Tie Newbie

1st, 2nd and 3rd attempts from top to botttom.

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looks good for just starting i like a bit short body but thats just me

For me the body length looks fine, just practice your wrap it tight against the last wrap. I usually stop at about the hook point and no farther back than the barb.

Not bad for just a few like that though.

Skip

Looking good! I prefer a little less tail, but that's my preference. The body looks fine to me. Keep it up and let us see the results!!

your jigs look fine like crappiekiller3 said a little bit too much marabou for me I also put a little bit last marabou but good-looking jigs.

For your first tie those are pretty good. I also use a smaller tail because it helps me catch fish. It is what you have confidence in that really works. Welcome to the habit forming hobby of tying jigs.

They look really good for your first ones.....in a couple of weeks they will look like a pro did them. Keep up the good work...your gonna wear some fish out now. :)

Oh and save a few of your first so you can look back later and compare. Wish I had done that.

Skip

Thanks guys. I was most happy with the last one but did not have real high expectations going into the first few. I agree with the comments on the tails. Amazingly, I felt like I was quickly getting a grasp on the amount and placement to have the tails comeout the way I want them. Obviously, gotta spend some time in this learning curve.

I am used to making my own stuff, have built duck and turkey calls, bow and arrows, just seemed right to move on over to jigs. I can already tell this is going ot be addictive. :D

One thing is for sure, they wont fish any worse than the tubes we used this weekend.:eek:

All good tips for tying jigs. Not bad for your firsts but for me tail's are too thick.

Fatman

Keep tying man you will get better. Remember you have start from somewhere.
And if you started at the top there would be no where to go. Most of us are still learning. Even after 50 years I am still learning which proves you can teach a old dog a new trick.


Redman

First of nice ties! I predict the silver/blue to be the big weiner. ;):D

Now, I am going to go against what others said and think your tails look perfect. Just personal preference... but I use xtra on my tails to get a fuller look. Not enough bou in the tail and it turns needle thin in the water. Tie one on a piece of string and put it in a glass of water to see the result. Of course, let the fish be the final decision maker tho. Keep it up. :)

Attica, I understand what you are saying and I agree. I want the tails to be somewhat full but these werent full intentionally. It was more of a lets put some on there and try a couple and then adjust from there.

The orange and yellow(one of my all time fav combos) is about right for my taste but will work on shortening the length just a tad. I also understand the other comments too and agree with that thinking simply from the standpoint that we have caught a lot of crappie on stingers over the years so I know there are times when that slimmer profile is going to out fish the fuller.

Thanks for the comments guys. Will put somemore up for critique as I get 'em whipped together.

Welcome to tying, practice, practice, practice, thats what I keep on doing. I haven't been tying long either. But just listen to all the guys on here there are some really good tyers. Everone is really nice and helpful, thats how I keep getting somewhat better, maybe I'm just hard on myself. Anyways good job look forward to seeing how you do