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Jigs, Spinnerbaits and Sinkers => Crappie / Pan Fish Jigs => Topic started by: Fatman on 12/30/13 14:36 UTC

Title: Tiny orange and red rabbits
Post by: Fatman on 12/30/13 14:36 UTC

Here's a couple of tiny rabbit zonker ties.  The pic of the orange one bites but the rabbit is the same color as the jig head. 

Both are 1/32nd oz. heads with gold #10 mustad hooks

(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Jigs%202/100_5642.jpg)

The head on the left is ruby red slipper - the right is white pearl base coat with ruby red slip tapped on top
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Jigs%202/100_5646.jpg)

Title: Re: Tiny orange and red rabbits
Post by: ctom on 12/30/13 14:41 UTC

I like the pearl white with the ruby red drizzled on the top. I love that fading effect you get doing colors as such.

Title: Re: Tiny orange and red rabbits
Post by: Muskygary on 12/30/13 14:50 UTC

Can I ask what you fish with them? A #10 hook is small even for bluegill. Those are a nice tie; full skirt; but why the #10?

Title: Re: Tiny orange and red rabbits
Post by: andrewlamberson on 12/30/13 14:54 UTC

Most of my bluegill flies I tie on a size 10..or even a 12

Title: Re: Tiny orange and red rabbits
Post by: Fatman on 12/30/13 14:56 UTC

Basically cause I wanted to try a zonker strip that small and because I hand cut some and thought I screwed them up.  I've caught trout and even bullhead which surprised me. 

Title: Re: Tiny orange and red rabbits
Post by: ctom on 12/30/13 15:01 UTC

I can see crappies in a snit hitting those. Certainly bluegills.

I keep going back to the picture and looking at the colors. lol Imagine what a fish thinks.

Title: Re: Tiny orange and red rabbits
Post by: pjmcla on 12/30/13 16:39 UTC

The fish thinks  -  Lunch!.  Where did you find the tiny orange rabbits?   ;D

Title: Re: Tiny orange and red rabbits
Post by: Muskygary on 12/30/13 16:54 UTC

Those are super nice ties, I thought maybe you were using them in a special fishing situation and I'm always looking for any tricks of the trade I can pick up.

Title: Re: Tiny orange and red rabbits
Post by: Fatman on 12/30/13 22:05 UTC

pmj - had a chunk I got in a swap box. But now I got the Hairline rabbit hide variety pieces pack
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Dougs%20Fishing%20Stuff/100_5864.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Dougs%20Fishing%20Stuff/100_5871.jpg)

MG - Same here whatever I can pick up to fool the fish!!

Title: Re: Tiny orange and red rabbits
Post by: smalljaw on 12/31/13 14:11 UTC

Very nice Fatman!!!! Are they new ones? I don't remember seeing those. I can't use rabbit on those small jigs, great work as usual!!

Title: Re: Tiny orange and red rabbits
Post by: Fatman on 12/31/13 17:07 UTC

No not new.  Take a regular crosscut clamp it down and stretch it.  Put a metal ruler on half of it and cut real slow and you'll have tiny zonker strips - it doesn't take much  to fill the hook!!!!  Then I use my little velcro tool and comb them out.