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Jiggy
A bucktail baitfish from Bob Popovics, built behind a tungsten jig head. It works as an alternative to the Clouser Minnow when you want a more aggressive action. It is quick to tie, durable and snag resistant, and the resin finish locks the bucktail to the head. Use it for anything that eats baitfish, including bass, bluefish, pollock and jacks. Tied here in white and chartreuse bucktail with flash, on a size 2 to 1/0 saltwater hook.
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Materials
Gamakatsu SP11-3L3H hook, size 2 to 1/0
2-1/0
Hareline Bob Pop's Tungsten Jiggy Head (or a tungsten cone with a lead wire insert)
Fine monofilament thread
Clear
Bucktail, white, for the lower wing
White
Hedron Flashabou (or Krystal Flash or similar)
Bucktail, chartreuse, for the top wing
Chartreuse
Thick UV resin or epoxy for the head
How to Tie the Jiggy
- 1
Step 1
Slide the tungsten jiggy head onto the hook and seat it up against the eye.
- 2
Step 2
Clamp the hook in the vise and start the mono thread on the shank right behind the head.
- 3
Step 3
Cut a bunch of white bucktail and pull out the short and broken fibers.
- 4
Step 4
Tie the white bucktail in behind the head with the tips pointing forward over the head, spreading it around the shank as you bind it down. Trim the butts.
- 5
Step 5
Fold the bucktail back toward the bend and take thread wraps in front of it so it flares back around the hook.
- 6
Step 6
Tie in several strands of flash behind the head so they lie along the bucktail. Trim them to length.
- 7
Step 7
Tie in a bunch of chartreuse bucktail on top the same way, tips forward first, then fold it back over the white for the top wing.
- 8
Step 8
Build a smooth, tapered thread collar behind the head, whip finish and cut the thread.
- 9
Step 9
Coat the thread wraps and the joint between the head and the bucktail with thick UV resin or epoxy. Cure UV resin with a light.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpk1rvMVorM
Credit: Martyn White