Reply With QuoteRubber is good for several reasons. rubber spreads out more so it can make a jig have a larger profile with less strands. In pre and post spawn a this can can get your arm broke. You can also add more strands and make the jig fall slower, rubber is more bouyant than silicone so it slows the fall. The downfalls are, in the summer the rubber will melt and make one heck of a mess in a tackle box and the colors are VERY limited. Now silicone. Silicone is has good bouyancy so it spreads out too, you can also take strands out and get a really fast fall which is great for stroking, ripping a jig through grass (silicone won't "stick" to the grass like rubber). It's also a little more durable than rubber so the skirt won't tear up as bad. The colors are almsot limitless. there you go.
