I got all my stuff at once yesterday and made my first jig. Actually I surprised myself. They weren't works of art but I think they will catch a fish, maybe a desperate one anyway. After tying a few, I have questions.
I made mostly kip tail but a couple marabou.
On the kip tail, after you use the longer hair (i'm using 1/16 #4 hooks) on the tail, the shorter hair don't seem to have much use unless I make those tiny jigs. Am I wrong here?
I made a couple jigs with chenelle and if I ran it too close to the hook point, It didn't leave a lot of hook gap. Would it be better to use a #2 hook on the 1/16 jig? I am having to get use to using these small size jigs, I use to never go smaller than a 1/8 jig (plastic).
On the marabou, do you normally strip the feathers off the vien where you will be wrapping? I also had a fit with that whip finish tool, but mastered it finally.
Well thats enough questions for now..Thanks Ray