Thanks for the reply guys.
Hawn, I normally don't fish a Poison Tail, due to what I hear about the EWG style of hook. However on this first day of the year, I was determined to try something different, so I tried the Poison tail in red and black and that was the ticket for the day and was surprised on how well the hook held the fish with no missed hook-ups. Also I only use 15 strand weedguards. I do not like heavy weedguards. I use the weedguard not to keep weeds away, but to keep the fish from throwing the hook. I cut my guards at an angle, with the longest strand just at the hook point. This in my opinion, gives the fish an easy way to compress the guard , and when she is hookd, the hook is thru the mouth, and the weedguard is there to dig into the inside of the mouth to keep the hook from backing out. This is how I envision it. I don't know if that is what actually happens, but I cut all my weedgurds that way for the jigs that I fish. I have never had problems setting hooks and holding fish.
