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whereismyfloat

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A few new jigs
« on: March 01, 2014, 09:07:32 PM »
A few new ties for steelhead.


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hue-nut

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Re: A few new jigs
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2014, 11:44:39 PM »
nooooice! those will slay, nice and sparse, love em
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skaha

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Re: A few new jigs
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2014, 09:26:33 AM »
--Are you fishing these under a float?
--Look great
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whereismyfloat

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Re: A few new jigs
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2014, 09:59:40 AM »
Thanks guys.

Yes, fishing these under the float a couple feet above bottom. I'll give bentrod a plug as he has a good article on jig fishing ...

http://bentrods.ca/steelhead-jigs-salmon-jigs/jig-fishing-getting-you-started

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Re: A few new jigs
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2014, 02:05:33 PM »
loving the presentation  ;)
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typhoon

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Re: A few new jigs
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2014, 05:14:26 PM »
Nice looking ties. Strangely, I have caught many steelhead on jigs but never on any of the colour combinations shown.
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hue-nut

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Re: A few new jigs
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2014, 09:40:46 PM »
top half are my favorite color combos!
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zap brannigan

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Re: A few new jigs
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2014, 11:21:12 PM »
1/16 oz heads?
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whereismyfloat

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Re: A few new jigs
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2014, 12:54:31 AM »
mostly 1/8th and a couple 1/4's if you look close enough. as for colors .. a few classic color combinations and a few others borrowed from successful fly patterns and the like ...
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Re: A few new jigs
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2014, 08:11:15 AM »
Quote from: typhoon on March 03, 2014, 05:14:26 PM
Nice looking ties. Strangely, I have caught many steelhead on jigs but never on any of the colour combinations shown.


I have also caught many types of fish on jigs-I think your choice of colours is great. Have you ever tried painting the lead. I would if I was short floating. Not such a good idea if bottom bouncing.
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typhoon

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Re: A few new jigs
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2014, 08:23:26 AM »
If you are dead drifting jigs the head should be (mostly) hidden behind the materials.
I have had no success swinging jigs so can't comment for that case, but I have found no relation between painted, metal, or bare lead jig heads and fish hookups.
Nicely coloured jig heads are for catching fishermen  :P
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whereismyfloat

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Re: A few new jigs
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2014, 09:43:16 AM »
yes, i do have some powder painted heads as well. i typically try to match the color to the collar when i do those. the pin jigs are good too because they come with silver/gold heads which add some flash. you can tip your jigs with shrimp/prawn too for float fishing.

twitching jigs also works well especially for pressured coho as I learned this year. sometimes up/down beats horizontal presentations.  :)

i do quite a bit of fly fishing (90%) but i like to float fish too, especially when i have one of my kids with me.

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