Tail hook thoughts

[eskimo]

I usually go with a flag for obvious reasons. if you have tandem belly hooks I feel that the siwash just pushes the line of 'one to many hooks'.
I think fish that are landed on just the tail hook were once on the belly hooks and worked their way off (not in all cases).

Also this might sound crazy but I always feel the rear hook on any surface plug (a needle also) gathers the most weed, because its dressed it tends to ride the surface on the retrieve in which grabs the floating weed.

Although sometimes I compensate with a tail weight I don't feel its a proper replacement (unlike the weight the hook is allowed to swing) so I will either taper the tail section or I will cut a siwash further down the shank for additional weight. The newer BM danny's are a good example of this because the tail section is a lot thicker.