Jig tying

[Oklahomabassin]

Kinda dig these heads.
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They look excellent

 

[kirk1978]

I was grounded to my room for 90% of my childhood.
I walked the fields on the way home from school and collected all the hair and fur on barbed wire fences.
Made my own yarn from the fur by twisting it around a strand of sewing thread.

Dog hair made great jigs.
Neighbor had a blue healer
Sure is fun to do.

Buddy of mine gave me a few bags of alpaca wool, it didn't work so well lol.

 

[dennishoddy]

Kinda dig these heads.
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I used to fish with a guy that painted his own heads. He said the “eyes” work the best and he proved it time after time. He gave me some and my catch rate matched his. Eyes are the only jig I fish now with a variety of tails.

 

[dennishoddy]

Buddy of mine gave me a few bags of alpaca wool, it didn't work so well lol.

The old days when a kid of crimping a split shot on a hook and tying on some fur has certainly changed to pretty much artificial materials today.

 

[Prairie Wings]

I like to make a few, cast my own jig heads too.

 

[kirk1978]

I like to make a few, cast my own jig heads too.

Those look awesome!

 

[dennishoddy]

I like to make a few, cast my own jig heads too.

Very nice!

 

[Prairie Wings]

Thanks. Just started tying last fall, been pouring lead for several years, started with spinner baits when I was bass fishin alot.

 

[turkeyrun]

Looking good

Never tied my own. Always had enough other projects, plus my eyes weren't conducive to small work.

Now that I retired and have more fishing time, I may give it a go.