Tube jig vs hair/feather jig

[crataegus]

I'm sure this thread has been started before, but if you had to choose one or the other...

tube jigs
or
hair/feather jigs


Does one texture gain an edge over the other in various water temp, clarity, season, crappie species--or does that simply fall back on the general color, regardless of type?

Does a hair/feather jig tube need a different presentation than a tube jig of equal weight/size/color? (vert jigging, flipping, casting, slow trolling, under a bobber, etc)


I'm interested in purchasing some homemade hair/feather jigs to trial in some North Carolina lakes. I would greatly appreciate your experience and opinions!

Thank you,
Jeremy

[gabowman]

Caught fish on both. Tube jigs are readily available here so that's what I use, but I like hair jigs....especially no-alibis. Just cannot hardly find them anywhere closeby.

[deathb4disco]

Tubes are very cheap and have a life-like feel that hair/feathers can't match. On the other hand, hair/feathers have better action in the water, particularly if it's cold.

Both catch fish.

[Ken Jones]

Fish either one Feather or Tubes. Learn to present the pattern you like. That would be my advise.

[speckfinder]

both

[feelay]

both

+1

[shipahoy41]

I am a fan of both depending on the conditions for that day. The fish will tell you what is their desire. If it is cold, you will get more action out of a hair or feather jig.

[Eager Beaver]

When fish are finacky they will take the feather or hair better over plastic tube. It is the slow undulation movement that will intice them into biting the jig. I use maribou quite a bit too. In colder water they have better movement over plastic. I use them all and like Ship said let the fish tell you what they want for dinner. You don't have to move the maribou or feather/hair jig to get any action out of the jig like you do with the tube. EB

[Fatman]

I'd make sure to have both in my box at all times!! There are times when they want the plastic and times when they want feather tied jigs.

Fatman

[foul hook]

I use both. what ever it takes. You can pump up a tube jig with nibblets. I do like the tube for that reason. I also use a lot of the Jiffy Jig. Find the fish and it will be much easier to find out what they want.