Ok guys I'm hooked . Got my starter kit from Skip a few weeks ago and now I can't stop ! I have caught some fish on my jigs and that has made it even worse. All in all, it's a good problem to have.
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Ok guys I'm hooked . Got my starter kit from Skip a few weeks ago and now I can't stop ! I have caught some fish on my jigs and that has made it even worse. All in all, it's a good problem to have.
It only gets worse !!! Once you start you can't stop !!! Now when I go to Wal-mart I go to the craft section before I go to the sporting goods, trying to find something different to tie jigs with. It is addictive !!! :) :)
Poat a picture of the ones you all tied. We want to see them!
There's nothing more satisfying than seeing a load of crappie hauled in on your jigs...
you will never look at a bird or a fur jacket the same
Or that long tuft of fur on the end of your dog's tail. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by crappie.bob
That is just the tip of the ice berg so to speak and when you graduate to my spot you will no longer thing it's funny. I can't stop buying and it's been going on for 2 years now! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by sticksteer
Many many months I buy like $500 worth of tying materials! :eek:
Skip
Just stay with jigs, don't make the mistake I made and start tying flies. :rolleyes: lol It consumes you:eek:
Why would you ever want to stop? Since I primarily fish for crappie and Bream, ...I tie jigs that work for those too species. It really is addictive and good clean fun!Quote:
Originally Posted by fowlmood77
What kind of vise and materials do you have. I would be interest in buying them from you, If your sure you have no need!Quote:
Originally Posted by fredo
Here's some I tied. I'm still learning. Sorry, the picture is not the best quality:)
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...ysJigsPic3.jpg
I feel sure they will catch crappie and you will love being able to catch them on something you made.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whitecap
Nice job!
Skip
Here are a few jigs I'm about to send out to shipahoy41.
Those look perfectly fine to me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Whitecap
It becomes addictive when the largest crappies youve ever caught come off of your own jigs. I caught a 16"er last year that came off of a 1/64th plain round head, orange chenelle, chartruse yellow marabou tail that I was using just for kicks and because Id lost every other jig I had in my favorite color that day. Caught a 16"er friday on a plain head, black chenelle and black marabou tail. Ive used 100's of other kinds of jigs but my two largest have been on my own stuff. PRIDE. Don't stop. You'll learn what works for you and what doesn't. Sometime's what you like changes. I used to love all white or red chenellle and white body and I bet I haven't caught half a dozen on those colors in the past year. Now red and chartruse (green or yellow) seems to work well for me or a white head red chenelle and chartruse body works well for me. One thing I would advise, if you're trying new colors, tie three of them. Sometimes Ill try a new color and break off, tie on and catch a few and break off and tie on again and catch some more. I'm a slacker and generally only have 6-8 of my favorite colors with me and a few misc colors at any given trip, and the day I caught the 16"er on the orange and yellow, I was catching on red chenelle and yellow tail and lost all 7 that I had with me. Sorry for the rambling lol
either of two ways, some very serious in-house counciling or I die, which ever comes first. just my 2 pennies
Sticksteer, I've got it bad also. Up until today I didn't have any idea what to do with all I've tied and all I plan to tie. I mean, I do plan to fish with them but I usually don't lose too many. So what to do with all them jigs. I found out today one thing they are good for besides catching fish, catching information. I took the boat out on an exploratory trip into some unknown places. Sure am glad for GPS or I'd still be running around in circles in the swamp. Anyway, I met up with another fisherman and made it a point to stop and talk to him, he seemed like a good of boy. After a few cautious words from him about fishing in this area, I reached down and grabbed my jig box and said while I'm stopped I think I try another color. Well he looked to see what I was tying on. I grabbed a couple of different colors and threw them to him and said to try these on me, I tie them myself. That really impressed him and broke the ice. He spilled the beans about the whole area. I learned more in 15 minutes of BS'ing than I could have learned in a year of going at it on my own. So you see, another reason to tie, barter.
From the bayou,
PawPaw "gene"