How you got into this?

[azslabber]

This looks like a long read session,will get back to ya all in a bit,lol.Boy,do I have a story to tell.

[Pup]

Tied my first fly at age 5. Fly fished a few western trout streams and Missouri Trout Parks before my teens. Tied flies to fly fish for Indiana bluegill while in high school.

Got the itch to tie again about six years ago. Went to a jig tying class/demo sponsored by the Indiana Smallmouth web site and, well, here I am.

My mother is a very good artist. Dad and friends are very good anglers.

I don't catch many fish or paint very well, so I tie jigs to make up for those inadequacies.