danthebassman Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 I am getting ready to order some tools and tabs and have a question about trying to reproduce a skirt that I like. I think I have found the right colored tabs online to make the jig. My question is...how do I know how many tabs or strands of each color to use? According to the website, each tab has 22 strands. Any tips and info would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saugerman Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 If you have 22 strands on each tab, 2 tabs will be fine. But you can put more on if it doesn't look full enough to suit you. It really is about personal preference. 2 will get you started ,and you can go from there. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Yes, it is a personal choice. All my jigs have 55 strands (2-1/2) tabs. The more strands the fuller it looks and the slower it will fall especially on smaller jigs like 1/4 oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthebassman Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Thank you for the info. I think I will just start with one tab of each color and maybe add a half tab of one or the other. I will primarily be tying 3/8 and 1/2 oz jigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) Thank you for the info. I think I will just start with one tab of each color and maybe add a half tab of one or the other. I will primarily be tying 3/8 and 1/2 oz jigs. Just my opinion, but with those jig sizes you should be fine. I just tied up quite a few 3/4 and 1 oz jigs, and a 55 strand skirt looks skimpy, but then again a 1 oz jig in my book is really big and it does have a bigger collar to tie around. BTW, really nice looking jig. Edited February 11, 2014 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
