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Re: New Personal Best
[Re: Jerry T.]
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01/21/16 04:20 PM
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REDGUN
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300 4th oz jigs...... all the same pattern (now that's what I call a confidence/go-to bait!!!). Mr Jerry, if you get "caught up", can you post a close up pic of a single jig, please?
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Re: New Personal Best
[Re: Jerry T.]
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01/21/16 04:31 PM
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Skip_48
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Let me tell you a little story. When I first started I too wanted to get them out as fast as possible and did for a while. A few years into tying for guys it got so busy that I had a 10 to 12 week waiting period and when I got someone check it was 10 to 12 weeks before I could even touch them to paint heads. That is how busy I got and it stayed like that for several years until I said calf rope, I give up and am going to quit! Will not go into all I did to slow this train down, but I have it were I want it now so I can enjoy the hobby. It got so bad I couldn't even go fishing with out feeling guilty.
It took me about a year of thinking about totally quitting, but then what would I do with all that time? SO I just slowed the train down and moved into more of a materials selling thing and still tie for as many as I can without getting over the top. I do not try to get anything out the same day! I have too many things going on for that so as long as someone can deal with my time line I do what I can. I also have enjoyed teaching some things to guys to help their tying as I sure didn't worry about any competition any longer.
So I can tell you for sure and certain if you keep this up it will not be ling before you don't love it and maybe not like it any longer and probably at some point will have to quit to help your head, LOL!
One thing that is far more important that how many one can tie how fast and that is the quality of the tie and I have a good many guys that appreciate my tying and I tie for them every year. That to me is what counts!
Skip
Last edited by Skip_48; 01/21/16 04:36 PM.
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Re: New Personal Best
[Re: REDGUN]
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01/21/16 06:06 PM
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Jerry T.
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300 4th oz jigs...... all the same pattern (now that's what I call a confidence/go-to bait!!!). Mr Jerry, if you get "caught up", can you post a close up pic of a single jig, please? All jigs shipped this morning. @Skip - I understand about getting burned out. I think everyone should put in big orders now before that happens to me. To be serious, fishing and anything related is a tradition/passion for me and if I start to get burned out, I'll happily bow out. For now, I'm happy tying 200-300 per day and can't stress the importance of quality in my craftsmanship... Thank you for the advice, sir! My story here....
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Re: New Personal Best
[Re: REDGUN]
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01/21/16 06:20 PM
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Gamblinman
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300 4th oz jigs...... all the same pattern (now that's what I call a confidence/go-to bait!!!). Mr Jerry, if you get "caught up", can you post a close up pic of a single jig, please? You can find plenty of pics of Jerry's jigs on his website within the gallery. Here's a link: http://www.jigginjerry.com/gallery/ His hand ties are every bit the quality of Matthews, if not better. LOL, I always let Matthew know about cured powder paint in the line hole...to date, I have not had a single one Jerry's jigs have any powder paint in the line tie hole. That cured powder paint can be a booger to remove. Gman
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Re: New Personal Best
[Re: Jerry T.]
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01/21/16 07:23 PM
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Skip_48
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FYI....Actually it's not as hard as you think to remover cured powder paint from the eye. I clean the eye when I paint, but some may close back up during the cure and all I do is when I set it in my vise if to tight or closed I just heat a bodkin I have and stick it though and it will melt it right out easy as pie. If you don't have a bodkin with a skinny needle then get a heavy needle of some other kind and heat it and stick it in the eye, no problem.
Skip
Peak Vise Dealer Tying Materials, Chenille and Hackle For Pictures of my Crystal, Nylon/Rayon or New Age Chenille Please PM Me! Also I have the Saltwater Neck Hackle and some colors of Marabou plus other things![/color]
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Re: New Personal Best
[Re: Jerry T.]
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01/22/16 05:11 AM
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Jerry T.
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Re: New Personal Best
[Re: Jerry T.]
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01/22/16 07:26 AM
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pepop
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Beautiful tie's Jerry! Love the "Disco" paint job's too! Excellent!!
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Re: New Personal Best
[Re: Jerry T.]
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01/22/16 01:12 PM
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Jerry T.
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Thank you, Pepop. The discos sure flash nicely.
The black is very custom and impossible to capture on camera. The rest are discos.
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Re: New Personal Best
[Re: Jerry T.]
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01/22/16 01:46 PM
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Gamblinman
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LOL...You're fine tying your own horseheads..its when ya try to sell them that gets you in a bind.
Gman
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Re: New Personal Best
[Re: Skip_48]
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01/22/16 01:52 PM
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Gamblinman
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FYI....Actually it's not as hard as you think to remover cured powder paint from the eye. I clean the eye when I paint, but some may close back up during the cure and all I do is when I set it in my vise if to tight or closed I just heat a bodkin I have and stick it though and it will melt it right out easy as pie. If you don't have a bodkin with a skinny needle then get a heavy needle of some other kind and heat it and stick it in the eye, no problem.
Skip LOL..I hear ya Skip..I'm thinkin in the boat...10 mph wind..boats running all around..nice chop on the water..sharp hook in one hand and a hot needle in the other..yea, I'm gonna bleed somewhere. Gman
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Re: New Personal Best
[Re: Jerry T.]
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01/22/16 03:26 PM
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Skip_48
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LOL, for sure the boat is not the best place at all! Just check bait before you put them in their resting place until you need them. I do understand once in the boat it's almost impossible to clean the eye! That stuff will bust and eye buster, LOL!
Skip
Peak Vise Dealer Tying Materials, Chenille and Hackle For Pictures of my Crystal, Nylon/Rayon or New Age Chenille Please PM Me! Also I have the Saltwater Neck Hackle and some colors of Marabou plus other things![/color]
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Re: New Personal Best
[Re: Skip_48]
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01/22/16 03:41 PM
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mayor (crappiepete)
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Great looking Jigs!! But then, You are the Master...that have taught many of us to tie jigs...so they do not come untied.....
Using the site for a while...this is really great to share fishing ideas and success with others.
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Re: New Personal Best
[Re: Jerry T.]
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01/22/16 06:55 PM
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Jerry T.
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LOL..I hear ya Skip..I'm thinkin in the boat...10 mph wind..boats running all around..nice chop on the water..sharp hook in one hand and a hot needle in the other..yea, I'm gonna bleed somewhere.
Gman
I simply loved your reaction to seeing the jigs I sentcha last time. The first thing you mentioned was the eye paint. Just laughed out loud when I read your "yeah, gonna bleed somewhere" comment.
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Re: New Personal Best
[Re: Jerry T.]
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02/24/16 02:39 AM
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Squeaky
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Wow!!! Knock em out Jerry!!
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Re: New Personal Best
[Re: Jerry T.]
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02/24/16 02:53 PM
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Skip_48
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Just to clear this up, I open any closed eyes just before I tie it! So when I send a jig to someone or put it in my box, the eye is open. I don't think in my 11-12 years there has ever been a jig sent out with a closed eye! Just not a big deal to me how I get it open, but open it will be! I just think the way I do the ones that get missed is a good a way as there is!
Do I think you should carry a big needle out on the boat to do this? No! Do I think a jig with closed eye should ever get into your boat? No!
Skip
Peak Vise Dealer Tying Materials, Chenille and Hackle For Pictures of my Crystal, Nylon/Rayon or New Age Chenille Please PM Me! Also I have the Saltwater Neck Hackle and some colors of Marabou plus other things![/color]
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