Recent content by hhawkins

I love being creative and love putting jigs and flies together. I had a one of my customers come in the tackle store one time and told me, "Sis, Let me tell you something....90% of all tackle catches the fishermen and 10% catches the fish!" When think about it, it's true, but boy it is fun to...

So last week, a customer came into the tackle store to just look around. I said, "Ok, if you need me, hollar!" The man said thank you and continued to walk around the store. After I was done helping another customer that had come in the store after the first one walked in, I went back and asked...

For the last 3 weeks, I've been hard at with jig orders, BIG orders to boot. A lot of them has been just poured and painted heads and silicone skirted bass jigs, but this last one is the first RoadRunners of the year.... I had borrowed a buddy's split ring pliers because I hate the...

Went to the Sowbug Round-up just this past Saturday. Watched several different tyers tie there own versions of flies, some had add ons like turning a fly into a weedless fly using 50# monofilament, one guy was making flies using just Hot Melt glue, No thread used. Then I come across another...

Customer needed 3/16 oz round heads painted white with red eyes. Done! Just got to say... I love paint markers, Soooooo much easier then fighting with the nail polish brush.

Orders for crappie and whites have been pouring in. Anywhere from 3 to 5 orders a week. And I haven't even been fishing yet! "poop!" The bass jig orders are starting too. Here is a couple out of an order I did lastnight: Then the neighbor across the street gave me a rolling tool box, so I...

"UGH!" I had a customer come into the store this week and asked if I could make a grass green and yellow silicone skirt for his jigs. I told him sure, I'll have to order it. I had no idea that it was going to be so difficult to find yellow tabs and green tabs without glitter or black specks...

150 ct. all together. 1/16 oz and 1/8 oz jig heads In the last few pics, I had bought some Black/ Green Pearl powder paint. Wanted to show it off but you can't see a difference between the glossy black and black/ green pearl.

One of my customer, who is retired county sheriff department, came into the store and asked if I could do up 1/16 oz and 1/8 oz Spider jigs and of course I said yes I can. Spent time in the Do-It book looking at roundheads with collar and barb until I came across the Shake It mold. Now my...

Not sure if anybody here lives close to N.W. Arkansas, but thought I would share this anyways. The SowBug Roundup is a fly tyers convention. There is over a 100 vendors, booths selling there business/ trick of the trade that has to do with fly fishing, any type tying materials you can get your...

Ok, does anybody have good advice or a trick to keep paint from getting on a crane swivel? Any time I do pony heads, it is a pain to break the barrels loose with out breaking the little devils off from the jig head. :@ Gets pretty aggravating!

Well one of my repeat customers came into the tackle store today and dropped off 16 treble hooks and asked, "Please can you tie trailers for me?" And of course I said yes I will. Owner trebles, size 6, white hackle, red wrap.

This stuff that I did for the fair back in September and won a blue ribbon in district. My salmon fly on a 10/0 hook. I was pressed for time and couldn't find the right fly hook. A friend of mine gave this salt hook to work on. Originally it was suppose to have a peacock eye but the eye was...

How can I change the KB on my pics so I can post them? The pics I have are not 16.something KB the site ask for. Help!

It has been awhile since I've been on here. Get caught up in work and other projects you don't have much time. Anyways....Hello from Harrison, Arkansas!