Christopheraaron Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Alright, today I decided to start tying some bass jigs, these are the results in chronological order They are getting better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 They look good to me Chris and no doubt they'll get some bass and likely some weed walleye too! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernpike56 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 and pike too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 and pike too. No doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Pretty nice for your first ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Only comment would be to experiment with the weed guards. Longer weed guards have never proved to me to provide more weedlessness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted September 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Only comment would be to experiment with the weed guards. Longer weed guards have never proved to me to provide more weedlessness. How long would you suggest I go? Because they are a little hard to tie around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broker Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 I like the last one the best. I'll be tying some crappie jigs in the winter fr ice fishing at lake niapenco, that is, if we get a winter this year lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) I tend to trim mine by bending them back to the hook and adding a little bit. I think I saw a video on youtube where a guy recomended it as well. Mighta been iaconelli I can't recall. I'll see if I can find it. I mean you don't want it too short otherwise it won't deflect the weeds, but the ones in your pic are pretty huge. Edited September 2, 2012 by jedimaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted September 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 I like the last one the best. I'll be tying some crappie jigs in the winter fr ice fishing at lake niapenco, that is, if we get a winter this year lol I like that one too, if you want I can tie you some jigs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Really great Job x2 for shortening the weed guards a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Another thing to experiment with is thinning out some of the guards. If you're fishing sparser weeds you don't as much guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttahhan Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 They Look Awesome i really like the second one, Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted September 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Thanks for the tips, I'm also experimenting with some more patterns, if anyone wants a few shoot me a pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singingdog Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 That last one is a nice tie, although all of them will catch fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted September 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Here's a few more, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerbasshunter Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 they look great!! I am sure you will get into more then just bass with those jigs! Very impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindude Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Ever thought of painting the head too? These look great, keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted September 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Ever thought of painting the head too? These look great, keep up the good work! Yeah, I was thinking of that, you know what kind of paint to use, other than powdered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singingdog Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Yeah, I was thinking of that, you know what kind of paint to use, other than powdered? If you are into selling them, powder paint is the way to go. If you are tieing them for personal use, you can use nail polish. The fish don't really care one way or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted September 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 The main goal at the end of this was to sell them, so I guess powdered is the way to go. But my concern was that when I go to bake the paint the guards would melt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_paluch Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) They look great! I think I may try my hand at making some lures/jigs this coming winter. Call me stupid, but how do you fish these jigs? I guess there would be no wrong way, yo-yoing them, swimming them, etcetera; but are there any other specific techniques? Also, when and where would be the best time to use these? Obviously in weeded areas, but I am unsure. If you can't tell I am still learning a lot! Hell, I just started using senkos for the first time this year (and caught my pb largie and some beaut smallies). Thanks for the help in advance, and sorry for taking over your thread with my questions but I've been curious as to jigging techniques for a while Edited September 4, 2012 by d_paluch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted September 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 More than pleased to answer them (I just started worming this year too), weeded areas and fished in heavy structure (like fallen trees) would be the most effective situations. All I can say for the jig making is try to keep it simple, I tried making these at first with a lot of material and realized that they didn't even look that good, so I started just using a couple materials on each one and they look a lot better now. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Farmer Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Chris when I make my jigs I dip them in Temclad paint then hang on a wire stretched about 5'to 6'. Does a nice job, just go back and take the drip of once it forms. Color is your preference. You've done a great job on trying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted September 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Thanks FF, I'll have to pick some up. Until then, here is the most recent "baby bass" pattern... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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