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Location: Pewaukee, WI | Here are few baits I made for someone that wanted articulated (jointed) bucktails to minimize the damage that could be done to the bucktail by small pike.
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Location: oswego, il | Very nice. One bad thing about jointed bucktails is the more frequent amount of times it will tangle on a cast. IMHO it is trumped by the wire not mangling in the net by a thrashing fish and because it is jointed, a double 10 will suck the skirt into the blades, momentarily interrupting the blades causing a speed change and a different sound which can trigger a strike. |
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | Good points Todd. I do think that finding the right amount of butt weight is crucial along with learning how to cast the bait correctly. There is a fairly large group of guys that go up to LOTW and they all have me make their baits this way. I think these guys have learned that you have to allow the bait to straighten out just before it hits the water or it will tangle. You are correct about what a pain it is if the fish gets it tangled in the net.
The amount of distance between the blades and the skirt is also key to prevent the skirt from getting tangled by the vortex created by the blades. There are a couple of manufacturers that were into creating articulated bucktails, but I really don't know if they are even around anymore. |
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Location: oswego, il | I think the skirt making contact and causing the momentary interruption is a good thing. Blue fox bucktails do that and it seems to work well. |
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