One day last fall I decided Id see if I could make a jig that would catch fish. After looking through my wives sewing & craft stuff + some feathers from a boa? my daughter had, I was set. Grabed some old jig heads & hooks. pic's below if you want to see.(Please remember All of these were by hand, No vice, no "real" fly/jig tying materials, just stuff from around the house. Sorry, I didn't take before pics.) Had some luck with them, so thought Id get a cheep kit (new) on craigslist for $40. It came with everything (vice,tools,feathers,hackles,fur,etc. No threader or whip tool, so I stoped off I got them & a couple misc. things. If I decide I really like it, Ill probably upgrade the vice.

Here is my first one with my 1st vice. (& I even watched a u-tube video so had a bit better idea what I was doing.) decided to play around with materials trying them out/trying to get better.



Pics from early in the story.............

these both work very well. around 25 to 30 fish each........
Crappie, Bluegill, & Bass!

mostly Bluegills


these have caught some fish.






Have yet to try these.