Daddy Daughter Time

Today has been a day spending with my family.  Some time wrestling with my son, chatting with my wife and watching television with my daughter.  While all of this has been quite enjoyable for me, the most enjoyable part of the day was when my daughter proclaimed that she was "bored".  To which I replied, "Do you want to paint some jigs with me?"   Which drew a smile and a nod from my little girl. To be honest I dont know who was happier to paint the jigs, she or I.  But I believe I won in the department of happiness as I love the fact that she's eager to learn and particpate in fly and jig tying with me.

With smiles she and I went to the task of painting about 12 walleye head jigs.  The first set was painted in two tones of olive green and black.  While the second group of walleye head jigs were in tones of yellow with brown.  Once finished my little girl was satisfied and ready to tie some bucktails.  However that lesson will come another time as tonight is reserved for dinner and some more family time.

Thanks for reading and tight lines everyone.

Special Delivery: Time To Tie Some Bucktail Jigs

Today my order of jigs came in from TJ's tackle. So I decided I'd show you all what I ordered earlier this week.  As well in a later post I'll take the time to walk you through the steps of powder painting them.

Let's start with the jigs I purchased. They're sizes 1/4 oz. and 3/8 oz in a walleye style which means they're fish heads with a triangular shape.  As well they come with either a thin or thick wire hook, depending on what you'd prefer.  Lastly they  have a collar thats gapped in front of the keeper point which makes them perfect for tying bucktail jigs.

This year is the first year I've been tying bucktails on this style of hook and I love them.  I haven't gotten hung up on rocks as much as I have with round head jigs.  Not only that but because they have the lead keeper point they make perfect jig heads for soft minnow baits like the gulp alive minnows.  In fact I'll be using 1/8 oz walley jigs combined with gulp alive minnows for crappie this summer and fall. Below are some images of the jig heads before and after powder paint has been applied.

Thanks for reading and tight lines!