well so far i have spent about $200-$250 on stuff.

melter,mold,500 hooks,bobbin,vise, scissors,thread,various tying materials, shears for cutting lead and 4-5 colors of power paint and other odd stuff.

so far i have only tied about 30 jigs. guess i'm in the hole for now. But at least they will be my own jigs when done and will probably catch as many as store bought ones.

dad tied probably a 1000 when i was a boy. nothing fancy by any means. poured his own jig heads. all jig heads were painted red or white with the cheapest paint walmart sold. and tied them up from tails of green,blue,yellow,chartreuse,pink, white and various other colors. cheap thread from walmart. No bobbin ,no vise,no power paint,no chenelle,no maribou ,just solid colors .

Always caught fish. Had crappie for supper 52 weeks a year. LOL

I guess im doing it to pass the time this winter and have the satisfaction that there my jigs.