If you could even put a number on it. How many would you say you have ?
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If you could even put a number on it. How many would you say you have ?
Way too many to guess, even 1/32 Oz Roadrunners I tied, probably have a few hundred of them alone. Also have loads of unpainted head for Roadrunners and Pony heads as well.
Really it doesn't matter how many you have tied, it's more what is next and how well can I tie them and of course are you still enjoying it, know I am.
Skip
I carry around 80 to 100 in the boat because I travel light. I had so many a few years back that I picked out a dozen favorites and sold both boxes and started again. Taken a razor blade to a lot that never made it to the box too. Since selling the boxes I try to keep it in perspective. Carrying a lot of jigs also prompts you to give some out at the ramp and among friends.
400-450
Well over 500.
Maybe only around 100. This last Saturday I tied 6... gave 3 to my buddy and kept 3. Then fished them Sunday and lost all 3 I kept. :Rofl That's how it goes.
Enough to be called a "HOARDER" by my wife. Probably made 250,000 + since I started tying but probably have less then 10,000 here now. Need to start thinning out some materials but still tie several times a week.
I am on the small end of the spectrum. I tie as I go, carry around 40 in the boat and maybe 100 or so at home. If friends want something I tie it and it is gone. I keep telling them I don't tie much when I am fishing so get your order in over the winter.
That’s the reason your jigs and ideas area step above a lot of us here. Always enjoy your posts. Give me stuff to try when I get a minute. Sadly, that’s not very often. Keep after it, think of the yard sale you could have.Quote:
Originally Posted by JUNGLEJIMJIGS
You guys take this aspect of the sport to a new level.:ThumbsUp It is an addictive hobby, and especially good in the off season. If I can clear out enough space....I would love to get back into tying.
Bob
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Originally Posted by skiptomylu
Thanks Skip, It is the "what is next" and that new different jig that drives em nuts we are always trying to perfect.
Sharing is the fun part, I've posted several time about this but it is fun. If I get some stuff I am not using I'll bag them up and go to the local kids fishing derby and share them there. Kids love free stuff. Just keep on tying.
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Originally Posted by GrumpyLoomis
I am in the same boat. Giving and teaching especially to the young ones is awesome.
I have this much. 1/16 oz, 1/8 oz and a 1/4 oz box. Gradually adding to them. Working on narrowing down which ones work better as I don’t believe in having a thousand different shapes and sizes when a select few get the job done. How many will it narrow down to? Probably 999!!! My 1/8 oz box needs some work.
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Like the organization shown the Doc. Always like your ties, nice work. I couldn’t have an eighth ounce box, don’t use them much down here. I’d have to tie for a week if I went back to TN for a weeks fishing. Now sixteenth and thirty seconds I could use, they get frequent play. Now the tiny box I have to hold myself back from over stuffing it. It’s shallow and grabby here so most times when I get hung, I just go after it and get it back. I use the same jig for a long time. I used to give away jigs at the ramp regularly in TN but not so much here. Lots of trolling and minnow fishin and folks just set in their ways.
I haven't been tying very long, maybe a couple years altogether, but mostly just here and there. I will say the more I tie, the better they look to me anyway. Here's my current two box's and my latest work. 132 hatchet heads, and 1/16 oz ball heads. All in chartreuse and black weave.
Only second or third time trying to do a weave. All in all there's just over 400 jigs between the two box's.Attachment 399554Attachment 399555Attachment 399556
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Originally Posted by Jamesdean
I think your work is awesome and the crappie should give you a standing ovation ya know , tail walking and fin clapping when you dunk those jigs!
Thank you for the kind words Pie Guy. Hoping to get them wet this week-end...
More than I need but not enough to stop! Its all I use!
I just started tying back in January. I've got 800-1000 in the boat and tie most evenings. It is very satisfying to tie a jig and then have a crappie slam it the next morning. Attachment 399950Attachment 399951
That is the truth right there for sure. For me, it nevetr gets old. It's a warm glowing feeling I get when I land a fish on a jig I tied myself, man oh man...Those jigs look good, and will slay them for sure...Quote:
Originally Posted by arkcrappie