Quote Originally Posted by Onemore View Post
If you go to a tackle shop most all of the the jig are made of some type of hair.
Bass and saltwater? Yes. Crappie? No.

Quote Originally Posted by Onemore View Post
If you go to a tackle shop most all of the the jig are made of some type of hair. It seems to me most of the pictures of the jigs on this forum are made of feathers. My question is which is best for catching fish and how does silicon skirt material compare to hair or feathers?
A lot depends on what you're fishing for. In saltwater, bucktail is used a lot because it's tougher and stands up to the "toothier" fish you catch. For subtle action in the water, marabou (feathers) is king, but rabbit (fur) is great, too.