The bottom line is that if you're getting hung up all the time, it's time to change jigheads. So many people have thought for years that the reason they're getting hung up so often has to do with the hook. It's not - it's the head style. When selecting a jig, Hill avoids heads that are overly bulky or round. This is an element of jig fishing that fishermen rarely consider.
Some jigs have the eyelet in line with the hook, and others have it at an angle.
I personally prefer it to be at an angle. That makes it a little harder to bring through the grass, but I believe it provides better hook-ups. Hill builds his own jigs with the line-tie positioned on the opposite side of the head from the hook point. The experts put great emphasis on the type of hook and how it is positioned on a jig. A desire to create a version that was small in size but sported a large hook led Jens to make his own jigs.