Chicken hair jig

[TnRiver46]

20 hours ago, Munkin said:

Just shave some chickens.

 

Allen

 

[clang]

Fishing with Dad,

 

I am curious if you found the exact material the Chicken jig is made out of?  Is the material Strung fuzzy fiber?  I am looking to figure out the material for something I am making.  

[bloom]

a good buddy of mine ties musky flies with long synthetic hair.  

he gets it mostly from halloween costume wigs. 

[Fishin Dad]

9 hours ago, clang said:

Fishing with Dad,

 

I am curious if you found the exact material the Chicken jig is made out of?  Is the material Strung fuzzy fiber?  I am looking to figure out the material for something I am making.  

Clang,

I have not figured out the exact mixture yet.  I found a deal on some chicken jigs and have just been fishing a lot.  I hope to figure it out over the long cold Minnesota winter.  I want to add some special touches.   The thing that stinks is I can’t try any of them until spring to see if I like them.  I will post them if I find something I like.  

[Bdnoble84]

Did you have any luck on them?

[Fishin Dad]

They seemed very situational.  I seemed to have more luck with my confidence baits (football jig, drop shot, etc.), but it did work in a few instances and the strikes were solid.  I am far from an expert with them, a novice in fact.  I just like experimenting and making things a little more unique.   I know others have had success up here on them, so I want to keep trying to make some and learn this a little better.   

[PaulVE64]

On 12/30/2021 at 2:12 AM, KCFinesse said:

Look at Wapsi big fly fiber or a product called EP fiber. Both are slightly different than craft fur and come in longer lengths.

 

-Jared

X2

There are so many products that can do this pattern. Spend 30 min in your  local fly shop, tell them what you want to do.

[Fishin Dad]

31 minutes ago, PaulVE64 said:

X2

There are so many products that can do this pattern. Spend 30 min in your  local fly shop, tell them what you want to do.

I know.  It can be overwhelming.   I have a bunch of stuff in my cart in a couple different places to try stuff out.  

[looking45]

A real productive jig for me, for smallies and spots, is Made from the hair of a gray squirrel tail. One tail makes several jigs,’depending on the size of the tail. Ask one of your friends who hunts to save a few for you

[Fishin Dad]

On 10/19/2023 at 1:32 PM, looking45 said:

A real productive jig for me, for smallies and spots, is Made from the hair of a gray squirrel tail. One tail makes several jigs,’depending on the size of the tail. Ask one of your friends who hunts to save a few for you

Darn it.  I whack them all the time.  Waaaaaay too many at my place.  I will have to snip a few tails this winter when the fur is solid.  Thanks.  

[PaulVE64]

BR member Smalljaw has tied this jig

 

 

[looking45]

2 hours ago, Fishin Dad said:

Darn it.  I whack them all the time.  Waaaaaay too many at my place.  I will have to snip a few tails this winter when the fur is solid.  Thanks.  

You can save them salt he tail and put it in a big zip loc

bag. 

[Elkins45]

Sportsman’s Warehouse has long synthetic hair in their fly tying section.

 

You might want to give acrylic yarn a try. If you separate out the strands and fray them it makes a surprisingly good skirt material.

[flyfisher]

if you are looking for cheaper alternatives to synthetic materials, FlyTyers dungeon is killer stuff.  They usually put on there what it is the equivalent to from the bog name fly tying places and they are pretty dead on with the descriptions and the quality.  They are also pretty cheap.  I use a ton of their stuff for baitfish flies and making brushes.