well I just took the pluge

I just returned from my local bass pro shop $385 poorer lol,

I made up my mind to try tyin some jigs

I know I could have got my supplies alittle cheaper online but its been eating at me for about a month to give it a go , so I bought a vise 115$ and tools, and stayed with 4 basic colors pink orange chart and yellow, and 385 dollars and I was out the door lol

as I said I know I could have saved alittle money shopping elsewhere but I'm one that when I make the jump I dont like to wait to long to get started so we will see if I have the skills to make a jig that will catch any fish

I took the plunge about 2 months ago to pour my own jigs and now have 5 jig molds and a 4 cup fluid bed with 9 colors of powder paint

all I can really say is you guys that have many years in pouring and tying must have alot of money invested in this fun hobby

please wish me luck I'm going to need alot of support from all

as always thank you all very much

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Originally Posted by short grub

I just returned from my local bass pro shop $385 poorer lol,

I made up my mind to try tyin some jigs

I know I could have got my supplies alittle cheaper online but its been eating at me for about a month to give it a go , so I bought a vise 115$ and tools, and stayed with 4 basic colors pink orange chart and yellow, and 385 dollars and I was out the door lol

as I said I know I could have saved alittle money shopping elsewhere but I'm one that when I make the jump I dont like to wait to long to get started so we will see if I have the skills to make a jig that will catch any fish

I took the plunge about 2 months ago to pour my own jigs and now have 5 jig molds and a 4 cup fluid bed with 9 colors of powder paint

all I can really say is you guys that have many years in pouring and tying must have alot of money invested in this fun hobby

please wish me luck I'm going to need alot of support from all

as always thank you all very much

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Yep, you got it bad. But it's all good. Hope you have as much fun as I do with the jig making.

You'll have a lot more than $385 worth of fun. Plus, you'll catch about $100 worth of fish rotfl

lol thanks will and BD I just tied 3 jigs lets see if I can post my pics in order of tying

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and # 3 Attachment 86374

first 2 are buck tail and last is with maraboo, I'm havin trouble tryin off the body at the end of my raps but its all good I'll learn, I need to go to ytube and watch the vids again :biggrin

thank guys n gals


oh pick them apart please thats the only way i will learn

Short Grub

They actually look pretty good!!!!!! Nice proportions, neat and clean ties. And yeah if you thing $385 is bad now just wait LOL I've been pouring jigs since 1975, and tying since the 80's and then got into fly tying then spinner making and NO I'm not getting into plastics!!!! LOL

Only problem I see is that they're not wet yet! :fish

thanks Fatman, Kraken if I get time I might go out in the morn and wet a few

oh here is one more tied with some peacock that I took out of the center piece off of the kitchen table lol dont nobody tell

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as always thanks guys

For your first one, not bad at all! You will find this hobby/addiction is great, but will make you pockets a lot lighter, LOL! You will find more interesting materials as you move along and the more and more, it's hard to not do this and I know for personal experience as I had bought way more than I could ever use and still am buying.

Welcome to this wonderful world of tying!

Skip

thanks skip,

it yours and alot of the other guys who tie here that made me do it lol,

if I can get even close to as good as you guys I'll be happy

again thank you all

Welcome to this fun hobby. Take a camera with you when you fish your stuff you made for the first time. Have a buddy capture that smile that will be on your face when a crappie is caught on something you made. We all know that feeling well. I am still smiling everytime I catch one. I started out making teardrops and ice jigs, then I started tying my own jigs, and now I am making my own soft plastics. This is a fun hobby. Keep smiling.

Nice tying, the jigs looks good to the eye and I'm sure the fish will like em. Sounds like you have jumped in and got a great start with pouring, painting and tying. Welcome to tying, it is a wonderful world where the only limit is your pocketbook. Have fun with it :):)

Have fun is the best advice I can give. I only tie and paint about 30 days a year but have enough to tie daily for 3 years in materials. It is very rewarding to catch fish on your own ties and you will eventually never have to worry about having that exact color you want and can't find in stores. Not to mention the quality of the jigs, even as a beginner will be much higher than most things from a store.

thanks ship stump and fish 4, i'm learning alot from alot of good people

as always thank you all ...I'm a lucky man

lol I just added $250 worth of goodies, got a guy close to me he just opened a bait shop ...... said he wants 4 of each color to sell in his shop ....... question what should they sell for on my end aprox and what can he get out of them aprox he told me he would pay me $1.10 ea. is that a good price ?? I have know idea what to charge any help would be great

as always thank you all

Great jigs I have been fishing all my life started tying trout flies several years ago made leadheads now thanks to all the guys on here to many to name and some local help it has been fun not only making them but catching fish on them.We have caught more and bigger crappie than ever before. We mainly caught crappie in the spring time.The last two years have caught them all year long.Never dreamed of making my own plastics.Love fishing a grub now make my own in colors that use to be good but can't find anymore(motor oil with red fleak) where can you get that color( gray ) cannot find anyone that makes this color.Your time is were the cost is how do you make enough for that.Keep it fun and a hobby not a job!!!!!

Nice looking jigs. I am the same way still when ordering and love it when my package of $200 worth of feathers, flash, tails and chinelle comes in. My wife doesn't see me for days while I try new combos. I looked at some of my first and thought now, that if I put them in the water, they would actually scare the fish away. I don't know if there's a tips page here but one would be nice. I have a few tips that I think would help as well as being interested in anything that would help me out. Hope you enjoy a great hobby that can take you in many directions. I'm currently looking into making saltwater jigs. Then maybe when I get better with a fly rod do some flies. One tip: look at fly tying books or web pages , a lot of ideas!