snooterfish Posted December 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 guys i hope you can see these. i know there is several things i did wrong. if ya don't mind i would appreciat you pointing them out to me and tell me what i need to do to correct my mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stream stalker Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 snooterfish: They look pretty good to me. I know those jigs would fool smallies in my neck of the woods. Question for you: How are you doing the eyes on your jigheads? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snooterfish Posted December 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 ops!!!! now thats a good question. i hate to get ready to tie on a fly and the hole has been painted over. what would be a good way to prevent this from happening when i paint them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stream stalker Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 No, I meant the painted eye on the side of the jighead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 First effort? very good. Put one or two back to compare with what you will be tying a year from now. You will be amazed at how much your skills will change. To keep the paint out of the hook eye, grip the hook eye with forceps which will keep most of the paint out of the eye. this also works with powder paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac10 Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Great tip, JBlaze!!! Thanks and Good Fishing, Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgcountry00 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Yeah i made the big mistake of buying craft Fur I will have to reorder I wish i had a place to get rid of it as I cant stand it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgcountry00 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 where do you guys get your craft hair from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgcountry00 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 So is fishair the same as craft hair? all I have been able to find is craft fur and that stuff is no good to use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTimeBuzzer Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 So is fishair the same as craft hair? all I have been able to find is craft fur and that stuff is no good to use BC, no they are not the same thing. Fishair is stiffer than craft hair and has a different texture. The place where I get all my craft hair from is punisherlures.com. He has several different colors and the prices are good for what you get. But the shipping is a little steep if you just order one or two colors, but if you get several colors at a time it's not to bad.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgcountry00 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 yeah i had heard about there shipping thats why i had been looking for another souce well thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Years ago I bout craft hair at Walmart in the craft department. Don't know if they still sell it. I believe the original fnf was made on Aspirin head jigs, but; I notice they aren't used much anymore. Any reason for that? Pop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTimeBuzzer Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Years ago I bout craft hair at Walmart in the craft department. Don't know if they still sell it. I believe the original fnf was made on Aspirin head jigs, but; I notice they aren't used much anymore. Any reason for that? Pop Yea,they use to sell it for doll hair. I dont know if they still do or not. As for the aspirin heads, I still use them on certain flys and the original fnf's were tied and still are tied on a aspirin head. They make a good fly but people got on the minno head and never looked back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stream stalker Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 The first company to market fnf jigs was the bullet bait company out of TN. Charlie and Eddie Nuckols were the godfathers of the float n fly. They still make fnf jigs and theirs are on aspirin style heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
