Weeds

[MichaelAngelo]

I swear by my weedless jigs. Of course, one of them failed at hooking a small muskie 3 times in a row. But perhaps I wouldn't have gotten those follows had I not had the confidence to dunk the jig right in the weeds.

Time and place... remember my spring Niagra report? Weedless jighead stayed presentable and clean for longer. It could be worked slower, through the weeds instead of just over them. It made a big difference in my success.

I have hooked a lot of bass on weedless jigheads and only missed a few... a few where I didn't "bass master rip your arm off" the hookset. You really gotta give'er to push the weedguard down. The hook has to be kept perfectly, "stick-to-your-fingernail" razor sharp, because the odds of getting a great hookset do stack against you when you have all those stiff hairs or plastic in the way. Even still, I have not had issues when I let the bass grab the jig for a while before driving it home.

edit: this is how I feel after going from catching nothing at my friend's cottage last July to catching a lot of fish this July. I really feel the weedless jigheads accounted for this difference.