My first week tying. Pics

Here is pics of my first week tying jigs. I just had jigs w/ collars so I snipped the collars off and chipped some of the paint on the heads. Also I only had black thread to start and no good scissors other than big pairs so I couldn't trim real close. Any how tell me what you think what do you see wrong what do you see that is good if anything. I can take good critisicm just remember this was the first 4 nights of tying in my life. The smaller jigs are 1/80 for ice fishing they are the latest ones I did. Picked the heads up and some thread to match my colors. Also got a good pair of sccisors.
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Same jigs on a different backround
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dusty not bad at all.guarantee they will catch fish...need to get you some different thread. try the 210 denier and try to match the colors the best you can...look good though!!!

try an exacto knife also, you can cut way close and it will hide the thread alittle better. Keep at it buddy.You know the number call it if you have any questions.!!!!

Good job of first time tying! Those will all catch fish.As you continual to tie you will develope a techinque based on what you catch on certain jigs. Lots of fun and even more when someone ask you "What you catch those fish on?" and you say its a homemade lure I make!

And better yet when you give em one and they catch fish too.Look good to me, they'll put dinner on the table.

Doing good for the first week theres enough there for catching slabs and losting some to the log fish and rock fish that you will nodoubt incounter.Keep up the good work. Listen to Pbug's construtive critcisim as it is good advice. BTW Thread is a inexpencive tying item.

Redman

Do you match the thread to the head or to the body?

You have already got a lot of jigs to fish with. Good color combos too. You have been busy for your first week of tying.
Match your thread with the chenille.

Matching the thread would make 'em look a bit nicer (to the fisherman, but probably no difference to the fish:rolleyes) but as far as I'm concerned a week of tying and youre making some fish catching jigs.:) I'm no tyer but IMO youre making all this look too easy.;):) From the looks of just a week's tying I'd say youre fixing to have to start buying jigheads by the thousand though.:eek::D:D

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Match your thread with the chenille.

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And/Or the color of the jig head. I use a small fine File on coller Jigs, but only to take the barb off,

Them there jigs look good for starting out ;), you'll learn little tricks as you go, the more you tie the better you'll get. Pratice makes perfection.

Welcome to the Insanity!!! Your jigs look alot better than mine did the first week. Or the first few months for that matter!!!! Keep it up.

good job on your first time I'm sure that they will all catch fish .

Those are not bad for your first effort. Better than most first ties including mine. Try and keep your thread wraps neat and your two color chennile evenly spaced. Having said all that, you will catch fish with those.

Looks good for first week and on the ones the thread is showing you can eliminate a lot of that with one more wrap of chenille. Still it's better to have thread as close to the body color as you can.

Keep it up and what you have will catch fish.

Skip

Your hooked for sure. Nice start. Only suggestion beside the thread is to stop your chenille right above the hook point. Don't go back too far.

nice job and keep practice and y'll got better and skills and make many differents, i have do samethings last 6 year ago and now i can tie 1/64 oz jig with strung neck hackle is tough and smaller..
it was fun to make ur own crappies jigs..

Great job!!!!! You can pick up some matching thread colors to make them match more but if you're only gonna be using them for yourself you can stay cheap and use the black thread. but as you get better you'll want the matching threads. Keep up the good work and enjoy yourself.

Post some pics when you catch your first one on your own jig.

Tied some 1/64 jigs last night.
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Played w/ some Powder paint the first time on some ice jigs. Pretty neat stuff.
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nice looking jigs, i'll show you mine jigs i make, it different jigs, right now just finish black color, now doing grey color ..i'm trying to tie many 1/64 oz and fill up on my homemade jig tote pocket .

Post them up I like looking @ different styles of jigs

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Tied some 1/64 jigs last night.
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I like the 1/64 oz ones. Really liking the yellow/chartreuse and silver one, also like the 2nd one in 1st pic

Your jigs look great, but it's not my opinion that really counts. Take those jigs out on the water then hang on, it feels great when you fool a big ole slab with a jig of your own.
Good times.....

Nice looking paint job.