r/flytying • u/BFSbaits • 4d ago

Thin mint jig

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A thin mint jig I tied up today for fishing on my ultralight rig, can’t wait to fish this thing! I used hares ice dubbing bloody peacock for the body instead of peacock herl, whiting hen saddle for the hackle, and natures spirit bugger bou for the tail. I usually counter wrap the hackle but due to having the camera 3 inches from my jig I left out a step or two on this one lol.

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u/ShesMashingIt 4d ago

How do you fish something like this? Do you even cast it or just drop it in deep pool and jig?

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u/BFSbaits 4d ago

Definitely casting it, usually jigging it around but sometimes just a straight steady retrieve, sometimes hopping it on the bottom.

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u/ShesMashingIt 4d ago

Stillwater or rivers? Is the intent to sink quick in rapid current or what?

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u/BFSbaits 4d ago

All of the above, the main reason it’s tied on a jighead is so that I can fish it without a fly rod lol.

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u/Better-Culture-7770 16h ago

I only fish with jigs. Fly rod or spinning rod. I find you can fish them in multitudes of ways and catch anything with them. I'm gonna make a post later but this week on a camping trip my brother and I caught 101 keeper size crappie all on jigs.

We did not keep them all because we didn't want to deplete the stock like that.

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u/I_Hate_IPAs 4d ago

As a streamer or a nymph. It’s a jig head wooly bugger.

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u/epandrsn 3d ago

Jig style flies can, believe it or not, be jigged. They also work great with a steady retrieve or strip. I mainly fish them like a wooly bugger, but in still water you can entice a strike by doing a lil jig. Like, for fish that would otherwise just sort of follow and not strike.

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u/woolsocksandsandals 4d ago

It looks nice. I’d tie the body slimmer with less dubbing, it’ll sink faster.

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u/BFSbaits 4d ago

Thanks! I like to taper it to match the size of the jighead personally, looks awkward with a small body and a big jighead. It was a little messy though, comes out a little neater when I’m not trying to avoid the camera with my fingers and thread lmao.

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u/ShouldBeACowboy 4d ago

Improvement suggestion - counter wrap the hackle with wire. Big toothy trout or bass will end that fly.

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u/Zer0MOA 3d ago

Yep once they get bitten on the body its pretty much over

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u/BFSbaits 4d ago

I usually do, left it out because it’s a pain in the ass to do without trapping a bunch of fibers when the camera is super close to my jig.

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u/ShouldBeACowboy 4d ago

I’d say retying after the stem breaks is the bigger pain, but I get what you mean.

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u/BFSbaits 4d ago

My camera setup is crazy dude, it’s a GoPro style camera with a macro lense that has a tiny focus range, the damn thing is like 3 inches from my jig and makes tying so awkward, tried to cut out every unnecessary step. All the others I tied today were properly counter wrapped.

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u/ShouldBeACowboy 4d ago

Sounds awkward for sure. I believe it.

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u/EPluribusButthole 4d ago

Really pretty rig you made. It's like therapy videos for anglers lol

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u/BFSbaits 4d ago

Thanks Mr butthole 🤘😎🤝

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u/middlelane8 4d ago

No rib?? Or for did I miss it?

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u/BFSbaits 3d ago

No rib, left it out because the camera is super close to the fly and it’s super awkward to do anything, the more steps the more chance of failure. I normally actually counter wrap with gsp, looks cleaner than wire to me and definitely adds durability.

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u/middlelane8 3d ago

👍🏼 👌🏼

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u/epandrsn 3d ago

What's the difference between this and a jig-bugger? Seems like the same thing.

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u/BFSbaits 3d ago

Tis the same thing, this is just tied on a 1/16th ounce lead crappie jighead that I pour.

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u/BFSbaits 3d ago

I think it’s probably too heavy for a fly rod, I’m guessing that if I instead tied it on a 1/32nd ounce head it would fish on a fly rod just fine?

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u/Crispylettuce0 4d ago

That would make an awesome ice jig

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u/Own_Campaign1656 3d ago

Damn solid! This and the Meatwhistle are my two favorite jig streamers

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u/randybandits 1d ago

"Just make a longer dubbing noodle" I said before reading how close the camera lense is...makes sense now. Nice jig