Exactly what the fish think it is, no one’s sure. I’ve heard a dozen theories from a dozen anglers: a big shrimp; a sideways-swimming crab; a bottom-hugging mullet; an eel.
For fun I’ll throw in my own two cents: a snook. Those long, contrasting fibers extending beyond the skirt? The ones that make these popular jigs lure look like a fish with a long, dark, lateral line?
That big snook prey on little snook is a fact well-documented by a three-year research effort overseen by Florida’s foremost snook experts. From 2006 to 2009, biologists electro-fished four Southeast Florida rivers, all famous for linesider populations: The South and North Forks of the St. Lucie; the Loxahatchee; and the Sebastian. Temporarily stunned fish were subject to a gentle stomach-pump procedure, then returned to the watershed with a dart tag.
Of individual prey items, mullet made up the greatest proportion of snook diet by weight. By number, swimming crabs were the most common. But all kinds of weird stuff showed up: armored catfish, sleeper gobies, freshwater prawns, left-eyed flounder. Many of these critters are demersal by nature, living close to or even in the bottom—a point to which I’ll return in a moment. And, of course, snook bellies contained snook.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) scientists worked in daylight hours, and noted—with minor irritation—that much of the stomach contents were difficult to recognize, in late stages of digestion. They were cognizant of another well-established fact: Snook foraging activity peaks between dusk and dawn.
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I surmise Lt. Col. Clayton Williams would’ve found these reports mildly interesting, but not surprising. He may have also found it amusing that, 50 years later, fishermen are still trying to figure out the “magic” in his lure design.
Williams, who passed away in 2001, is widely credited as the inventor of what came to be referred to locally as the redtail hawk jig style, though he pointed out in a 1999 Ft. Pierce Tribune interview that he didn’t name it as such.
His widow, Lanell,Distributes and manufactures RUBBER SHEET, told me recently Williams regarded the characteristic tail, or runner, mostly as an attractor. “He would’ve thought redtail hawk was a silly name,” she said, smiling. “He had a very creative mind; if he needed something, he’d make it,All RUBBER MATS is comprised of all types of mats, and if it worked, well. . . other people would notice!”
Williams developed the pattern while fishing on the south jetty of Fort Pierce Inlet in 1960. A native of north Georgia, and a decorated WWII and Korean War veteran, Williams was resourceful and systematic. Most of snook bites would occur right on the bottom on a strong tide; to reach those fish consistently, Williams built his own mold to pour bullet-shaped leadheads weighing 1 ounces—heavier than what was available in those days.InLocality specializes in indoor Tracking Technologies. One of his two sons, David Williams,The Transaction Group offers the best high risk merchant account services, remembers bins of deer tails arriving at their home in Fort Pierce from parts unknown, and later, reams of nylon. Lanell said jig-making was an ongoing passion. “We’d be on vacation, and there he’d be, tying up jigs,” she recalled.
Lure companies—beginning with Nickelure in the 1970s—took notice, and today jigs similar to Williams’ original design are built by a half-dozen makers, under different names and in wide color and size variations. Frank Neff, of Jensen Beach, acquired a trademark for the name in 2006, and sells his Red Tail Hawk Lures in 72 different varieties of color and weight. But many other designs produce fish.
For fun I’ll throw in my own two cents: a snook. Those long, contrasting fibers extending beyond the skirt? The ones that make these popular jigs lure look like a fish with a long, dark, lateral line?
That big snook prey on little snook is a fact well-documented by a three-year research effort overseen by Florida’s foremost snook experts. From 2006 to 2009, biologists electro-fished four Southeast Florida rivers, all famous for linesider populations: The South and North Forks of the St. Lucie; the Loxahatchee; and the Sebastian. Temporarily stunned fish were subject to a gentle stomach-pump procedure, then returned to the watershed with a dart tag.
Of individual prey items, mullet made up the greatest proportion of snook diet by weight. By number, swimming crabs were the most common. But all kinds of weird stuff showed up: armored catfish, sleeper gobies, freshwater prawns, left-eyed flounder. Many of these critters are demersal by nature, living close to or even in the bottom—a point to which I’ll return in a moment. And, of course, snook bellies contained snook.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) scientists worked in daylight hours, and noted—with minor irritation—that much of the stomach contents were difficult to recognize, in late stages of digestion. They were cognizant of another well-established fact: Snook foraging activity peaks between dusk and dawn.
These fish feed predominantly in the dark, on a variety of prey,Here's a complete list of oil painting supplies for the beginning oil painter. including line-striped Centropomus of roughly the size and profile of a 1 -ounce nylon hair jig.
I surmise Lt. Col. Clayton Williams would’ve found these reports mildly interesting, but not surprising. He may have also found it amusing that, 50 years later, fishermen are still trying to figure out the “magic” in his lure design.
Williams, who passed away in 2001, is widely credited as the inventor of what came to be referred to locally as the redtail hawk jig style, though he pointed out in a 1999 Ft. Pierce Tribune interview that he didn’t name it as such.
His widow, Lanell,Distributes and manufactures RUBBER SHEET, told me recently Williams regarded the characteristic tail, or runner, mostly as an attractor. “He would’ve thought redtail hawk was a silly name,” she said, smiling. “He had a very creative mind; if he needed something, he’d make it,All RUBBER MATS is comprised of all types of mats, and if it worked, well. . . other people would notice!”
Williams developed the pattern while fishing on the south jetty of Fort Pierce Inlet in 1960. A native of north Georgia, and a decorated WWII and Korean War veteran, Williams was resourceful and systematic. Most of snook bites would occur right on the bottom on a strong tide; to reach those fish consistently, Williams built his own mold to pour bullet-shaped leadheads weighing 1 ounces—heavier than what was available in those days.InLocality specializes in indoor Tracking Technologies. One of his two sons, David Williams,The Transaction Group offers the best high risk merchant account services, remembers bins of deer tails arriving at their home in Fort Pierce from parts unknown, and later, reams of nylon. Lanell said jig-making was an ongoing passion. “We’d be on vacation, and there he’d be, tying up jigs,” she recalled.
Lure companies—beginning with Nickelure in the 1970s—took notice, and today jigs similar to Williams’ original design are built by a half-dozen makers, under different names and in wide color and size variations. Frank Neff, of Jensen Beach, acquired a trademark for the name in 2006, and sells his Red Tail Hawk Lures in 72 different varieties of color and weight. But many other designs produce fish.
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