crappie0913 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 What material are most crappie flies tied with. Not maraibo but either buck or craft fur. I want to start tieing simple flies and don't know which one I usually buy already made at a store. Thanks new member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose77 Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 Merry Christmas crappie 0913. I do like marabou for crappie flies. Bucktail seems a little long for most of my panfish flies. A really good fly for crappie is a small Clouser variant. Instead of dumbell eyes you can use small bead chain [hardware store is the best place] and a wing of calftail with a small amount of crystal flash. Small streamers in your favorite color are good too...stuff in the profile of black nosed dace or Mickey Finn. Cheers, Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 here in michigan the hot bait is what is called a "pinkie" its tied like a buck tail but way smaller 1/32 1/16 oz....pink head , white buck fur....small bait but boy dose it catch the crappies...there sold in stores and all most all tackle and bait shops have them...they come on a card.....it kind of like a float and fly...that's how we fish them......welcome to the forum........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose77 Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Oh yeah, there are some nice videos on Youtube that may be good...look under "panfish flies." Cheers, Ed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Any thing you can tie a fly or bass jig with you can tie on a hook for crappie. Any fly pattern you can also tie for them. There's a guy over on Fly Anglers On line http://flyanglersonline.com/ by the name of RickZ who ties a LOT of flys and bugs for crappie and bluegill - Do a search on "Rich Zeiger" he has lots of articles and shows lots of different patterns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JBlaze Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Welcome my friend and best of luck with this new addiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappie0913 Posted January 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Some of my first attempts. The orange and white one is a tribute to Tennessee Go Vols Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Im new to tying crappie jigs as well... It is tedious and im surprised that i have patience for it! Couple things ive learned so far, instead of trying to trim the tails, just pluck out any hairs that stick out too far before wrapping, if you pluck too much you can always add more.... And if you heat up a nail with a lighter, you can usually burn off any hair sticking out of the wrapping Ive tied some jigs with feathers (similar to marabou) but i dont really like them.... I like the look and feel of hair jigs alot more....... Yours look good, what type of hair did you end up using??... Id like to get some 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose77 Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Hey crappie, those jigs will do the job...good for you and Happy New Year! Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappie0913 Posted January 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Im new to tying crappie jigs as well... It is tedious and im surprised that i have patience for it! Couple things ive learned so far, instead of trying to trim the tails, just pluck out any hairs that stick out too far before wrapping, if you pluck too much you can always add more.... And if you heat up a nail with a lighter, you can usually burn off any hair sticking out of the wrapping Ive tied some jigs with feathers (similar to marabou) but i dont really like them.... I like the look and feel of hair jigs alot more....... Yours look good, what type of hair did you end up using??... Id like to get some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappie0913 Posted January 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 To be honest it's a mix of material. I bought a lot of single items in different colors to try out different textures. I found out after my first major purchase that what I was looking for is Kiptail or calf tails. I really enjoy it just like you said tedious and I wish the mess of hair wasn't so much after I'm done I vacuum my body Hey crappie, those jigs will do the job...good for you and Happy New Year! Ed Thanks goose77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Not bad for your first ones, you'll get better with practice. Trust me we've all been there. I'd be a bit more careful cutting the sprues off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshng2 Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 (edited) Powder painted body, Maribou, BT, chicken feathers, silver crystal flash, flashabou, flat waxed nylon thread, etex epoxy over threads (30 min epoxy works too). Edited January 16, 2016 by fshng2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose77 Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Hey fshng2, those are some good lookin' jigs...nice work! Cheers, Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 As you can see with fshng2 the hairs in the tails are square cut - when you cut a clump of hair off use a mustach comb to take the underfur out, hold the clump near the jig to determine tail length and if it's too long just cut some above where you're holding it. Once you get used to tying with it you won't have the loose hairs sticking out. Badger hair is a bit slippery like calftail (Kip) - but it ties up nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
