well I just took the pluge

[short grub]

I just returned from my local bass pro shop $385 poorer lol,

I made up my mind to try tyin some jigs

I know I could have got my supplies alittle cheaper online but its been eating at me for about a month to give it a go , so I bought a vise 115$ and tools, and stayed with 4 basic colors pink orange chart and yellow, and 385 dollars and I was out the door lol

as I said I know I could have saved alittle money shopping elsewhere but I'm one that when I make the jump I dont like to wait to long to get started so we will see if I have the skills to make a jig that will catch any fish

I took the plunge about 2 months ago to pour my own jigs and now have 5 jig molds and a 4 cup fluid bed with 9 colors of powder paint

all I can really say is you guys that have many years in pouring and tying must have alot of money invested in this fun hobby

please wish me luck I'm going to need alot of support from all

as always thank you all very much

[willsjwills]

I just returned from my local bass pro shop $385 poorer lol,

I made up my mind to try tyin some jigs

I know I could have got my supplies alittle cheaper online but its been eating at me for about a month to give it a go , so I bought a vise 115$ and tools, and stayed with 4 basic colors pink orange chart and yellow, and 385 dollars and I was out the door lol

as I said I know I could have saved alittle money shopping elsewhere but I'm one that when I make the jump I dont like to wait to long to get started so we will see if I have the skills to make a jig that will catch any fish

I took the plunge about 2 months ago to pour my own jigs and now have 5 jig molds and a 4 cup fluid bed with 9 colors of powder paint

all I can really say is you guys that have many years in pouring and tying must have alot of money invested in this fun hobby

please wish me luck I'm going to need alot of support from all

as always thank you all very much

Yep, you got it bad. But it's all good. Hope you have as much fun as I do with the jig making.

[bdorman]

You'll have a lot more than $385 worth of fun. Plus, you'll catch about $100 worth of fish

[short grub]

lol thanks will and BD I just tied 3 jigs lets see if I can post my pics in order of tying

1
2
and # 3

first 2 are buck tail and last is with maraboo, I'm havin trouble tryin off the body at the end of my raps but its all good I'll learn, I need to go to ytube and watch the vids again

thank guys n gals


oh pick them apart please thats the only way i will learn

[Fatman]

Short Grub

They actually look pretty good!!!!!! Nice proportions, neat and clean ties. And yeah if you thing $385 is bad now just wait LOL I've been pouring jigs since 1975, and tying since the 80's and then got into fly tying then spinner making and NO I'm not getting into plastics!!!! LOL

[The Kraken]

Only problem I see is that they're not wet yet!

[short grub]

thanks Fatman, Kraken if I get time I might go out in the morn and wet a few

oh here is one more tied with some peacock that I took out of the center piece off of the kitchen table lol dont nobody tell



as always thanks guys

[skiptomylu]

For your first one, not bad at all! You will find this hobby/addiction is great, but will make you pockets a lot lighter, LOL! You will find more interesting materials as you move along and the more and more, it's hard to not do this and I know for personal experience as I had bought way more than I could ever use and still am buying.

Welcome to this wonderful world of tying!

Skip

[short grub]

thanks skip,

it yours and alot of the other guys who tie here that made me do it lol,

if I can get even close to as good as you guys I'll be happy

again thank you all

[shipahoy41]

Welcome to this fun hobby. Take a camera with you when you fish your stuff you made for the first time. Have a buddy capture that smile that will be on your face when a crappie is caught on something you made. We all know that feeling well. I am still smiling everytime I catch one. I started out making teardrops and ice jigs, then I started tying my own jigs, and now I am making my own soft plastics. This is a fun hobby. Keep smiling.