The Use Of Round Rubber With Reg.skirt Tabs.

[BassBull]

I'm trying to make a jig like Ed Evers at the BMC . Should the round rubber be put on before the tabs our on top of the tabs to work the best ? Fishing for small and Lrg mouth bass in the current eddies  on the Mississippi R.. A lot of rocky points and wing dams. Thanks a head of time. STEVE

[Basseducer]

I usually put the silicone on first so that when you turn the jig upright the silicone is on the outside. This shows the most color. I use the silicone as an accent color. I don't believe that it inhibits the movement of the rubber too much.

[smalljaw]

Basseducer  is spot on, however the jig Evers used was made with flat line rubber, and that is very easy to work with since it comes in tabs like silicone. The jig he used is basically an Eakins style jig, the exception is the round head Andy's uses has a flat spot to make it a stand up version but it isn't required since you drag this type of jig slowly over rock and wood. I don't use a lot of rubber but when I do I use the round and it is because it has a faster separation than silicone and when used with silicone it provides a little extra action for a different look. I'm working on a 3/16oz version with a special hook, if it comes out the way I hope it will, it should be a killer but it is basically the same style.

[Walking Dead]

I cut the length of round rubber I want and lay flat. I then puta tab of a color I want over the round rubber and rol a cigarette ( a doozie for those who know) I then band that with the help of a tool. Slip that onto the jig, put on an accent if I desire. I the wire tie. Some times I cut the band, in the case I'df Red bands I leave on for contrast. Maybe a step or two too many but that is the quick way. If tying with braid or nylon it pretty much is like mentioned above. Rubber is always longer than tabs for me to get the mop head look.

[mark poulson]

I use both.  I split the silicone tabs in half, or fourths, and tie the tab sections where I want them with red rod wrap thread.

If I'm mixing in round rubber, I put it on the upper half of the jig, again in partial tabs, and separate the rubber strands after I've tied everything on, and wired over it with 24 ga. galv. wire, with the jig facing down in the vice.

I leave the tag ends of the wire long, grab them with small needle nose vice grips, and twist them down to the jig.  I pull up on the wire once, to cinch it tighter, and twist up that slack.  I cut the twist off 3/4" to 1" long, and fold that back down toward the hook, to act as a keeper for my soft plastic trailers.

That wire trick works for spinnerbaits and chatterbaits, too.

It so nice not to have to glue trailers on anymore.