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I read the bass newsgroup on a fairly regular basis, and one of the posters I highly respect wrote an article in which he strongly recommends AGAINST trimming weedguards. Rich Zaleski, aka RichZ can be found at www.RichZ.com. He argues that the shorter weedguard acts as an impediment to hookup since it is more difficult for the fish to compress when it strikes and actually serves to decrease the hook gap.
Many of my bassin' buddies routinely trim their weedguards and have urged me to do the same. Before I start cutting up perfectly good jigs, I would like to hear from any of you who have strong feelings on this matter.
Many of my bassin' buddies routinely trim their weedguards and have urged me to do the same. Before I start cutting up perfectly good jigs, I would like to hear from any of you who have strong feelings on this matter.