Recording your jigs

[crappiepappa]

How many of y'all that tie recreationally, you pros too, actually record what you tie? You know what i mean. Keep a detailed ledger for reference? Just wondering is all.....

[Redman]

Crappiepappa I don't do what I tie but do keep a record of what jigs catch fish. It is a journal of days on the lake. What fish I catch weather conditions where I fish and what jig was most productive. That way I can go back and say that on such and such a day I fished the Pig Pen and the Christmas tree jig was a top producer Next year at that time I can go back there and see if the Christmas tree jig works again. I have been here on Caddo lake now 10 years and can go back and see what worked on a year to year basis.

One could with the ease of digital camera and computer keep a record of what you tied. I would rather see what worked on the lake rather than what I tied. Would rather eat what I catch than come home with a empty fish basket. Good idea for the guys that don't tie that many.

Redman

[snake River]

we should all keep records on our jigs over the years I've tied many and never tried to keep records I simply tied up a pattern he went fishing never thought about what that jig was looking like I so much as date and even paying attention to the color combination ha ha but we all should keep a record of what we make and file it away good reference for each body of water that you fish.

[arkansasbowhunter]

I just take a picture of mine. Keep it on file that way.

[skiptomylu]

I probably should have, but I don't! Actually I tied so many for so long that I just was too busy to then write anything down, but at some point a long time back I decided to try to remember to take a picture or several of every order and then I put them in a folder under that persons name with the date I finished tying them. I do have a lot of pictures and so many now. Am not sure what good it will actually be, but at least when one of my old customers calls and tells me they want the same thing they got the time before, at least I have it. I probably have some that are 8 to 10 years old, but even when I changed computers several times I always brought the ones from earlier over to the new computer. So I guess in a way I do record most I tie.

Redman any jig that works I remember it, LOL! I know that long ago I should have kept records of fishing trips, but. Did not other than the few times I actually took pictures, but still all the important info is lost, like what kind of day it was, temps, water temp and clarity, etc etc. I knew that I should be doing that, but I Did not!

[crappiepappa]

I'm leaning towards tying a couple of different things, send em' down and see what they do. If they git bit, I'll record conditions, lake etc. take a pic and save it. If they don't git bit stick it in the box with a tidbit about the conditions, etc and wait for a different scenario. I'm not real good about taking pics and posting them in a folder on these dadgumm puters, but I'm real good about hand writing notes (if I can find my notebook). Thanks for the help. Skip, sent you a PM.

As always sure appreciate everyones input and patience with this ol' newbie

[skiptomylu]

I just wanted to be able to go back if someone called and said, please send me what I got last time, LOL! I am glad I did that as t has been used a ton of times. I did get really rushed at some points and would be packing up several orders and forget the pics, and that really gets my goat because soon it will burn me, LOL!

[Monark King190]

That's a good idea. I need to make a journal of sorts. Since I like tying my own

[Pepop]

I keep a spread sheet with photos & materials on most of my ties but I've gotten a little behind.

[STUMP HUNTER]

I keep pictures of each tye in a file on my computer. I also keep a backup saved, just in case.