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    Have to share

    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...
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    A possible new customer, maybe...

    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...
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    RoadRunners

    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...
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    The brain gears are burning!

    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...
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    Another order done!

    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.
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    Been busy

    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...
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    Just want to blow steam!

    "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...
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    Busy Sunday

    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.
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    Customer Projects

    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...
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    SowBug Roundup!

    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...
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    Crane swivels and paint

    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!
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    First trailers of the year

    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.
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    My Fair Flies

    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...
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    about posting pics

    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!
  15. hhawkins

    Well, not new...

    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!
  16. hhawkins

    Happy Memorial Day!

    To all my friends, Happy Memorial Day! And for those who have served our country in the past and present, Thank you for what you have done! In honor of the day I am making smoked pork tenderloin, corn on the cob, crawfish/ crab salad, cole slaw and poormans peach cobbler. You are all invited to...
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    2 week notice

    I travel about 90 miles round trip a day, back and forth from home to BPS and back. And I have to face it, that vertigo I have isn't getting much better(I've had 4 episodes in the past week) and I need to be closer to home because of it and gas prices. A small factory called Ark-Rod, builds...
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    FLW Tournament Jigs

    Been shamelessly putting myself out there the last few days. The Flw Tournament is going on at Table Rock Lake, Branson, Missouri. After finding out what color are working the best, these are what I tyed up. 1/4 oz, round head, football head and walleye head (Thank you Toad Frog!). Pink and...
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    Getting out there

    The FLW tournament has been going on the last few days and this weekend. I've been shamelessly putting myself out there. :D Lastnight I was greeting a couple of the FLW guys, asking them how their day went. They told me pretty good but they weren't happy at the moment, all pink lures in the...
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    100 Black Woollies

    Another order tyed for the Wishes and Fishes store in Bull Shoals, Arkansas. 100 #10 hook black woolly bugs Now for 240 crackle backs....Something new YEAH! Don't get me wrong, I like tying woollies, but how many have I tyed now? Close to a 1,000, maybe more? That is a lot of bugs :P Can't...
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