Ugliest Pink Jig...that may actually work

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Ugliest Pink Jig...that may actually work

Post by TyeeMatt » Tue Mar 03, 2015 10:29 pm

Here's a pink bugger I tied last night trying to practice a number of techniques before I move to smaller scales for trout flies. I bet it will at least coax a pink to bite, if not a summer steel.

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Re: Ugliest Pink Jig...that may actually work

Post by natetreat » Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:04 am

Oh yea, bugger jigs work great for everything! It'll obviously kill plenty of pinks, but it'll work for cohos and steelheads too.

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Post by bigskyx » Wed Mar 04, 2015 5:16 pm

Looks great to me. Presentation is far more important than the "perfect jig" anyway. Try some other colors.

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Post by Jipper » Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:58 pm

does not look ugly to me nice fly

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Post by Weekend-warrior17 » Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:02 pm

With the correct size selection the thing would slay the German Browns out here in our small streams.

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Re: Ugliest Pink Jig...that may actually work

Post by Irafly » Mon Mar 09, 2015 6:12 pm

This hung under an indicator will work for trout just about anywhere.

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Post by Bodofish » Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:19 am

Looks awesome! love the wiggly legs. They've been working really well for me lately.
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Post by wlai » Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:37 pm

silly question...is the hook supposed to ride facing up? or is this vertical jigging so doesn't matter?

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Post by TyeeMatt » Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:38 pm

Thanks guys. No the hook is in the right place. The jig should lie just about horizontal to the river's surface as its making its way down the river underneath and downstream of the float. If it was vertical in the water I would have some serious issues with my presentation :)
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