I have an article from an old Fins and Feathers a magazine from Vermont in the late 70's early 80's and the article is about tying fly patterns on lightweight jigs for trout fishing.

Their's lots of articles out on making dubbing rope machines and with these you could make the dubbing ropes that would hold up just as well as chenille IMO but theirs just something about a chenille jig that really makes it a crappie jig.

Fatman