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I am the type that always prefers to give my business to local types versus someone halfway across the country.
So with that said, does anyone have some suggestions for local guys or gals to get custom jigs and such from? Specifically the grand lake/oologah region?
Timmy Toms jigs, Mikes Custom Baits! Both are great for quality and catching!
And for hand ties, take a look at Shawn Mitchell at Crappie Assassin Jigs.
How does one go about ordering from Mikes custom baitsQuote:
Originally Posted by Jerkey Log
Mike's is in Missouri. I am local, Coweta, Ok. g-daddycrappietackle.com.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dyabolical
Jones bait and tackle in okc plus he ties some awesome looking and fishing catching jigs
Carl Jones does make some good jigs. I used them until I started tying my own. Learning is easy, and it's more fun to catch them on something you tied.Quote:
Originally Posted by nmolina
Several of us use Mikes Custom Baits and Timmy Tom Jigheads. Both are great guys, yes they are from just across the state lines. Mike is in Bolivar, MO and Tim is in Arkansas. Someone post their info please I can't get my phone to pull them up where I am currently at.
Timmy Tom's Jig Co.
401 E. Forest St.
Huntington, Ar 72940
Tel: (479) 883-5169
Googling Mike's just brings up a message form to contact them.
So Timmy Tom are just jig heads?
Gdaddy makes the tuffest jigs I've ever used. Frank will make any color you like if possible. Check him out for your plastics
Fantastic responses! Ok I got several leads on soft plastics and tied jigs. What about lead heads? I saw bobo's listings on eBay and knew he was in the Tulsa area, but is there any others?
Pappa is right about G-daddy being tough. I have caught over 200 fish on one of those micros, and it had zero tears, just a little scuffing.
Dr. Nip pours some great plastics too. He is located in Newalla, Okla which is near Shawnee. Nip posts on here frequently.
Slight tangent here, but I have always had trouble getting soft plastics threaded on straight to lead head jigs, is it just time and practice or is it more technique?
Practice!
I pour and sell however located in Arkansas
The Nipster does make some nice baits. He has some good Skeeter Pee also!:cheers2Quote:
Originally Posted by cricket george
Crappiepapa does Dr. Nip have a web site?
Send me your info pm and I will forward it to him as he is a friend of mine. He is under the weather right now but I am sure he will get back with you.
Who is under the weather Nip???
Yes i talked with nip yesterday and he has been sick for a few weeks now. I don't believe he has a website.
Glad to pass on your info to him if he is who you seek to make ya some baits.
I am going to have to bow out of this due to the weather and being sick 3 out of the last 4 weeks. Thank you for the compliments guys.
Get better Travis if you don't get your own baits shot I will hep ya out bud. I will keep ya fishing.
Travis I will give you a call. I was not aware that you have been ill
I tie jig 3 c customs but I don't sell them they work but I just tied a 100up..But the best is Bobby garland and malcom slab slobber
I agree, you will never experience the feeling you will get from catching a fish on a jig or lure that you've made yourself. Which reminds me that I need to dust off my tying vise a crank a few out. Dyabolical there are some really good threads on crappie.com that can give you advice on getting started making your own if your interested.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigskyfisherman
For anyone who wants to start tying, Bass Pro Shops here in OKC (not sure about Tulsa) has a free fly tying class every week. They are extremely helpful and patient guys, and they provide the materials for the flies that are being tied that night. You have to have a tying kit, which can be minimal cost or expensive. I got a nice kit online for a good price. You can learn how to use all of the tools and tie some very good flies. It's easy to tie your own crappie jigs, once you learn the basics of tying. One great advantage is that you can experiment with every color and type of material to get any type of jig imaginable. Look at a thread called "Jig Pictures" on cdc. There are thousands (at least it seems like thousands) of pictures of jigs that other guys have tied, with some very interesting materials and color schemes.
Dyabolical, I am a little late from when this thread was active in getting replies and you may have found what you are looking for by now. All the companies or individuals listed provide excellent baits even though some are not "local". One thing I want to add is that some of these guys who are not "local" have done more for Oklahoma Crappie.com members, tournaments and events than what some of the Oklahoma based companies have ever done or considered doing. I can say without a doubt that Mikes Custom Baits, Timmy Toms, Gates Custom Jigs, SlabSlobber, Crazy Angler Tackle, Arkie Jigs, Crappie Assasin Jigs, Bobo's and G Daddy Baits all offer excellent baits/products and are some of the highest quality baits you will find and although they are not all "local", they are all still hardworking guys who put the customer first and do what they can to promote the sport of fishing and good friendship instead of just trying to make a profit no matter the cost. That to me puts these guys ahead of the rest of the pack when it comes to earning my business, not the number of miles between us. Good luck in your search!!!!
Well said Josh
Another thing about most of the outfits Swollencrappie mentioned is that most if them have shown up at different Oklahoma gatherings and donated baits for the members to try out. I like to refer to them as "Beta Baits". I might suggest ordering a few colors from each and decide which ones you prefer. If I was in the business, I would have to offer a sample pack at a low rate to perspective buyers.
Redneck rubber makes a great plastic and jig head. Caught many crappie on the beaverbottom baits. They are out owasso. Redneck Rubber LLC
Here are a few styles and colors that have worked well for me. Of course, I have tied some that haven't done a thing, but that's part of the fun when you tie your own jigs. There are an infinite number of things that you can try, and you never know when you're going to hit one that slays 'em.
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I am in no way against giving business to non local companies, but I do put a certain value in building personal relationships.
As far as making my own, I would love to be able to do that. Unfortunately my wife thinks I already have to much stuff as it is. I would possibly find myself sleeping in the garage if I attempted to invest in more gear!
I hear you loud and clear, Dyabolical. it was only after I showed my wife how much money I would save by making my own jigs that I was cleared for takeoff. But the garage was already full of rods, float tubes, dough bait supplies, tents, jugging stuff, extra refrigerators for fish fillet storage, and a multitude of other fishing and hunting paraphernalia. The thing that almost nixed the whole deal was when I said I would need space for a table and a cabinet to store my supplies. The spare room was already stuffed with her knitting stuff (you wouldn't believe how many tubs of stuff she has). We settled on a corner of the living room, and all is well as long as I don't stray from my 3.5' by 8' area.
Anything inside the house is pretty much an automatic no. Between my three young kids and a few young nephews and nieces that sometimes stay with us, keeping small hands out of colorful jig and fly tying materials could prove difficult.
Here's how it went down at my...err her house. I said, 'I'm going to start tying my own jigs to save some money'. All I will need is a cheap vise, a few colors of this a few colors of that. Said told me I had enough things to do without starting something else. To which I told her she really had no say in the matter and that I was going to do what I &^*% well pleased! 9 weeks later they removed the cast off my legs! :Rofl:witching
Still trying to figure out house I convinced my wife!
"Difficult" is not the word. Medical bills could mount rapidly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dyabolical
My grandkids are old enough (9-18) to be relatively safe with the equipment. When they come to visit us from Tulsa, three of them run to the tying station to make up a few jigs. They aren't perfect jigs, but the kids really get a kick out of using something they "created".
My first hundred jigs or so had NO chenille. I was told that I could use any of the hundred or so colors that she has in her knitting stuff. So I used her yarn, and amazingly enough, those jigs work great, particularly that fuzzy, multi-colored one in the picture above.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiepappa