Joe, if you don't think hair or feathers can catch a trout, you haven't seen what they have been selling at the trout parks for the last 40 years. My take on it is the ones you tie yourself catch more fish than the store bought ones. At least you can use better hooks! You're dead wrong, the chances of catching any species of fish with a hair jig is very good, especially trout. You can't fish flukes all your life man!