Tubes or Hair?

[bttmline]

Just a poll I guess. I have always had hair jigs in my tackle box but have really never had much if any luck with them. Just wondered what the jury has to say on the pros and cons of hair. Am I doing something wrong? I have always thought confidence in your tackle is key so maybe it is just me.

[Locator79]

You nailed it....confidence has a lot to do with it. Hair jigs will catch crappie, no doubt about it, but only if you have it on the business end. I on the other hand.....don't own a single tube in 100's upon 100's of plastic baits, although they have been proved to boat fish, I have no faith in them, therefore don't fish them.. I prefer baby shad style baits over anything mentioned.

[NIMROD]

I favor plastic tubes most of the time but there are cases which tied jigs shine. I really like them in current or fishing deep where they sink easier.

[arkansasbowhunter]

I use a lot of tubes and have started using hair some. I like the baby shad and bobby garlands also. I think what u will see is a lot of folks posting on what they sell or "prostaff" for on here. To each his own and everyone has there own style of fishing. What i can say is if you fish long enough then you will find that what they are caught on one day is not what they are caught on the next lol.

[LA CrappieMaster]

You nailed it....confidence has a lot to do with it. Hair jigs will catch crappie, no doubt about it, but only if you have it on the business end. I on the other hand.....don't own a single tube in 100's upon 100's of plastic baits, although they have been proved to boat fish, I have no faith in them, therefore don't fish them.. I prefer baby shad style baits over anything mentioned.

I am a newbie to fishing, but tend to have the same mindset. I did buy a few tubes, but only use 2 of them.

[Donald@CrappieLogic]

i like them both they both have a place depending on time of year and pattern you are fishing

[justinp61]

I think what u will see is a lot of folks posting on what they sell or "prostaff" for on here.

Exactly. I have a few hair jigs in my box but hardly ever fish them, guess thats why I don't catch fish on them.

[deathb4disco]

I on the other hand.....don't own a single tube in 100's upon 100's of plastic baits, although they have been proved to boat fish, I have no faith in them, therefore don't fish them.

Same here. I prefer other plastics.

[icejohn]

i would put all plastics in same category tubes curly tails minnow imitations and think some are better for vertical fishing some for casting but also i tie my own jigs hair/feather but probably favor tied jigs but think sometimes plastics are better for vertical fishing.
to add another cog to the wheel,......i prefer hair jigs if i tip them with piece of worm or spike especially under a bobber.
confused yet?

[Crestliner08]

Here's what I do when I go fishing; I take along various types of plastics, hair and some feathered (marabou) jigs. (I absolutely love the BG Baby Shads.) If I hit on a hot bite, I'll switch to something else - maybe something I do not have much confidence in. This is why I carry a variety of hollow bodied tubes, solid body tubes, straight tails, boot tails (getting really hot up her now!) and some marabous. And this is why I've developed a reasonable degree of confidence in each style/type of crappie baits.

Now, instead of fishing just one or two confidence baits, when the bite slows, I know I can use something else that actually does work under some conditions. Thereby increasing my ability to adapt to varying situations of fish attitude and weather. Does this make sense? All I know for sure is that it works for me.