Living Rubber Jigs....plain Jane No Silicone

[Skeeterman225]

Redid a few of my pics on my Living Rubber Skirts and thought I'd post some. Rubber is plain, and lacking a lot on color selection, but as many of you know it really comes to life in the water. Using all the colors available you can get some pretty colorful combos that work great. The Black N Blue one is a 100 strand skirt on a 1 oz head. Little thick for my taste, but I have to admit, as I make more of them it is starting to look good.

[Skeeterman225]

This one wouldn't fit in the original post.

[smalljaw67]

I love the look of those jigs, rubber is great the only problem is when you store them in a box for a long time and go to take it out is is a chunky mess. I know all about storing rubber as that was what was availave when I started making jigs but it is just a pain to deal with but I will tell you, nothing looks as nice as a full round rubber skirt, just a nice clean look and you executed it perfectly.

[Skeeterman225]

I know what you are saying smalljaw. I have had the legs on several frogs go bad, but I have some straight black jigs that have been in my box for well over 5 years and still good as new (i obiviously don't use straight black much...lol) I don't leave them in the boat or in the heat though. I get my jigs, cranks, hook, and topwater boxes out each trip to keep them from baking and being exposed to the elements. Little time consuming but saves lots of hooks, bodies, and skirts.

[smalljaw67]

I know what you are saying smalljaw. I have had the legs on several frogs go bad, but I have some straight black jigs that have been in my box for well over 5 years and still good as new (i obiviously don't use straight black much...lol) I don't leave them in the boat or in the heat though. I get my jigs, cranks, hook, and topwater boxes out each trip to keep them from baking and being exposed to the elements. Little time consuming but saves lots of hooks, bodies, and skirts.

I use to keep all my jigs and spinnerbaits made with living rubber in bags with some unscented talc for the winter and every 2 months I would give the bag a good shake, this would keep the rubber from balling up but when silicone came out if was awesome, and while it has good action on the move it really lacks in comparison to the rubber when working a jig slowly on the bottom, I think the rubber is what makes the mop jigs so good, you throw in heavier cover than a football jig and the rubber strands just move back and forth on their own you really don't have to move them much. I will say though, those look that good I'd be willing to put a little extra work in to keep them nice. Really good work there.

[Skeeterman225]

Yeah, I used to have some old spinnerbait skirts that were the like the skirts on the H&H's. If you didn't talc those they didn't last anytime at all.

[RyneB]

Nice looking jigs, i have been experimenting with round rubber. What is the easiest way to wrap it? Right now im pulling every strand apart and tying. But it is so time consuming that i reallly dont like doing it.

[Skeeterman225]

Generally if it's solid tabs I do just wire. If it smaller accents and want to get placement just right, I use thread first, then go over that with wire. That eliminates the need for glueing the thread and less mess for me. As for seperating them, some use their hands. Hold the end stretch it as far as you can and slowly cut across with some scissors. All strands will seperate. I do several at a time when I do them so fingers get to hurting quickly. I use one of these to hold the tabs while I cut them:

[nastynate]

you make any of this living rubber skirt jigs in a 1/8-3/16 with a round head. I would buy some in a heart beat.

[Skeeterman225]

Sent u a pm nate

[blockel]

Redid a few of my pics on my Living Rubber Skirts and thought I'd post some. Rubber is plain, and lacking a lot on color selection, but as many of you know it really comes to life in the water. Using all the colors available you can get some pretty colorful combos that work great. The Black N Blue one is a 100 strand skirt on a 1 oz head. Little thick for my taste, but I have to admit, as I make more of them it is starting to look good.

 

Very nice rubber patterns! What thickness of rubber are you using on these jigs, medium or fine?

[Jrob78]

Very nice jigs.  I really like that Mt. Dew pattern.

[Jeff H]

I like the LR material!  Years ago I tied many of my own but the rubber was flat strand, not round.  Living rubber and pork in cold water is a lethal combo, I need to revisit that!  I think it's also better on spinnerbaits.

 

Nice jigs Mr. Deal!