Bill Alexander, owner and President of M.T.O. Lures in Sylvan Beach, New York feels that the neck hair has a better flowing action than does the thicker hair of the tail. Bill even goes as far as to wash the hair with shampoo and conditioner before tying, to give the hair a better sweeping action. There are hair jigs on the market made from the fur of many different animals. Jigs are available tied from rabbit fur strips, polar bear hair, fox tail, marabou feathers plus others. Jigs made up of synthetic materials such as imitation polar bear hair and doll hair would fit into this category as well.
Some anglers favor one style of hair while others like to use another type.
A hair jig doesn't usually have a lot of action, but usually just enough to trigger a fish in an inactive mood. Other jigs that don't impart much action than that given to it by the angler are tube jigs. I know some bronzeback boys that have nearly given up using hair jigs for tubes. Sometimes I don't blame them. The ability to mold the tubes with scent and salt give them an added advantage over hair jigs.