30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

[JUNGLEJIMJIGS]

30 years ago I purchased a cheap $10 vise, a few tools, thread, jigs and some tying material on my 36th Birthday and started my tying journey. I'm 66 years young today. Bought a book by Skip Morris on fly tying since I didn't even know how to start the thread on the hook. First few jigs were started by tying overhand knots on shank and then wrapping over those. The book was a huge help and got me going in the right direction. Was hitting the fly shop every week when I got paid for more tying materials and with each passing day my obsession for tying grew. In these 30 years I've tied probably over 500,000 jigs and while I don't tie as much as I used too it's still a big part of my life still to this day. The support I got from other tyers when I found this site in 2009 helped me become what I am today, a better fisherman and a tying addict. Thanks Crappie.com and all the members here on this site. P.S. I'm not done yet.

[BuckeyeCrappie]

Wow! Congratulations on your milestone. So…it’s your birthday?

[JUNGLEJIMJIGS]

Today is my birthday even though it's not listed at the bottom with the other birthday's. Did get an email from Crappie.com wishing me a Happy Birthday and that's good enough for me. I've accumulated quite a bit of materials in 30 years, stuff is everywhere and still buy more. I'm a bit of a hoarder when it comes to materials. Need to downsize since some stuff hasn't been used in many years but keep putting it off. Maybe one day.

[BuckeyeCrappie]

Hope you have a great day!

[MCG1]

Happy Birthday Jim. Keep tying,, I enjoy buying your jigs!

[SuperDave336]

Happy Birthday Jim!!! Congrats on 30 yr tying anniversary. That's awesome. Your skill acquired over the years shows, you are truly an artist with every jig. Thanks for sharing with us since 2009!! Looking forward to seeing more of your work in the future.

[DockShootinJack]

Congrats

[Fatman]

Happy Birthday buddy!!

[njones]

[slammingjack]

Happy Birthday! I also love your ties.