Striper Witches ~

[Becky]

Glenn, is this what you were talking about? I had to tie a few witches today for Bill so I tied these as well... Never thought of running them like you suggested but I see how they would work nicely over a shad... Let me know if this is close to what your using now...

Bill is going to try the Chartreuse and Red one over a 9' or 10' sassy shad...

The bad thing to these is that I didn't have white hair so I used my crystal... I think I'll have to buy some plain white or fluoroscent white to keep the cost down...

Let me know what you think!

Becko-

















Becko-

[TommyTuna]

man, that would be a waste to use them purty things on saltwater carp with stripes[tongue]

[Heaver]

Too bad they don't look like that in the water, and they'll never look like that again after a few times trolling.

Lou

[Tom Kidwell]

Becky:

You really know how to hurt a guy[grin]

I think I'll just frame the one you gave me..... just too pretty to get messed up!

Shouldn't have turned my back while you were tying the other night. I tied three more tonite.... I was almost pleased with them until I saw your post[grin]

Thanks again for the 'quick' lesson.

[surfperch1]

That Pink one is Awesome looking! Lost all four I had over the last few trips!

[Persistence2]

They look REAL good...and using a witch/hook is usually cheaper than a store-bought small mojo or parachute...and the way you tie them they look much better!! Plus you know you have a quality hook vs. some store bought stuff.

I'll shoot you a bmail about some...I like the Chartruese a lot. If you get plain white hair, just try some all white with some of that mylar flash...like I mentioned, some times white is IT.

Real nice...

Glenn

[Miles Offshore]

definitely a lot cheaper than buying mojo's. aftermy mojoe's get screwed up i just tie fish hair back on them like you have and they are good to go for a couple more rounds- pretty witches btw!

[Becky]

Glenn, give me some input on the style heads I used... Carolina versus rounded??? Heavier versus smaller??? Color preferences???

Also on the hair... Color variations? More or less hair? Solid or mixed colors? Etc...

I plan to make a few more today just to see what looks good? Brian (Fishboy01) picked the colors / styles I tied yesterday... He's all into Striper fishing...

Let me know what you think?

Can't wait to get some Striper... I haven't had any in a long time!!!!

Becky-

[fishfool]

Where can I order the metal bodies? I do a lot of fly tying, and have everything else. They look great.

sheesh, im thinking about hoo-witches for 55 cents apeice that look better than anything store bought. Thanks for posting this.

[Persistence2]

Since you're only using it as a trailing bait, I don't think the weight matters all that much. For a trailing bait, I use anything from a regular 1/2 oz witch to a 2-3 ounce parachute. I've not noticed much difference but emulating those Andrus parachutes in the 1-3 oz range (with better hair, flash and hooks) would be a solid bet for me. The out of the box Andrus hooks cannot really support a 12' shad, only a 9' due to the smaller hook.

As for hair/styles...our striper fishery in the ocean usually means pretty wide open bites and many days, they'd eat a hot dog with a hook [grin] but I prefer straight white with flash and the chart/green/yellow and flash like you have there. White with some red is good as well (light on the red). And I plan to try some pink this year too.

I don't think using a lot of hair will hurt. I know for tuna/bally rigs you go light on the hair but for stripers, my mojo rigs have quite a lot of hair and when we have big bait around, I like a 12-14' bait profile (head, hair and shad body included).

Hope this helps...and don't forget to try them as the trailer bait on the umbrella rig.

Glenn