Every once in a while I get to make some like this for someone and this is when I like it best even though it is very slow tying.
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Every once in a while I get to make some like this for someone and this is when I like it best even though it is very slow tying.
Skip
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wow, there beautiful. great job and ill take 2 of each
super wow skip fantastic job I sure like the brown with a black tip did I notice some of those pretty chartreuse guinea feathers.
Those are some mighty fine looking jigs!;):)
very very very nice jigs
Wow , they are too pretty to fish with ! Nice work !
Beautiful (as always)... nice work skip..
Thank you guys, I do appreciate the kind comments. This kind of tying is a double edge thing, love to do it except for how long they take me and all the strange materials I have collected over the years and some not so low cost. Would want all my orders to be like this, but it sure is a nice change when someone wants the different kind of things.
Just like the barred feathers on the right, they only come from one bird and only under each wing so when I buy the skin that is about all I use so it makes them kind of costly. If I tied more flies it would help since they do have a lot of nice soft hackle for flies, but dang most birds have some nice soft hackle for that, LOL! Just bought 8 more birds like that and feel sure I will keep what is left just like the ones I already used, but mainly just for that feather.
Think I will tie some soft hackle and spider flies with some of this stuff soon. I don't even know how many bird skins I have in there, but 8 more coming, LOL! Also have a few others on my list next order.
Skip
Looks very nice! I am about to drag out the ole vise and relax for a while myself...
Sweet ties buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't had my stuff out since our move but with all the cold for this weekend and it's gonna be Feb prety quick it's time to start tying. The first few are gonna look like crap but that's okay.
Now I just gotta find out which bin has everything in it LOL
Fatman
Great looking jigs, Skip!! You've definately got the touch.
What kind of feathers are on the far right row and also the orange/black
jigs above the guinea feathered ones?
Thanks,Quote:
Originally Posted by Crappiekiller3
The far right are Chukar and the orange and black (which are not died, but natural color) are golden Pheasant Tippet Feathers. I have some Crest too that I will find a good use for, but there is not much on each head of that, but it is a beautiful Yellow/golden.
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I've worked with some of the guinea but the rest are stuff I just look at and haven't tried. Yet. Haven't been home long but can't drag out the vise, just don't have the steam. Maybe tomorrow. I'll probably tie some of the bucktails I just bought. Still getting the hang of that. Really nice work, as always. The Chukar look real good. Golden pheasant are definitely pricey.
Well unless you tie flies and especially soft hackle flies the Chukar get high too because these feathers are only under each wing and not in numbers that make it reasonable to buy the entire bird just for them, but I do, LOL! Plus lot of time your quality is not AAA for sure and if they are the cost is just too much for just these feathers. Low grade skins coat $9 -$10 a best ( I am paying that for 8 skins at a time) and better ones cost from about $15-$20.Quote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
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Skip - Dang bud, those are some super good-looking jigs! BUT, there's only several things WRONG with all of them.....there should be a huge crappie attached to each of them!! But wait, once they get close to any crappie water, they'll jump to grab one with little resistance!
Very nice, very nice indeed!
How's Toledo holding up right now? I hope to get over that way next month or in March to do a little brush sinking on a few 'warm' locations.
Have a great weekend!
skiptomylu,
Those are absolutely TREMENDOUS!
What a talent to be able to see the finished product in your mind's eye then put everything together to produce only what had been an idea.
Great, Skip!!!!!!!
1perchjerker
Thanks guy!Quote:
Originally Posted by Breambuster
I can tell you that the water level is a bit down and that really chaps my rear because there is no need for that. It was way above full for a while, but now generating 24 hours and it is 168.8 and 172 is full. However they have to stop anything it hits 168 and hope we get more rain before the spawn to get it near full at least.
Skip
Thanks so much!Quote:
Originally Posted by 1perchjerker
This guy just told me what colors he liked best and what kind of jigs he wanted and I put the whole thing together for him. Takes me a lot longer that way, but I do it a good bit. You do have to figure out what to put where and hope it looks like you think it will.
Most tell me what color head and body and tail they want and that is a lot easier for sure.
Skip
Very nice tie job Skip. I can only imagine how long it took you to tie all of those.Good job!
I know what you mean about the price of some materials my friend. Having said that, no one ties to make a ton of money. In fact sometimes you are doing well if you break even and have a few jigs for yourself. Those are nice Skip.
How is your son doing now?
Those are some beautiful jigs you tied. I spent all weekend tying jigs and stocking up for the upcoming season. I can see how time consuming some of those must have been, I sometimes go away from the norm and tie some, and it is amazing how just a little change in technique adds to the time clock. Nice work friend! ;)
Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by bighook
Yeah it is not like these are all that difficult, but added steps just take a lot more time when tying a lot of jigs. If all are just regular ties then you get into a rhythm and they go pretty fast especially if I don't need to change tail colors. However add in a couple of steps and and one extra whip finish and add in one more step of super glue that I usually don't ever use and change the tail color every one, two or so jigs then all of a sudden you can't tie 20 in an hour even if they are all the same color.
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