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| I've been making bucktails of all types for a long time - not many per year, but I enjoy making them and giving them away when appropriately timed. Like when I fish with someone for the first time, I usually give them one of my bucktails. And, although I'm still waiting to stick my first 50+ ski, one of my bucktails was used by a good friend to successfully catch and release a 50.25! 
Anyway, I was re-supplying some of my empty component compartment today including lots of solid brass beads (brass, nickel and copper). My lure parts supplier had just a very few solid brass beads left and told me he's not planning to re-order because they are so expensive. He did have a good selection of hollow beads.
Do those of you who make high-quality spinners use hollow beads? I'm thinking I'd like to keep using the solid beads because their quality seems superior.
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| keep using the solids. I like heavier bucktails IMO. |
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Location: oswego, il | Hollow beads are ok just don't use one against the clevise. They are not smooth. Use a solid bead there. |
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Location: Poynette WI. | I like to use all solid beads when I do not use a lure body, it comes out to just about the same price. If I do use a lure body then i use hollow beads the majority of the time, except for a small solid bead under the clevis. Depending on size of the bucktail I'm making it's usually a 3/16", 5/32" or 1/4". Smaller solid beads are really not that expensive and I buy them in bulk to drop the prices. With that being said i've also used hollow beads under the clevis and on some you can not tell the difference. |
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bucktail lure components - bead question