DEER HAIR JIGS

[after-4]

Any one see the video with the guy pulling up slammer calico on a white deer hair jig. Probably a size 8 or 6 jig head. He ties them in the hut no bait. Going to get my vise out should have kept my deer tail oh well my friend has a few I know. I will  let you know how they work or if it works going out tomorrow if the kids don't have another delay. Even with the plastics I keep using bait. That may be a problem right there.

[Chris338378]

I was told by more than one old timer over the years that white is the best color for calicos. 

[boatman]

Yea,keep in mind he was fishing for 16"+ crappies.They are hard to find in Pa,although not impossible.

[Baxter1]

Try some tiny calf tail jigs in 1/80 or 1/100 oz sizes.

[after-4]

Tied a few 1/64's. We will try after school delays. Retired and I still have school delays.

[captain54]

Saw the video,he's fishing lake of the woods giant crappie,with what looked like 1/8 oz. jig head. My son tied some 1/64 deer hair and I tied some grey and fox squirrel on a 1/64 head they work,but no 16's. We caught keepers 10-12 inches, but no better than plastic.Those aggressive giants would have hit a lot of things,my choice would have been a spoon like a Slender or Forage minnow.

[after-4]

Did you tip it with bait.

[captain54]

Clean, I did put a couple of drops of Berkley crappie sent on them. I don't know if it really helped. I do no that the jigs with less hair worked better than with more hair. I did good with the grey squirrel tail,kind of made some what off nymph body with a tail..When finished they should be just about a inch long. It's fun to catch fish on something you made but the plastic stuff work better in my opinion.I'm Rastso nut I love them.