Louisianajeff-

Hey, any day on the water is a good day.

Only thing I can think of off hand is to check the gape of the hook and the bottom of the spun deer hair head to make sure that there's enough bite to set the hook.

On muddlers, sliders etc, I've gotten in the habit of using a razor blade to CAREFULLY trim off the bottom of the spun deer hair as close to the bottom of the shank as possible, (without cutting the thread and having the whole frickin' thing unravel).

Can't honestly say whether it helps me with hookups or not, but I still do it 'cause it seems like it should help, and I need all the help I can get in the unlikely event a fish ever decided to taste one of my ugly flies...

Good luck!

peregrines