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Woo-Hoo !!..:)Here's my first ever jig !!...Its not perfect..but I had fun tying it...:D
I want to Thank John..(CrappieKiller3) for giving me his old Thompson Vise, so I could start tying !!.
Thank You John !!
And..Thank You Skip, for all the information about jigs you sent to me !!..
MaryLou~~
Nice jig - great tie - for your first
heckuva job for your first jig!!
My first fly was tied with hair from my black lab on a size 8 nymph hook... it looked strange but it caught some bluegills.
Your proportions are right on- you don' want tails that are much longer than the length of the hook shank. It will catch some crappie.
Looks like it will catch fish LRB.;)
LOL...I can just see your lab now....after about a hundred jigs being tied.:eek::D:D Does he still run and hide from ya when you come home?!?:D:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by OKSTATEjiggy
Not bad for a first jig, it'll catch fish. you'll get better with practice and as you learn to distribute the materials around the jig collar.
Cheers' and keep at it
Fatman
Looks good, now crank out about a 1000 more !!
Looks like it will catch fish. You may want to find some jigs without the lead collar, I think they are much easier to work with. ;)
Don't worry about perfection..... I have had days fly fishing where my fly starts to come apart and looks pretty messed up with thread and material sticking out all over the place. Sometimes I think those flies catch MORE fish than the perfect ones. Keep it up!!
looks good man. get out and fish it and enjoy:D
Pretty good for your first.Important thing is to have fun.You get a little better with each jig you tie and then,Wham!!!!!You catch a fish on something you made yourself.Then you are the one hooked. This is really a lot of fun.The learning curve is so much quicker on a site like this,I wish I'd found a site like cc when I first started tying,but back then I didn't even own a computer.
Not bad MaryLou, but just a little tip. Get your self some double edge razor blades as that is what all the fly tiers use to cut deer hair when shaping a fly that was done by spinning deer hair. So you can use the same thing to trim the extra length after it's tied, but just be careful not to cut your thread and mess the whole thing up. I have done that too.
I keep one of that kind of blades at my reach all the time and I use it to trim what sticks out at the head.
Good job!
Skip
I have a Antelope cape if anyone is intrrested. The hair makes great fly tying material.
beautiful color choice, and not a bad job either! get yourself some ballhead jigs without the collar or a narrower collar, and that will make tying these jigs easier.
They are nice for ya 1st ones.
Keep up the good work.
mikeb
Good Job Marylou Keep up the good work it doesnt have to be perfect Just look at mine but they all catch fish. Look out now you will be hooked like the rest of us. Perch
That's a good looking jig MaryLou! I would mention a couple things that
make for an easier tie. Next time you get jigs, get the collarless ones and
tie right up to the head. Also when you're tie them off let the thread fall about 1/2 way down the head, then snug it up and pull down the sticky outs
with the thread and snug up. You can also cut them off by taking a sharp knife or razor blade and cut toward the head of the jig to get rid of the little
"sticky outs" of material. Colors are good! preportions are good. For the first jig, it's a whole lot better than mine was:p The more you tie, the easier and the nicer they look. I also agree with what some said here....sometimes the poorly tied, half the material gone, beat up looking jig will fill the boat with fish! Only the fish know why!!
Hey Foul Hook,
let's talk about that antelope.
Nice looking jig! Looks like you're off to a great start.
Well Done ML.Love the assortment of colors and materials !!!
Great firsty, lookin at your material composition them barred rock roosters aint out in the yard lickin thier wounds. YET!
bowman, I acquired hair from him for flies years ago. He's in Doggy Heaven now, but when I tied cut some hair off him, he didn't mind.... but my mom sure did :eek::cool::cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by gabowman
Looks like you are on your way to a full addiction MaryLou. :D That color will catch a Crappie or 2 for sure.
Hope to see you sign up for a Jig Swap.