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wes my dad use to tie a hair jig that he called the cow crap fly...its the color of green cow poop.....lol....its a olive green deer hair jig and he would put a small strip of orange in the bottom of it or a small strip of red...he would throw it on 10lb line with a 1/4oz head...he use to use a old watermelon sting ray grub on it also...it still catches fish to this day..i always have some in my box and this is my go to lure in the winter time and early spring when i cant catch them on anything else...

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wes my dad use to tie a hair jig that he called the cow crap fly...its the color of green cow poop.....lol....its a olive green deer hair jig and he would put a small strip of orange in the bottom of it or a small strip of red...he would throw it on 10lb line with a 1/4oz head...he use to use a old watermelon sting ray grub on it also...it still catches fish to this day..i always have some in my box and this is my go to lure in the winter time and early spring when i cant catch them on anything else...

AWESOME!! Thanks Brian...... Lunkerhunter Where U at? Might have to get some of the super secrets tied up.... :headbang: :headbang:

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Wes if you are fishing Norris something with olive is hard to beat. My favorite is olive body, lil bit of orange on the back, and a brown strip on the belly. I throw a white one with a little light blue in the back a lot around baitfish as well. Sometimes plain black or brown is hard to beat. And I have some colors that we have dyed ourselves over the years, but unfortunately we can't get the dye anymore and I only throw te dozen or so I have left in tournaments. To be honest I have 2 boxes full of them in the boat fom November to April and usually at least 2 tied on at all times. I use deer, bear, arctic fox, and craft hair, but I use bucktail 95% of the time. I throw them on line from 4 to 8 lb test depending on water clarity and jig weight. And I throw jigs from 3/32 to 3/8, but 1/8 and 1/4 with 6 lb test will do about everything, depending on the depth the fish are at, the fish's attitude, and the wind.

The best tip I could give you about hair jigs is just throw them. Slow down and fish the things. They work despite (or probably because of) their simplicity. The second best tip I can give you is if you are missing fish or not getting bites when you think you should, start trimming of hair. I have had some of my best days on jigs with 6 or 8 hairs left (literally). No idea why. The third best tip I have is to never let them have slack and always try to keep it falling. Generally just lift it gently off the bottom when it gets there, take up slack, and just let it sink. They are withouta doubt the best winter bait ever invented, and have produced numerous smallmouth and spots over 5 lbs and a a largemouth over 8 lbs for me. I will throw a silver buddy, but only when it is too windy for a hair jig, in which case I would just as soon go home. I will also use the bobber, but only in the rare instances when seemingly every fish in the lake is suspended. Other than that, I will take my chances with the ol "doll fly."

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Wes if you are fishing Norris something with olive is hard to beat. My favorite is olive body, lil bit of orange on the back, and a brown strip on the belly. I throw a white one with a little light blue in the back a lot around baitfish as well. Sometimes plain black or brown is hard to beat. And I have some colors that we have dyed ourselves over the years, but unfortunately we can't get the dye anymore and I only throw te dozen or so I have left in tournaments. To be honest I have 2 boxes full of them in the boat fom November to April and usually at least 2 tied on at all times. I use deer, bear, arctic fox, and craft hair, but I use bucktail 95% of the time. I throw them on line from 4 to 8 lb test depending on water clarity and jig weight. And I throw jigs from 3/32 to 3/8, but 1/8 and 1/4 with 6 lb test will do about everything, depending on the depth the fish are at, the fish's attitude, and the wind.

The best tip I could give you about hair jigs is just throw them. Slow down and fish the things. They work despite (or probably because of) their simplicity. The second best tip I can give you is if you are missing fish or not getting bites when you think you should, start trimming of hair. I have had some of my best days on jigs with 6 or 8 hairs left (literally). No idea why. The third best tip I have is to never let them have slack and always try to keep it falling. Generally just lift it gently off the bottom when it gets there, take up slack, and just let it sink. They are withouta doubt the best winter bait ever invented, and have produced numerous smallmouth and spots over 5 lbs and a a largemouth over 8 lbs for me. I will throw a silver buddy, but only when it is too windy for a hair jig, in which case I would just as soon go home. I will also use the bobber, but only in the rare instances when seemingly every fish in the lake is suspended. Other than that, I will take my chances with the ol "doll fly."

you have probably already looked at this site but punisher jigs sells hair in an olive color.

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