They look good for first ties! Like skip said, you can get some collarless jig heads to tie and make the "body" look more like the baits body but I started with collars too and I caught a few on them as well. I had a bit bigger body but they worked. The colors depend on your lake your fishing and the weather conditions mainly. Black/chartreuse are preferred in lakes I fish and even at night. But pink heads, char, orange, black, red and green are all good colors in my book.