maribou jigs for bluegills?

[TroutFishingBear]

Somebody told me that maribou jigs work well for bluegills. What is your guys' input on this? I would like to try anything that might work after all.

[TroutFishingBear]

Does anybody know about any materials to tie maribous with?

[fhsww48]

I will try to give you some idea. I tie lots of marabou jigs for everything from stream trout & steelhead to bluegill & crappie. Most of the jigs I tie are 1/32 or 1/64 oz. Marabou is a cheap easy to tie material. They dye it in unlimited colors. On my bluegill jigs I add some rubber legs, a bit of flash and try to stick with 1/64oz. jig heads. Sometimes I just use a simple wool yarn body with a short marabou tail. Chartruse heads seem to work best for me. A trip to your local fly fishing store should help you get started with the basic tools and techniques. After all a jig is just a simple streamer tied on a lead head. With some experience the sky is the limit on patterns you can create.

[Van_Cleaver]

Good advice! I tie flies as well, and after tying tiny dry flies, jigs are fun and easy. Usually, I get live bait jigs from Cabelas, and then customize them. Usually, pink or chart. heads, and a little Flashabou mixed with the Maribou. There are unlimited variations, including painting plain lead jigs. Last year I found some plain 1/32 oz. jigs in the bottom of my fly tying drawer.(one of them). Bought some flo pink paint at the art store; then coated over the paint with some clear/ pearl nail laquer. (don't steal the wifes, though) Pink with black worked on a variety of fish; gills, trout, and perch.