How to Tie a White Floss Mini Jig

Mini-jigs are an especially useful fly when going for surface strikes with trout or panfish. Mini-jigs, as their name suggest, are truncated versions of the standard jig. As a general rule, when tying mini-jigs, keep your hook size between 2/O to 4/O. To make a white mini-jig simply keep the main color (marabou) white. It helps to use a colored set of eyes on the jig-head along with some contrast heckle the fly an appeal to sport fish.

Things You'll Need

  • Fly vise
  • Forceps
  • White floss
  • White marabou
  • Black heckles
  • Clippers
  • White jig-head with eyes - size 2/O to 4/O
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Instructions

    • 1

      Take the end of the white floss in the grips of the forceps. Put the jig-head/hook into the vise so the hook goes down from the jaws.

    • 2

      Wrap the white floss in coils up the entire length of the jig-head shaft. Keep them tight and next to each other without overlapping each previous coil.

    • 3

      Trim the white marabou to a length of approximately 1/8 to 1/4 inch longer than the length of the shaft. Place the marabou at the very beginning of the jig-head on the shaft and use the floss to wrap around the collar (where the marabou meets the jig-head) and secure it to the fly.

    • 4

      Place heckle strips along the side of the jig-head fly, beginning at the marabou collar. Tie to the shank with the floss.

    • 5

      Add the eyes to the sides of the jig-head if it does not already have eyes. Use paint or glue-eye prismatic eyes depending on your preference or needs.