Newest Pattern

This is my newest pattern. I'm calling it Road Kill. (It's my first attempt at posting a picture, so I'm not sure how it will come out)

Nice job! I like that jig.

Real nice Pic, now keep the pic, cause one of these days big ole brush piles here on Truman will own it ........you got the pic posting down......... look out..........

You can sure pass a lot of long, cold, snowy hours playing with this stuff. (Mrs. DOFC says, "Thank Goodness!)

It would be a lot easier to just tie one jig and then Photo Shop the rest. Now if I just knew an expert Photo Shopper...................

I like it.

No matter how I look at it, I do not know if it will cook up. Most roadkill just needs a little salt.:dono

At least it keeps well in this cold weather.

Looks like it will catch some fish. Look out because tying jigs can get to be real addictive and real expensive. Here is a pic of my first jigs and then a few of what the addiction will eventually do to you.

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...5/photo-61.jpg

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...5/photo-63.jpg

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps3bf49d23.jpg
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps06abf50f.jpg
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good pic good jig I never made a pretty one like jerod's but the ones I make sometimes turn a no day to a limit day that'sbout all they need to do

Will post some pics later of some jigs with a few years of Tying experience. The ones above are the first ones I tied several years ago that started my addiction to tying. Even the ugly ones with many mistakes when learning have caught fish for me.

Here is a few from after I got the hang of tying a little better.

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...photo-2208.jpg

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m.../photo-305.jpg

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m.../photo-714.jpg

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...photo-2378.jpg

We like all of them Jared. We are gonna have to make it over to see your jig making equipment. Wyatt is already talking about what colors he would use if we were to start making our own

Nice looking jig DOFC, and a fine job of posting a pic.

Jared,

How effective are the blades on the jigs, and do they justify the additional cost? Do you prefer willow leaf to Colorado type blades?

Thanks,
Gary

Nice looking jigs. I bought the jigheads from lightwirehooker powder painted them and now that retirement has set in and I used to tie flies for trout. This inspires me to give it a try for crappie.

The blades are pretty cheep to add. I think a 100 blades, 100 crane swivels and 100 snap rings will cost you less than $10. So only adds a dime a piece to the jigs. It is deadly in dirty water dipping trees. I like the nickel willow blades but that is just my preference. Not sure it makes any difference. Either one will add some flash and some noise when shaking them. You can also tie in glass rattles to the body of jigs. makes a nice big body. We have all the components at the store and can ship if needed. We are going to get the Everhart's online store fired up pretty quick and add items as we go. I think we are going to start with molds, hooks, and all other components used for building jigs. The focus will be crappie items for a while and see how the online sales go. Then start building/adding other items.

Finally got a chance to put Road Kill in the water, and it is a success.

Glad you got to try them out, congrats.

I just started last winter to help pass the time and give me some focus for my fishing energy for when I couldn't fish. It is a lot of fun to play with different things and see which ones work the best.

It has sure helped me pass some long weary hours in the last 3 or 4 weeks. At least it keeps me thinking about fishing even if I'm not out there.

Pretty cool moment when you catch the first fish on a jig you tied. Always fun experimenting with new color combos to see what will work.

You know the old saying, "Color catches more fisherman than fish." Well, it's true. But it sure is fun to try different combos. I tied a purple version of Road Kill yesterday. Really looks good to me. Hope the fish think so.