I have been thinking alot about this lately, as I am changing my arrow/broadhead setup for this year. OBVIOUSLY, the biggest factor is shot location, but after that, what gives? What broadhead characteristics lend themselves to massive blood trails?

I am really interested to hear some others views on this subject. Blade sharpness? cutting diameter? cutting area? What effect does blade angle have, just whatever you want to throw out here.

Everyone is talking about the rage that cuts a 2" gash, but a Slick Trick Magnum has 1 1/8" x 1 1/8" which equals 2 1/4" of cutting surface. The ST has more cutting surface, but the rage has a wider "reach". Does it really matter?