Ihave been told to keep the tail twice the gap of the hook. Ask me if I follow that rule and I will say NO. Some patterns I think work better with a long tail and then others with a short tail. Some of those rabbit strip patterns break this rule while some of the woolie worm patterns have very short tails and and break the rule in the opposit way. IF they are appealing to you they will catch fish. Most generally you won't kill a deer if you don't have confidence in your rifle. You won't catch a fish if you have no confidence in your lure.


Redman