tying with kiptail takes some getting used to, the tail will have shorter hair towards the butt end and it gets longer towards the tip, the tail will usually be good for several sizes of jigs depending on what part of the tail it is from and how long it is. I use a pair of side cutters to cut the tail in sections through the bone if it has one, this makes the hair easier to get to and cut from the tail. I will cut a little bunch of hair and pull some loose stuff from the butt of it lightly and then pull any straggly sideways looking strands too, then I will note the curvature of the hair bunch which usually there is a little curve to the hair and lay it on the jig with the curved ends facing downward, I wrap it tightly with the mono and then turn the jig over for the other color hair. I usually make the belly color lighter in color and also shorter than the backbone color, this helps give it a tapered look. try to get your thread neck as short as you can, maybe 1/8" long on a 1/16 oz. don't be afraid to add a minnow thru the lips to the jig, or a half a redworm for other species, these are big crappie baits for some reason and they used to be called pinkie jigs back in the day.