jig tying equipment?

[Bullkllr]

sometimes I go 2x or 3x strong hooks.  they sink better, if tying egg flies, etc.   mike w

True dat.

But are you finding those at Wally's? I have looked and the ones around here def. do not carry any besides the cheapos.

Most of the jig hooks for warm-water are actually designed to straighten out on snags. Do not use them for salmon and steelhead. You may get lucky and land some, but sooner or later they will let you down in a huge way. In the 80/90s it was hard to find any good jig hooks and many were commercially made with bad hooks. I repeat; do not use them for salmon or steelhead unless you like seeing large fish slip off a straigthened hook as you lead them the last few inches toward the bank or net!!
 ...sorry...it's bringing up scarey memories....

[7mmfan]

sometimes I go 2x or 3x strong hooks.  they sink better, if tying egg flies, etc.   mike w

True dat.

But are you finding those at Wally's? I have looked and the ones around here def. do not carry any besides the cheapos.

Most of the jig hooks for warm-water are actually designed to straighten out on snags. Do not use them for salmon and steelhead. You may get lucky and land some, but sooner or later they will let you down in a huge way. In the 80/90s it was hard to find any good jig hooks and many were commercially made with bad hooks. I repeat; do not use them for salmon or steelhead unless you like seeing large fish slip off a straigthened hook as you lead them the last few inches toward the bank or net!!
 ...sorry...it's bringing up scarey memories....

I cannot second this enough. Even the standard guage Gamakatsu jig hooks are junk. I lost a lot of fish in the first couple years I fished jigs because I didn't know any better. I switched to the the 2x heavy Gamakatsus and was a lot happier. Made another switch to Matzuos and was super happy, but they stopped making the hooks I liked. Now I use Owner 2x heavys and they are the shiz. They'll break before they'll bend, and I haven't broken one yet.

[lostbackpacker]

over the past few years i have been incorporating jigs in my fishing for steelhead/salmon, and was thinking about tying some for my self. i looked  around the fishing section at cabelas but didn't buy anything figuring id ask on here what i should be looking for.
so what basic starter equipment should i be looking for? im assuming jig heads, vice, thread, marabu, etc. and what should i be looking at price wise. i'll probbably head into teds in lynnwood sometime this week and talk to them, i just wanted to know what im getting my self into.
thanks

I live in marysville.  You can borrow my jig tying stuff to see if you are really interested in doing it on you own.  I have everything you need and can show you the how to if ya want.  just pm me