Skirt Tying Questions

[Mid-MO]

I've been making my own jigs a few at a time for the past couple of years or so.  Nothing fancy - one color powder paint, rubber banded skirts.   I've also been buying a lot of different jigs and trying to take what I like best from each.  

One of those things is the copper hand tied skirt (like War Eagle and Jewel use on some of their skirts).  What I really like about the War Eagle jig is how they attach the skirt (black and blue jig in picture).  It is similar to a Terminator Spinnerbait Skirt in that all the strands are actually tied on the head side of the jig - there aren't any strands on the hookside (until you pull it through the water and the strands fold back over the hook).

Been messing with trying to tie a skirt like that.  It isn't very easy to do with the weedguard in place.  Without a weedguard it is much easier to tie.  It is a little clumsy trying to wrap the non cut section of the skirt end around the collar (especially when using multiple skirt strands) but it can be done.

Just curious if anyone else ties like this and if there are any hints for doing so?

I'm not entirely sure that I like it like this in the water (haven't made up my mind yet).  If a jig tied in this manner lays still in the water the skirt tends to float away from the hook - leaving the hook pretty much naked.  

But tying it in this manner makes the skirt really flare and is also much fuller than when it is tied normally (with strands on each side of the collar).

Any thoughts?

[Mid-MO]

Regular tied skirt - strands on both sides of collar.

[Mid-MO]

Jigs in the water:

My version of the War Eagle type skirt tie is on the left.  All the strands have floated forward off the hook.  The War Eagle jig on the right doesn't do it as bad.

[Siebert Outdoors]

thats cool.