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1652 Chameleon Skirt Material (10pk)

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SKU: 1652
Sales Unit: 10 Pack

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Like a chameleon, this skirt material is constantly changing colors. Combine that with the natural black spots and subtle glitter scale print and you have a completely new look. These new jig colors are hot. 
We suggest you purchase sample packs first before you buy any large quantity.
Sold in 10 packs.

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Making your own custom fishing skirts is one of the easiest ways to get an advantage on the water. By mixing and matching colors, you can perfectly mimic local forage. Below is a complete step-by-step guide to building your own skirts using an economic skirt tool and rubber collars. (Note - some anglers prefer to tie their own skirts with thread or wire)
Required Tools & Supplies
You can find all of these items under the skirt-making category on the Lure Parts Online Skirt Making Catalog:
  1. Skirt Making Tool: Skirt tools are designed to help you spread the rubber collar so you can easily insert the skirt materials you are using.
  2. Silicone or Rubber Skirt Tabs: These come in hundreds of colors and patterns. You will generally use 2 to 3 tabs per skirt depending on how full you want it to look.
  3. Rubber Skirt Collars (Bands): Available in several colors to match your skirt pattern. Also available with “ears” (attachments) to hold rattles if desired.
  4. Sharp Scissors: For trimming the tabs.
Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Load the Skirt Collar
Take one skirt collar and slide it onto the tapered tip of your skirt making tool. Push the collar up onto the main cylinder shaft (barrel) of the tool so it rests out of the way for the next steps. You can load multiple skirt collars on the cylinder shaft before you start the skirt assembly process. This will allow you to make multiple skirts without reloading.

Step 2: Prepare and Stack Your Material
Pick out the silicone or rubber tabs you want to create your custom skirt.
  • For a standard spinnerbait, buzzbait or swim jig, stack 2 full tabs together.
  • For a bulkier football jig, you can stack up to 3 tabs. Or you can add a half-tab for a highlight color (like orange or chartreuse).
    Line up the solid, uncut ends (the tabs) so the sheets are perfectly flush.

Step 3: Hook the Material
Push the inner rod of your skirt tool so the wire hook extends out of the far end of the cylinder. Take your stacked silicone tabs and grab the center of the solid end tabs with the hook. Try to keep the tabs from twisting and bunching up.

Step 4: Pull the Hooked Tabs Into the Tool
Slowly pull the hook backward, drawing the silicone material inside the hollow cylinder of the tool. Pull it through until the material is roughly centered inside the tool, or slightly off-center if you want a skirt to hang evenly after it is assembled.

Step 5: Slide the Collar Onto the Skirt
While holding the material steady, grab the skirt collar that you loaded onto the barrel in Step 1. Roll or slide the collar down off the tool and directly onto the silicone material. Make sure the band snaps tightly around the center of the stacked strands.

Step 6: Release and Trim
Push the skirt material back out of the cylinder and unhook the material. At this point, your strands should be bound together by the collar but still connected by the solid ends.
Take a sharp pair of scissors and cut off the solid tabbed ends on both sides. Once trimmed, the individual strands should immediately separate and flare out.

Pro Tip – Use a fine-tooth comb to groom your skirts and finish separating the strands.
Your custom skirt is now complete and ready to slide onto your favorite jig head, spinnerbait, or buzzbait!




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Silicone Skirt Material Specifications:

Skirt Tab Length: 5 ¾” (5” after tips are cut off)

Skirt Tab Width: 5/8”

Strand Count per Tab: 22-23 strands

Individual Strand Width: 1/36” (approximately .028”)

** Most Silicone Skirt Material is sold with 10 tabs (pads) per pack **

 

LurePartsOnline.com carries a wide range of silicone skirt material. Silicone is an ideal product for making fishing lure skirts as it is elastic, durable, and retains its color. Silicone will not “melt” in your tackle box (like the traditional rubber skirts did) and will not react to or bleed out when in contact with soft plastic lures. This material comes in finely cut strips (often called tabs or pads) that are attached at both ends to ensure efficient skirt assembly. The tips, which hold the material together, are only cut off after the assembly is complete, allowing the skirt strands to spring free. Your skirt is now ready to fish!


Rubber collars are the most common way to “tie” skirts, however, some anglers prefer to tie skirts with thread where a tighter collar can be achieved with more flare. Rubber collars come in numerous styles, from simple bands to collars that have rattle holders. For assembly, you will need a device to stretch the collar open in order to insert your skirt material.


Skirts can be made with the desired “fullness” for your application. See the four most common skirt types below. Of course, the sky is the limit when making your own skirts, and they can be customized down to the last strand! Tab colors can be mixed and matched to achieve the desired color pattern.


Lite Skirt – 35 strands (1 full tab & 1 half tab)

Standard Skirt – 44 strands (2 full tabs)

Accent Skirt – 55 strands (2 full tabs and 1 half tab accent)

Full Skirt – 66 strands (3 full tabs)

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Pictures don't do these justice!

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Don't let the picture fool you. These are awesome colors! Very natural looking. Colors change as you move them around in the light. Lots of subtle colors to add as accents to your jig skirts. Some good spinnerbait colors too. Try them, you will love them!

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