Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and kind remarks! Also, I'm glad to see other Louisiana folks here.

skiptomylu - I live in Sulphur, just a few miles east of Orange.

PawPaw "gene" - Thakks for the heads-up on the La. forum. I post more after I get going again.

1perchjerker - They work very good and are very durable. While crappie fishing they've caught all types of fish other then crappie such as bluegill, warmouth, LMB, gar, bowfin, catfish, and eel, but I guess all jigs have that trouble.

Thanks again everyone,
David