what hair to use

Hello fishing friends and a Merry Christmas to all of you. I have just started tying a few jig and find it so much fun, something great to do when you can't go fishing. I have been using marabou for my jigs and just got my hands on some bucktails in various colors. I find that the bucktail jigs look great, by my opinion, but I find that they are rather stiff. Is there a hair or fur that is better to use to get jigs with the action similar to marabou. I remember years ago buying polar hair jigs which seem to breath in the water much like marabou. I see that there are hundreds of material for tying, some natural and some man made, and I wouldn't like to buy all of them to find a few that I would use. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
From the bayou,
PawPaw "gene"

PawPaw I like to use craft hair and a good place to get it is from Punisher jigs http://www.punisherlures.com/compone...art/itemid,78/ it works like the polar hair and is easy to work with.Hope this helps and Merry Christmas to everyone.

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Originally Posted by fishhunter775

PawPaw I like to use craft hair and a good place to get it is from Punisher jigs http://www.punisherlures.com/compone...art/itemid,78/ it works like the polar hair and is easy to work with.Hope this helps and Merry Christmas to everyone.

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How long is the hair? It sure looks good, And what size patches does it come in?
Thanks for the link.
Pete

Crappie like buck tails too.

pawpaw "gene" i like to use dyed kip tails (calf tails) easy to work with and not as stiff as bucktails. here is a sight you can order from that is the cheapeast i've found . www.chuckandeb.com

I would go with kiptails also. Easier to work with and not stiff like a bucktail.

Pete the patches are approx 4 inch by 12 inch I can get around 36 crappie jigs from one piece.The hair is around 2 3/4 to 3 inch at the longest.It has a mat mixture of differant lengths just like a bucktail short to longest.

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Originally Posted by fishhunter775

Pete the patches are approx 4 inch by 12 inch I can get around 36 crappie jigs from one piece.The hair is around 2 3/4 to 3 inch at the longest.It has a mat mixture of differant lengths just like a bucktail short to longest.

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Thanks that is what I need. The length is about right. Guess I will order about 10 colors next week. Again thanks for the link.:D
Pete

PS the other link did not work for me. But this one did.
http://chuckanddeb.com/

I also will use kip, squirrel, craft hairs. I really like Marabou though.

The F-n-F was originally designed using craft doll hair.

I used to own my own jig business but had to sale because of health. I have used different types of tails for jigs but I always come back to the marabou because of the action it has in the water. In my opinion it has a better movement than any of the other.

I want to thank all of you for your input. Now to follow up on some of those leads and see for myself what I can do. I tend to agree with Ragfly Jig Man about marabou. It has been my favorite since polar bear hair went out and will probably be my favorite in the future. I will try some of the others just to satisfy my curiosity and who knows I may find a new favorite. I did tie a crossbred jig today using some orange bucktail for the belly, some white marabou, for the main body and tail, and topped it of with some dark purple marabou for the back. It kinda looks like a small perch. Hope I can find some time soon to go do some experimenting on the water. Once again, thanks and I wish each of you a very Merry Christmas.
From the bayou,
PawPaw "gene"