05-06-2003, 01:33 AM
[cool]I have not kept track of what written materials I have sent. I do have pieces on several different aspect of jigs and jig fishing. These include Lead Pouring, Painting, Making Eyes, Glitter Painting, Making Roadrunners...and my crown jewel...285 KB of info on JIG FISHING. Let me know by email what you don't have and what you would like to have.
I will also make you an offer you can't refuse. I will send you some madeup jigs (as patterns), some painted heads and some materials to try your hand at making your own. You are an accomplished fly tyer. This is merely a different wrinkle on what you already know. It may seem overwhelming, because it is a whole bunch of new concepts and techniques. But, with your natural thirst for knowledge...and some basic smarts...it won't take you long to enter the realm.
You are right in your assessment that the cost per unit is small...once you are tooled up and supplied with all the materials. I would hate to try to guess the investment I have in making "cheap" jigs. But, as you also pointed out, the ability to create working lures that nobody else can buy...and that the fishies vote for...is a reward in itself. That has always been my main motivation, rather than some mundane notion of saving money.
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I will also make you an offer you can't refuse. I will send you some madeup jigs (as patterns), some painted heads and some materials to try your hand at making your own. You are an accomplished fly tyer. This is merely a different wrinkle on what you already know. It may seem overwhelming, because it is a whole bunch of new concepts and techniques. But, with your natural thirst for knowledge...and some basic smarts...it won't take you long to enter the realm.
You are right in your assessment that the cost per unit is small...once you are tooled up and supplied with all the materials. I would hate to try to guess the investment I have in making "cheap" jigs. But, as you also pointed out, the ability to create working lures that nobody else can buy...and that the fishies vote for...is a reward in itself. That has always been my main motivation, rather than some mundane notion of saving money.
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