I am going to have to agree with Skip on this one, I too, like the longer tails on a jig or fly. If you look at the bait fish or a minnow for instance, it does not just all of a sudden stop. It tapers down to it's tail. I feel that a slightly longer tail gives the jig more action in the water. MORE ACTION MEANS MORE FISH....It is like other things in life, THE MORE IT (SHAKES) THE MORE YOU NOTICE IT.....