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Here you go Sleepy. That's a 1/64th Shad Dart jighead. You can use any size/shape jig you want. Alter the colors if you want, although from what I understand, this is the classic. I know that the gent that introduced me to this pattern likes to use dyed-chartreuse and dyed-pink duck flank.
http://bigbluegill.com/photo/20151015shaddartflashduck?context=user
do you have any pic of the flash duck thanks Mark
Right colors, wrong material. Instead of the white marabou, try using some barred Mallard Flank. Just a few of the feather barbs, not the entire feather. Maybe something for flash, like some Flashabou and/or Krystal Flash. The pattern is an old one, called a "Flash Duck". I've done a few, haven't really had a chance to fish them. Supposedly, they catch anything that swims.
You could do the same thing I did on my Electric Chickens. Tie in a marabou tail, then a small barred duck feather on each side of the tail. Once it gets wet, the duck feather becomes translucent, and lets the color of the marabou beneath it show.
I'm sure your right about catching fish. My go to color 99 percent of the time is white pearl but that just me.
good idea Andy;; let us know how they work for you!
So I wanted to try some really tiny jigs and I bought some tungsten jig heads on size 14 hooks. They are shown below; 4 glitter finish, 2 pearl. First thought I have is to do a very simple white marabou tail with red thread on one of the pearl heads and maybe just give it Sharpie dot black eyes. BORING, but I bet it would catch fish. Soliciting ideas...
The Humbug, as originally tied by the Gaines Company out of Florida, is unweighted (supposedly you can still order them from the company). They are part of that outfits series of flies called "The Grubby Bugs." The others in the series are :
Grubby Gert, the Marabou Miss, and the Nifty Nat.
The Humbug can be weighted however, and I have done it to make it sink faster.
Thus, they could be useful in the summer months when the fish go deeper. An alternative would be to use sinking lines sinking tips or weighted leaders.
These are un-weighted, David..do you put lead wire in yours? I was thinking about making some to sink.
Thanks all, I've got to get some yellow chenille to make a few look like bees and I think some with a pink color to them would work as well.
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