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I finished these this morning and was wondering what you might think. They are not for sale yet and I just need an opinion. I have been making kip tail, rabbit and some goatjigs. I asked earlier what kind of a price I might get and was told maybe $1.50. My question is that with the cost of kip tail and how hard it is to find them long enough to make good 1/8 oz jigs....do you think I could get anymore? Like $2.00 or should just settle? What ya think?
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My thought is you'll never get your money back using kip tail and the quality of the jigs you make. Keep the quality coming.
I saw on Facebook awhile back a guy selling unpainted hand ties for $2 a pop. Blew my mind people lining up for them. Not only were they not painted but quality of the tie was subpar. Only reason he was selling them was he was well known in the tourney trail.
Price to me depends on the quality of the jig from the paint to if there are eyes, clear coated, what hook, material used, etc. The jighead itself sets the tone though on any jig. Then you have to find a buyer.
Keep the quality and ask what you need to.
Skip has great kip tails , if you need a source.
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I agree with the others. Make them like you have and charge what you need to charge.
You’ll never get enough money for what you do in custom made jigs and if you had to charge for your labor they would be closer to three dollars each.
Set your pruce. If they don't sell, maybe use that response to adjust your price.
Thanks. We will see. I got a lot of kip tails a few of years ago but will be expensive to replace them. I can settle for less and any income will help. Got about 1500 jigs made so far and plan on listing them at the end of the month when I return o the States. Just wondering how the response will be. Plan on listing here and on ebay. Have a friend to help set me up on Facebook. Thinking about asking $4.99 for 3 and see what happens. $2.00 shipping and free shipping on more than one order.
Please understand...I am not selling now! I am just talking and asking for opinions and advice. I have lots of rabbit strips and really like the looks and action of those jigs so it may balance the expense of the kip tail jigs. I like them a lot too. Thanks for your comments.
I never charged that much of mine when I was tying for others. Personally I find it hard to charge more than $6.00 for a pack of 4 jigs including my 1/16 oz Kiptail jigs. Now when we go to Roadrunners with all the trouble and extra pieces that one goes to like $2.50 each, but that's a lot more work than what you are doing on these. I also think tying jigs to make money is not a good idea for a lot of reasons with the main one is you can't make a living tying jigs without working your hands to the bone! Tying because you enjoy it is something you can loose trying to make everyone happy except yourself!
Just my 2 cents.
Skip
Thanks Skip. I get what you are saying. Being here out of the country with nothing to do is a bit different. Last year I about went crazy with boredom. This year I focused on tying and have been much happier. If I get $1.50 I can be fine with that...if I only get $1.00...still beats a blank. Anything I make is helpful and it gives me something to do. Not like when I was working and my time was worth something.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
Also important to have at least in in packs of 4, but 5 would even be better for the tying. The more of the same color combo you have to tie the faster it goes because you have to take materials out and out them up for each color. Example of bad thing would be like packs of 2 and someone ordered like 20 packs all different color combos, you would be changing colors every two, lol!
That would cease to be fun pretty fast.
Skip
Yeh. I hear that. I'm in a bit different situation as I can't do custom orders because I'm out of the country 10 months a year. I have been making between 50 and 100 of each style and size. Am going to list them...and when they are gone they are gone. I can't ship from here so my daughter in PA will be sending them out. Not sure how it will work but I have to try something. Is really a 3rd world country here and I have to ship supplies down in a barrel because you cant buy anything here and almost imposable to buy from the State. Amazon wont even ship here. There are no road names or address...everything just goes by an area. I live in Bois Joulie Dennery. That's my address. We dont have mail men...you just go down to the Post office in the village and ask if anything has your name on it.Attachment 424140
I don't know what happened with kip tails. They used to be super cheap. Now they want crazy prices for them. They're also one of the materials I like to see in person before buying because a lot of them are half brown or have hair that's so short it's useless for crappie jigs
Check out Patrick (Fridays86 here on cdc) at Woods and Water Outdoors. I think he would treat you right and give an honest review of his kiptails.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shoemoo
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When I started they were like $2 each at the shop. One of the cheapest tail materials. I still have a bunch from back then. I don't use a lot of kip tail because I find the material difficult to work with. It's awkward to cut off the tail and it's hard and slick so getting it to stay on the hook takes more time and effort than I want to spend on one jig when there are cheaper materials that are easier to handle. I only use it for really small thread necks.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
A lot of the flies I tie use deer belly hair instead of kip tail.
I haven't used it on crappie jigs yet but it really flies nicely so will give it a go later this year.
I think you can request more
Thanks. I have them listed for less than $1.00 and still not selling. I gave up. Just tying for myself and friends now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kylebooker
If anything I’ve learned is cost,,, seems the foxtail at first cost more, but man do you get a lot of tail for your money,,,kiptail also is very Curley compared to the nice straight foxtails,,, soft and fluffy goes along way when it comes to jigs,,,I get foxtail from fur traders online and it comes dyed in several different colors,,, love this stuff,,,these are all foxtails,,,beautiful stuff