I have been thinking about making hair jigs for quite a while. Wednesday, I cashed in my Bass Pro rewards points and bought some materials to make them. I didn't want to put too much money into buying supplies in case I didn't like it. I figured what better way to use my rewards points. I got a little anxious when I got home from work and set up shop on the kitchen island. Here are my first batch of hair jigs:

My first one was the plain leadhead and it does not look all that great at all. Plus I trimmed the hair a bit, and I don't like the way it looks. After we got the kids to bed I went down in my basement and tied 4 more. Obviously, it got easier as I went a long. Here are a couple more pics of my second batch.

All in all I had a good time making these. I don't know if they will catch fish or not, but it gave me something to do. As time goes on I will invest into some more materials and better equipment, but for now what I am using works for me. Any feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Thanks for looking!

look into artic fox hair.. very good mixture between marbou and bucktail

Those look good to me. I'd recommend putting some cement on your threads, though (or at least it looks like you don't). Just wait until you catch a few on your own baits!

_{Thanks guys! I didn't put any cement on at first, but I did apply some later. I got a little anxious making them and I forgot. I just used some clear nail polish.}

You're off to a good start. You see improvement over the first one already. It'll get easier and you'll develope your own techniques and preferences. As far as catching fish, baits don't don't need to be pretty. Good luck and enjoy!

Don't knock the plain leadhead one with the shorter hair...that thing would MURDER the winter perch and crappie here on the Potomac!!!

Thanks guys! I wanted to get out today and give them a try, but something else came up. Now that I have some confidence in making these, I am going to invest into some more materials. It is funny, how I am now looking for things around the house that might make some nice tying material. I grabbed one of my daughter's fur lined hoods off of one of her old coats and made a couple of jigs with that. I have an Akita whose tail looks like it might have some potential to make some mighty fine hair jigs. LOL! :grin:

Those look really good for your first ones. You will be soon addicted you won't ba able to stop tying. Good Luck.

Cant tell by the pics but are you using a whip finish? If not I really recommend it. The whipping will make more hitches so if you lose one knot the rest will hold. I use 4-10 whips per jig depending on size. Another thing you can do to clean up the look a bit is to take a razor blade and trim just above the head tie do this before you finish the tie in case you nick the thread. Hard as nails works great but epoxy works far far better. Good job for first go round tho, you will be almost pro looking after a few dozen.

Nice looking jigs. My first weren't anywhere near that.... geckert nailed it on the whip finish. It will make a big difference in the durability of the jig. Also, check out some clear nailpolish for coating the thread wraps. It also increases the durability.