My first day of tying jigs

[RockyWatsonKS]

my first day of jig tying is complete, i have alot to learn and need some supplies but
i'm having a great time! going to be a fun hobby!

rock~

[sticksteer]

Those will catch some fish's for sure.

[bxn]

lookin good!

[bassman356]

LOL It won't be a hobby very long. It will become an obsession pretty quick!!! Welcome to the madness!

[liftbite56]

wait till you have a fish on one!!! Its on now you got the sickness!!!!!

[Shoemoo]

Very nice for your first effort. Hang onto them so you can compare them to later jigs as your skills improve.

It looks like you cut the marabou on some of the tails. You want to keep the natural tips if at all possible because they give you more action in the water. If you have to shorten a tail, pinch the filaments and pull until they break. It won't be as good as leaving the tips intact, but it will look more natural than a squared off end.

[skiptomylu]

Good no for a start for sure! Yes as he said never cut the ends off. 90%of the time I tear the barbules off the stem, stack them Until you have enough to tie in, cut the end you tore off the stem to get the length you want!

You are not going to believe what happenes to you when this addiction takes hold!

Good job!

Skip

[STUMP HUNTER]

Good start and welcome to the madness!!

[TreednNC]

First off....excellent work, first and foremost, especially for a newb.


Second, I second what the others said about trimming the tails....although I did it too when I first started and caught plenty of fish. I would shorten some of them a little, just to save on the nipped tails (short strikes).

Third, IMHO most of your jigs, I'd get at least TWO jigs out of, probably barely two out of the one with the pink head, but probably 3 or 4 out of the amount of marabou used. Marabou is forgiving if you use too much of it though, just because it flows, and comes to life even when you think you're holding the rod still. Lots of it makes them look good to the eye, and appealing to potential customers, but in reality, take the top pic, top left jig for instance, about half that amount is ever really needed. When wet, but out of water it looks like there is hardly any there, but in the water, the minimal amount of marabou fluffs back out and flows and pulsates in the water more freely than beefed up, over-done jigs.

Again, great jigs, my jigs didnt start to look that good until I was at least half way to the point of where I am now!

[High Tide]

Nice tips fellas! Thanks!