New Jigging Pole and 1st Tied Jigs

I went to the tackle shop to pick up some jigs and found out a man is making The JD Courtney Special Rods. I just had to buy one. I skipped buying jigs since have more than I can use already. You guys know how it goes. This is a 10ft rod that the line goes thru the center of the pole. No eyes. I have used many different poles before but with one of these you never wrap the line around the tip. Also my jig tying kit came in from BP. I tied my first 2 jigs. They are not perfect but will catch a fish. I am ruined now. It only took a couple of minutes to do. I can't wait to catch a fish on them Thursday. Here are some pictures of the rod and jigs. Look out Skip.
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Nice jigs for a first. It'll catch.

Looks good

Pole looks awesome. Nice first jigs, they will hunt. I am not even going to try that with my fat fingers.

Funny how we go out to buy jigs, come back with a new pole and no jigs! 🤔🤔 lol

Congrats on the new pole.. looks like the one you were showing me the other day at the launch.. Jigs look good also.. Practice makes perfect and before long you will have them like you want... I made a few years ago, but raising 4 kids, i didn't have much time to get it down like i wanted.. I may have to get another kit and give it another try.

Yes I am finding that out. I tried one with squirrel tail and used too much and it is too big. I mixed in some silver flash and it sparkles really good in the light. I will make another one tomorrow with half the hair. It should turn out good.
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well done....and you always can use/need another rod....Right?

Looking good. Do you know what rod he uses to make those?

Mike

Looks better than my first jig, lol.

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Originally Posted by 20watt

Looks better than my first jig, lol.

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you ain't lyin....LOL .JK Jimmy Watt...I already told ya'll...I ain't tyin any jigs....kudos to those that do..truly a talent.

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Originally Posted by Fishing Nut

Looking good. Do you know what rod he uses to make those?

Mike

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I sure don't. He wrapped that part in green. I bought it from Cajun Tackle.

Nice looking jigs Don! I have never tried a rod with the line run through it but it sounds like a good idea.

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Nice looking jigs Don! I have never tried a rod with the line run through it but it sounds like a good idea.

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Dwayne once you use one you will never want to jig with guides (eyes) again. No more tip wrap. Great for fishing in the trees too. I set the drag really loose the pole does all the work.

Great looking pole and jigs. I hope you load the boat with crappie on them real soon. Ain't nothing like catching a fish on a jig you tied yourself, except for maybe catching a fish on one that someone else tied. LOL. Seriously, I love to tie my own jigs. Love to give them away too, or swap with someone else who ties. Keep tying. They look good.

I made myself such a rod last year because I too got tired of having my line wrap in the guides. Only on mine I put the hole right past the first guide. This give you line control with your left hand making it way more convenient and usable. My only problem is I tried braid but it stuck to the inside of the rod blank once it was wet. I changed over to Mono and although it worked much better I was still having trouble with the line binding at times. Maybe something in the rod was loose and causing the problem. I will pull it out and wash out the inside to see if that is my problem. The idea is great and it works well if only I can get the line to flow freely.
"gene"

I have that problem at times I just put the jig in the water and give it a twitch or 2. I use the power pro that is round and stiff.

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I have that problem at times I just put the jig in the water and give it a twitch or 2. I use the power pro that is round and stiff.

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nice jig S86. How well/far can you cast a jig with that pole?

It is not for casting. I use it fishing tight cover in muddy water. I can get the jig out to about 20 ft from the boat. Now the old man who designed them I heard could cast it like a fly rod and could get some distance. I like to put out about 2 feet of line from the cork to the tip, hold the rod at a 90 degree angle to the boat and skirt the bank popping the cork. I keep the trolling motor as slow as it can go. This technique is deadly during the spawn.

I tied a few more tonight. This sure is addictive.
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This is from a feather I found at my Mom's hat shop
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I call this a Scooby Jig. I got the hair from my boarder collie

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This one is a wasp with red flashabou
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This one is from a squirrel tail I had laying around
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This one was the first one I tied and added some flash to it
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This one was from an old road runner that the fish destroyed last year.

When I seen the one with the dog hair, it reminded me, I made one with hair from a Pomeranian and when you put it in the water, it looked like it was moving on it's own... I would run a piece of string through the eye and hang it in a glass of water to see what it looked like under water.

Cool. I keep looking at my husky's tail. She has a nice thick black tail......lol. I talked to Dwayne today and my son and me are going to meet yall Saturday.

I like the one made from the feather (Peacock?) I have 2 male peacocks and 2 female peacocks, I could probably get you a few feathers.

Don you beat me to the punch. After I saw the first picture, I thought, look out dog cuz he's a coming. : ) It is fun though.
"gene"

Sauté. Send me a message(PM) when you get time for my phone number. Was wanting to being my dad. But only fished that area 2 times one for the tournament. And other was to prefish.

Folks....please use a PM to give out phone numbers or email addresses.....it's for your own protection.....