that it swims upside down. 
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#744687 - 03/02/12 02:59 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
[Re: ColeyG]
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Spawner
Registered: 03/02/08
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More fun with tying. Skrunk Jig? Nevermind that it swims upside down. Those eyes will be the first thing the fish sees coming at them.
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#744690 - 03/02/12 03:01 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
[Re: ColeyG]
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Reverend Tarpones
Registered: 10/09/02
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Great minds and all that. Your small Skittles is almost exactly what I tie for the Situk. It works quite well.
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#744692 - 03/02/12 03:03 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
[Re: ColeyG]
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SRC Poser
Registered: 11/04/10
Posts: 1904
Loc: Ballard
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Damn Coley! I actually envy the fact that you're probably snowed in right now. it's always so hard to find time for tying and prepping gear these days for me. I'm usually up way too late the night before I leave, tying jigs and leaders and respooling reels. A guy could probably prepare tackle for an entire year during the winter up there eh? any luck with that skrunk jig? Looks real fishy!
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#744696 - 03/02/12 03:17 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
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Ranger Danger
Registered: 02/08/07
Posts: 2486
Loc: Talkeetna, AK
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The Situk and a couple of other AK streams inspired the skittles Dave. A bead with a small bit of yarn has been the rig of choice for many pinners up here for a while. I took it s step farther and tried to make a jig with some of the same concepts, similar in size. Have yet to really give them much in the way of soak time and so far my product testers are letting me down  Yes Drew, no shortage of snowy time to get things dialed in for the summer. Once summer starts it is hard to carve out time for rigging a midst the frenzy of fishing and other activities. I like to hit the ground running and not run out of "stuff" till the next winter. Still have a ways to go for silver season (late summer), but spring, early summer, and fall are all prepped.
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#744729 - 03/02/12 06:30 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
[Re: MikeH]
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Ranger Danger
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Loc: Talkeetna, AK
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Haven't put one in the water yet. Haven't fished a jig in a couple of years come to think of it. The recipe belongs to Mr. Twitch. I just took his Skrunk fly and tried to make it on a jig head. I am sure it could be done much better than the one pictured.
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#744732 - 03/02/12 06:39 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
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Spawner
Registered: 01/15/12
Posts: 510
Loc: Washington
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Haven't put one in the water yet. Haven't fished a jig in a couple of years come to think of it. The recipe belongs to Mr. Twitch. I just took his Skrunk fly and tried to make it on a jig head. I am sure it could be done much better than the one pictured. The one pictured looks great and very very fishy.
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#744733 - 03/02/12 06:42 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
[Re: MikeH]
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Spawner
Registered: 02/18/00
Posts: 626
Loc: Rowers Seat
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Skrunk Jig? Nevermind that it swims upside down. That looks sick. Have any info on how to tie one? I looks like a shrimp fly tied on a jig. Ever catch on it? Hell I'd love to give those a try fishin for summer run!
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#744735 - 03/02/12 06:44 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
[Re: fishmaster]
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Repeat Spawner
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that skrunk jig looks sweet..
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#744738 - 03/02/12 06:51 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
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Coley, you do anything half-assed? I mean anything? 
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#744740 - 03/02/12 07:10 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
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Ranger Danger
Registered: 02/08/07
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Loc: Talkeetna, AK
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The Skrunk! Next time Twitch puts a batch of those up for sale, definitely nab some. They are money.
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#744746 - 03/02/12 07:50 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
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Registered: 03/08/99
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I second the motion.
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#744772 - 03/03/12 12:05 AM
Re: Just having fun tying
[Re: MikeH]
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Spawner
Registered: 08/30/10
Posts: 658
Loc: Grays Harbor
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Those aren't fun, those are flat out work! Not that I haven't spent more time tying stuff like that, just don't like losing too many of them when I do use them. As for instruction, all I can find is a list of materials. Never tried to put a video or slide show on tying anything complicated, too much like work again.    Those were enough work. Still gonna tie some up for summer run but not a tie I do a lot because of the time involved. Gonna try tying in some hackle in between as many ribs as I can for a fuller belly look. Gonna be a real pain to do it but the final product could be really nice.  I do like that one though. Alvin for the taking for any hungry steelhead.  Those will be my next project. Orange/pink and blank/purple combos maybe with a little dark and bright mixed in each one. Trout seem to like them in the colors shown so maybe a steelhead will in other colors. Have 6 colors to work with so lots of color combinations to be made.
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#745030 - 03/04/12 07:25 PM
Re: Just having fun tying
[Re: ColeyG]
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Spawner
Registered: 03/02/08
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I'm going to just have to break down and figure out how tie those skrunks!
Coley, your skrunk jig looks good too.
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