Nice looking fish and jig. Good results too given your short timeframe! Although if they're that tentative on the bite I might be slightly tempted to shorten the tail on the jig if it doesn't spoil the action. Thanx for the report.

Thanks, yea I am actually tying up some new ones tonight that have more of a medium and short profile. The problem is that the tail is most certainly doing the attracting. When I fish jigs on the OP, Satsop, nooch etc... I fish them with more of a snapping motion, a jerk if you will and a flip. For that technique the tail is almost less important because it is the dropping and jerking motion... lately on the green it has been the twitch that produces which means that the tail is very much required, and as you mentioned very much the reason I missed at least 5 or 6 fish today. I am going to try a new technique that will have a shorter rabbit strip, medium mariboo, and longer portion of crystal flash. The flash and the boo are what produce the nice twitching that seems to drive them wild.

What kind of hook are you using if I may ask? I need to pick up some more jig heads soon so I can tie up a few.

Depends on where I am going. For the green I like Gamiez for the OP zones where the fish seem to go after it a bit harder, I use owner hooks the shank is a bit longer so you can tie a more flufashish body without burying the hook . I pour my own heads and tend to run heavier than lighter, from preference or just the way it ends up, not sure but they are a bit heavier than the jig heads you buy at a store.

Nice fish! Do you pour your own jigs? I just recently purchased a Lee Production Pot, but haven't bought any molds yet.

Those are sum nice lookin jigs u got... Just wonderin were u bouncing or under a float with em??/

Thanx jumpinjim for the hook advice, was planning on small batch of Gamakatsus and the Duw is the one river I can get short trips out to so think I'll try 'em.

Nice handy work! Thanks for the report.

@losaturn. Yea I pour my own or I aquire them from friends... Mariboo quality makes a huge difference too. Like right now none of my box is orange because I can't find any decent packs around here. I have some friends that hunt and fish and dye their own but quality long luscious plumes seem harder and harder to find.

Be back out 2 morrow for a few again.