When I tie a craft fur baitfish fly I often use some sparkly waterproof glue to help shape and add sparkle to the fly. Anyone do this with a straw rig with any success? Or would it even matter? Tying rigs up for my trip in a few weeks.
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When I tie a craft fur baitfish fly I often use some sparkly waterproof glue to help shape and add sparkle to the fly. Anyone do this with a straw rig with any success? Or would it even matter? Tying rigs up for my trip in a few weeks.
Give it a try. If you catch fish and I don't, then I'll have some waterproof glue with sparkle on my rig the next day. :) I've seen days when a small spoon worked and a straw/sunglass holder didn't as well. Ditto with soft plastics, small yozuri, and crappie jigs. That's the reason why my tackle box is always bigger than my suitcase....I try to have some of what everybody else is using that works, plus whatever I've used in the past that worked.
I use glitter nail polish on the thread on my jigs I make.....not sure if it makes a difference or not.....but figure it can't hurt for a little flash
The preperations just makes the trip last longer.....I love getting ready
Sort of like Christmas---I am never disappointed in the anticipation, but frequently in the actuality.Quote:
Originally Posted by ironman172
Glitter nail polish might work for that....and there are many out there.....got my last for 1.00 a bottle.....maybe less.....I bought many from a flea market dealerQuote:
Originally Posted by will46r
I use glitter t-shirt paint on craft fur flies. Dries waterproof, clear, and sparkly.
If you guys want a jig or a fly that sparkles, use crystal flash, you may have to buy it at a fly shop or a outlet that has fly tying components. It is cheap and provides the most flash or glitter that you can find.
Got some and use it on a few jigs....the nail polish is used anyway so just started using gillter instead of clear to top dress the thread after the super glueQuote:
Originally Posted by flyguy
I use crystal flash and some thin mylar sparkle strip tied down the sides. Get more hits with it than without, at least in fresh waterQuote:
Originally Posted by flyguy
I put flashy tape on straw rigs and, when trolled, they waaay outperform others, including Clark Spoons, which is, in my experience, the best store-bought trolling lure for Spanish there is.
I can't get a good apples to apples comparison on the pier, but I sure can trolling two lures, and the sparkle matters, especially on a sunny day.
The Yo-Zuri pen minnow 3 1/2 inch in chrome on a bubble rig is deadly. But at $9.00 a piece, a cut-off can get expensive.
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...tid=5910&stc=1
They are nice, but Spanish are too easy to catch otherwise. It's especially irritating when you have to see a shark swimming by all day with your Yo-Zuri hanging from the corner of his mouth.Quote:
Originally Posted by tigershark
Been there, done that.
Years ago crappie jigs or Mc Donald's straws were the go to bait. Bottom line is this, rig it and work the bubble correctly and you will catch fish if they are there.
I agree with john g I have caught them on everything behind the bubble Clark spoons Yor zuri s and other small plugs buck tails speck rigs straws All said and done I catch more on just the plain colored rubber sunglass holders than anything else
Working on a glass minnow fly
Chillinfish...Thats pretty work
I'm all ears....(errr eyes)Quote:
Originally Posted by john g
I still use crappie jigsQuote:
Originally Posted by john g
Found the small X-Raps at Gardendale Walmart for $3 apiece bought all they had. I started going to the clearance section every time I go in to Walmart got Strike King Tungsten worm weights last year for .50 cents a pack. Only could find 4 packs though.
I also bought 2 deep diving crank baits at the Walmart on beach road last year. Caught a bunch of Spanish on them but they ended up in a sharks mouth. Hope he didn't choke on them.
When you say crappie jigs do you mean the marabou jigs with the flimsy gold hooks?Quote:
Originally Posted by PierBird