Basic Jig Pics...Truth Revealed!!

[skiptomylu]

I really enjoy lurking on this board, just looking at the awesome jigs that all you fellars seem to produce so well. I know I shouldn't stick my 2 cents in here, but just can resist. There seems to be a double standard on this board. I've seen tons of the "Need Your Opinion" posts such as these, but never seen anyone actually want any opinions...

I don't see any difference between this post...


And this one...


And this one...

Before I answer all this I would like some here to know I do appreciate your input very much and it helps me a great deal.

Well some do want opinions and from that picture I got a good many opinions from here and other places. I have since bought a bunch of Krystal Flash since most of the opinions I got were positive about using flash for jig tails. I made the original like these from my customer's request and then he came back and ordered again. So I am thinking by this time, should I include these on my web site? Should I have more flash to offer more color options. Lots of things like that.

I can't say what others here do, but I ask for opinions from the people that use jigs and crappie fish and based on what I hear back will go a long way as to what I will do spending money for stock or not, using my time to put them on the web site, coming up with a price and all the other little things I need to think about . If I don't hear much or it's not good enough to get people to ask about it and tell me what they think then it's time to make the decision on that one to move on and not even take the time to mess with it.

I have been on these boards for a pretty good while and have seen it all. I have always ask these people what their thinking is on things like this new type jig for me to make and I think most know where to find my web site or can email or call me if they want some jigs. I do my tying because I like it and I buy way too much materials to actually make a profit and if I quit tomorrow it will not make any difference to my pocket book (other than save me money) and I would just have more time than I can use. So watching TV is not a good option for me and I can't fish all the time, but I can do this and make good use of the time.

If you or anyone wants to pass after they see my picture then fine and believe me it will not hurt my feeling or change my financial place. So if you feel that you don't like my post with pictures then by all means pass it by.

I would say a lot more, but it's not worth it.

Skip

[AtticaFish]

I'm here because I make jigs, not because I buy them!!??!! 80% of the people on here won't buy them because they know they can make their own, or something close just by seeing a pict. And if not, most on here seem to trade materials instead of $$.

Vanishing thread anyone???

[gabulldog]

i shouldnt but here go's
theres a ton of poeple on this site that makes some great stuff hands down some of the best you will see
most do it becouse they love it and find enjoyment from fishing with what they makeand even better then that to share what they make for others to learn from them
yes a few of them sell what they make hey so what i can promis they aint making a killing off it
now i have meet wally he is a very nice guy and you posting his jigs the way you did was kinda outside what most are trying for here would have been diffrent if you would had started it off with look at the jigs he has came out with
i all so understand that you was making a point for the poeple who bash on him and yes his name is his liven and as a friend of his as you say you are this kinda stuff dont help him becouse if eve poeple on here was thingin they was nice now they have a bad taste in there mouths from it
just my 2 pennys

[fishing buddy]

Well IMHO I think this has gotten out of hand. If you look here Crappie.com - Crappie Fishing Information and Adventure the owner ed has written about slab daddies on the site. So I dont think it is that big of a deal IMO. But for me there are people on here that every post is about hocking something they make or promoting their self in some way. Skip I'm not talking about you, you have always been real helpful. What me and others do is dont even open the thread that they start. We all like learning from each other and have a great tying forum going on so lets move on and get back to tying. Bo

[Crappie Reaper]

I'm here because I make jigs, not because I buy them!!??!! 80% of the people on here won't buy them because they know they can make their own, or something close just by seeing a pict. And if not, most on here seem to trade materials instead of $$.

Vanishing thread anyone???

I'm like you Attica, I fish my own jigs, give some away, use Blakemore roadrunners w a tube, and use minnows. Anyone selling jigs should be able to show their wares as well. That includes mass produced jigs backed by Wally Marshall. Skip and Ship do a fine job in their tying. They both have customers that don't want to tie and are willing to pay for their jigs. I've got no problem with any of it. I've been tying my own jigs for over 35 years and have never sold one. Now if I could find some suckers that would pay me $2 a pop, I might consider really getting into it. Until then, I'll tie some up as needed. I don't need to get fancy at all, just a selection of different color/combos is all any tackle box needs. If you're over some fish, I know I'll have one in stock they like.

To the guys that are peddling their goods, good luck, but the bottom line is if you are going to make an attempt to sell your product, it belongs in the swap meet section, not here. I've seen the tactics used by several of these guys to "Mask" the fact they are selling with a bunch of sideshow Mumbo Jumbo. The whole purpose of their post is to stick their wares in our face. Bottomline, is that they belong in the swap meet.

[skiptomylu]

I agree it is time this thread close and move on. Just one last thing I want to say about my post. If I wanted to sell what I post and not get feed back it would not be on the tying board and would have been on more than this one board.

I just happen to use the same pic I put in my customer's file and that I used on other sites as well as on my web site so that is the only reason mine had the card in the middle and I don't plan on fixing different photos for different places.

Anyway this thread is done and now we are back to normal showing off, LOL (J/K).

Skip