Had Fun Making These

[Crappiekiller3]

Great looking jigs, Skip!! You've definately got the touch.
What kind of feathers are on the far right row and also the orange/black
jigs above the guinea feathered ones?

[skiptomylu]

Great looking jigs, Skip!! You've definately got the touch.
What kind of feathers are on the far right row and also the orange/black
jigs above the guinea feathered ones?

Thanks,

The far right are Chukar and the orange and black (which are not died, but natural color) are golden Pheasant Tippet Feathers. I have some Crest too that I will find a good use for, but there is not much on each head of that, but it is a beautiful Yellow/golden.

Skip

[jigtwins]

Very nice tie job Skip. I can only imagine how long it took you to tie all of those.Good job!

[bighook]

Those are some beautiful jigs you tied. I spent all weekend tying jigs and stocking up for the upcoming season. I can see how time consuming some of those must have been, I sometimes go away from the norm and tie some, and it is amazing how just a little change in technique adds to the time clock. Nice work friend!

[skiptomylu]

Those are some beautiful jigs you tied. I spent all weekend tying jigs and stocking up for the upcoming season. I can see how time consuming some of those must have been, I sometimes go away from the norm and tie some, and it is amazing how just a little change in technique adds to the time clock. Nice work friend!

Thank you.
Yeah it is not like these are all that difficult, but added steps just take a lot more time when tying a lot of jigs. If all are just regular ties then you get into a rhythm and they go pretty fast especially if I don't need to change tail colors. However add in a couple of steps and and one extra whip finish and add in one more step of super glue that I usually don't ever use and change the tail color every one, two or so jigs then all of a sudden you can't tie 20 in an hour even if they are all the same color.

Skip

[skeetbum]

I've worked with some of the guinea but the rest are stuff I just look at and haven't tried. Yet. Haven't been home long but can't drag out the vise, just don't have the steam. Maybe tomorrow. I'll probably tie some of the bucktails I just bought. Still getting the hang of that. Really nice work, as always. The Chukar look real good. Golden pheasant are definitely pricey.

[skiptomylu]

I've worked with some of the guinea but the rest are stuff I just look at and haven't tried. Yet. Haven't been home long but can't drag out the vise, just don't have the steam. Maybe tomorrow. I'll probably tie some of the bucktails I just bought. Still getting the hang of that. Really nice work, as always. The Chukar look real good. Golden pheasant are definitely pricey.

Well unless you tie flies and especially soft hackle flies the Chukar get high too because these feathers are only under each wing and not in numbers that make it reasonable to buy the entire bird just for them, but I do, LOL! Plus lot of time your quality is not AAA for sure and if they are the cost is just too much for just these feathers. Low grade skins coat $9 -$10 a best ( I am paying that for 8 skins at a time) and better ones cost from about $15-$20.

Skip

[Breambuster]

Skip - Dang bud, those are some super good-looking jigs! BUT, there's only several things WRONG with all of them.....there should be a huge crappie attached to each of them!! But wait, once they get close to any crappie water, they'll jump to grab one with little resistance!

Very nice, very nice indeed!

How's Toledo holding up right now? I hope to get over that way next month or in March to do a little brush sinking on a few 'warm' locations.

Have a great weekend!

[skiptomylu]

Skip - Dang bud, those are some super good-looking jigs! BUT, there's only several things WRONG with all of them.....there should be a huge crappie attached to each of them!! But wait, once they get close to any crappie water, they'll jump to grab one with little resistance!

Very nice, very nice indeed!

How's Toledo holding up right now? I hope to get over that way next month or in March to do a little brush sinking on a few 'warm' locations.

Have a great weekend!

Thanks guy!

I can tell you that the water level is a bit down and that really chaps my rear because there is no need for that. It was way above full for a while, but now generating 24 hours and it is 168.8 and 172 is full. However they have to stop anything it hits 168 and hope we get more rain before the spawn to get it near full at least.

Skip

[1perchjerker]

skiptomylu,
Those are absolutely TREMENDOUS!
What a talent to be able to see the finished product in your mind's eye then put everything together to produce only what had been an idea.
Great, Skip!!!!!!!
1perchjerker