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Jigs, Spinnerbaits and Sinkers => Crappie / Pan Fish Jigs => Topic started by: Fatman on 11/30/13 19:03 UTC

Title: Some nice wool
Post by: Fatman on 11/30/13 19:03 UTC

Went to a craft show with my wife today and a lady who makes sheepskin slippers had bags of clean wool on the tanned hide and got this for $2!! This is gonna make some nice wool and satin jigs

(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Fly%20tying%20and%20materias/100_5886.jpg)

Title: Re: Some nice wool
Post by: Muskygary on 11/30/13 19:48 UTC

Nice find! That's better than most black Friday sales!!

Title: Re: Some nice wool
Post by: snake River on 12/12/13 12:41 UTC

 fatman what is that stuff look like in the water  I would think it would be kind of floaty  but I would imagine it would have good action  years ago my mother had champagne poodles  and I would get to hear from her when she clipped the dogs  that stuff was asked one  it had a beautiful action.

Title: Re: Some nice wool
Post by: Fatman on 12/13/13 10:29 UTC

From what I've read the wool is tied in and pinched and pulled to shape it into a minnow shap, the wool absords water and they work real well under a float.   The satin strips that go over the wool is actually pretty cheap - I picked up 8 colors for $4 and change.   

Here's a few of them

(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Jigs%202/100_4947.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Jigs%202/100_4772.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Jigs%202/100_4766.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Jigs/100_4625-1.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Jigs/100_4582-3-1.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Jigs/100_4561.jpg)

Title: Re: Some nice wool
Post by: Jerry V on 12/13/13 11:43 UTC

Those are some good looking ties Fatman, and judging by the original posted picture I think you may have scored a lifetime supply of tying material for a couple of bucks.  SCORE !  good work.

Title: Re: Some nice wool
Post by: snake River on 12/13/13 19:19 UTC

 fatman  those look like they  would be good walleye jigs.

Title: Re: Some nice wool
Post by: MO QWACK on 12/13/13 21:54 UTC

I count those sheep... 1 crappie 2 crappie 3 crappie.... beautiful hair

Title: Re: Some nice wool
Post by: Fatman on 12/14/13 13:22 UTC

Thanks All,

I'll take any thing that bites on them.