Well it has begun, as if mayfly's weren't enough

If this is anything like my trout fishing addiction I'll probably be divorced soon but some things are really that important.
So here are my first jigs, a little long in the proportions but I'll make some adjustments.
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I bought a couple of 25 pk painted jig heads, 1/16 oz, in the colors you guys have shown and just started tying.

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So I can already tell that I'll become obsessed with tying jigs. The coffee cup says that the wife and daughter at least know whats coming.

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Taking a shower and going down to the local fly shop for materials, I've been stimulated.
We have an order placed for a nice assortment of colors and materials but I can't wait on that.

Plus I do have a bunch of trout fly's to tie up as well.

JT

Very nice. Please report back on your results.
Bob

Welcome to the addiction of tying. It is a great hobby and nice looking start.

I have been tying for over 25 years and still enjoy the time I spend at my vise although I don't tie as much as I used to. It's certainly addictive, have enough jigs and materials to start a bait shop. I was hooked the minute I caught a fish on one of my ties and it only get's worse.

Just have fun and enjoy the tying and catching! Since you just started just want to let you know the addiction will get worse before it gets better, lol!

Skip

I have 6 cabinets and 6 desk drawers filled with jig heads and tying material. That doesn't include my powder paint materials, that's in another closet. You still have time to seek therapy but if you're like me, it won't help. Enjoy the ride.

Like the rest of these guys...I'm hooked....just did my taxes and I spent over $6000 last year on ebay....most of which was tying related. Sold a bunch to buy more....will it ever stop?

Hahaha that's beautiful! I've spent significant amounts of money on equipment and also made great efforts to go after a single fish. I know a couple of them will probably never get caught.

I can see lead melting in a pot on a fire behind the shed, with molds ready to be poured. Used to fish for crappie years ago with my pops and brothers and used minnows almost exclusively then.

I was also using live bait, night crawlers particularly, for trout then too but now I only fly fish and release them. BUT big slab crappies from clean water will probably not get put back same with slab bluegills.

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That's what the big plastic totes are for Honey!

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As you are aware, tieing is very addictive!
Good luck.


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I know it, I need more materials. :biggrin

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Those pink are killers for crappie. Nice looking ties.

You do very nice work, your background shows. Mostly, welcome from Central Florida. The pattern used for the pinks would look very good with a mix of fluorescent green and yellow, with maybe a splash of white. Really like those pink ones. Started tying about 12 to 14 years back and my vise time is low right now, but the ideas still flow like a strong river. Looking forward to what you come up with.

Thank you kindly folks. I have been tying for a few years now.

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In the pursuit of native trout; Attachment 396945

If I remember correctly I had an excellent experience on the lake as a young man using my grandfathers fly equipment and fly's. I caught sixteen or seventeen nice slab crappies that evening on "bugs" that look like the ones I tie now. If my wife and daughter go EWE! I'm on to something. The crappie fishing and jigs is just going to make it worse and the best part is they got me new chest waders, a new vest, and a new spinning rig so I'm completely encouraged to do it. :cool:

I'm enjoying learning the jig patterns very much and hope the crappie like them as much as we do. Thanks for the color tips, there's an incredible assortment out there. And for the warm welcome.

Jim

EWW!... lol. Awesome ties. I imagine those do work good. :ThumbsUp

Are you using ostrich herl for tail material? Great looking trout flies too.

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Are you using ostrich herl for tail material? Great looking trout flies too.

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Yep, that's exactly what that is, I got a big white one for a dollar somewhere I think and since I'm waiting on materials just figured I'd try it. Tail is 2 black first, then 3 colored Chinese saddles, and white herl.

Thanks. I've been tying some with ostrich herl also. Seems to have great action. The pieces I have are ancient and shorter, but look like they will work fine.

Great looking ties and I’m sure you will have some really good stories to go with them.
Bob

Looks like you have the fly tying going on, good looking flies!

Skip

Thanks, and those are some good looking materials. If someone ^^^^ :Rofl can point me in the right direction for understanding chenille sizing I'd appreciate it. I'll have to try some of that stuff out. I really like using two tones for wrapping bodies. So many ways to tie these. Obviously I'm an incurable case so I accept it.

Here's the colors I worked with last night: Black marabou, orange deer belly hair, white marabou, burnt orange chenille, burnt orange 3/0 thread, orange Eagle Claw jig head.
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The static electricity here is so bad that working with feathers is almost impossible, crazy. Be nice if we could harvest that.

Some fella wet their material before tying. Maybe that is why?

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Thanks, and those are some good looking materials. If someone ^^^^ :Rofl can point me in the right direction for understanding chenille sizing I'd appreciate it. I'll have to try some of that stuff out. I really like using two tones for wrapping bodies. So many ways to tie these. Obviously I'm an incurable case so I accept it.

Here's the colors I worked with last night: Black marabou, orange deer belly hair, white marabou, burnt orange chenille, burnt orange 3/0 thread, orange Eagle Claw jig head.

The static electricity here is so bad that working with feathers is almost impossible, crazy. Be nice if we could harvest that.

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First off get one of the little sheets your wife uses in the clothes drier and you can take the static out of your feathers, a must in winter for sure, lol!

Next size on chenille for me is like this, most sell size 2 and is kind of standard, but if you tie a 1/8 Oz or 1/4 Oz head you need to double wrap the body and even more than that when you make it new age by adding Crystal it's less dense. So is why I use size 3 for most, but a 2 color chenille needs to stay at size 2 because it will look different at size 3.

Now for me Crystal is different due to it being Mylar and when wet it will lay back to make a beautiful body and I even use size 10 and 12 on my 1/32 Oz Roadrunners, see Pic below. If you would like to talk a little let me know and we can get on the phone later this afternoon if you want? I have to go get my usual blood work this morning still. Send me an email or PM and we can chat a bit about this.

Of course to each his or her own as far as what size you like, it all works very well.

Skip

The Crystal on these are all size 10 and look spiky, but wet is nice! These are 1/32 Oz Roadrunners with #6 hooks.
Also I believe the Green body is size 3 and the Chartreuse and Black is size 2.
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Beautiful looking STML. Almost too pretty to fish...I said ALMOST! Nice.
Bob