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7.62xJay

Posted 2/25/2024 2:05 PM (#1026760 - in reply to #1026755)
Subject: Re: Somewhat "Vintage" bucktail question..

Posts: 480

Location: NW WI

Headlock - 2/24/2024 10:09 PM

Great baits. Put a 6/0 in place on the front single hook and hang a 3/4 oz bell sinker off the back and they cast great. Something they do not see.

Good idea, I don't know why I didn't think of that. One of the first inlines I ever bought purely because of the more weedless single hooks. Quickly quit throwing it because of the short casting distance I'm gunna try that now.

dickP

Posted 2/26/2024 8:10 AM (#1026762 - in reply to #1026360)
Subject: Re: Somewhat "Vintage" bucktail question..

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George's 'smoking' was mentioned.Bless his soul but he definitely was a smoker.Heavy smoker.If i fished with him on Whitefish Bay it was a near ritual.Prior to leaving the dock he would check a compartment near his seat and make sure he had a full carton of packs of cigs.Partial packs were removed from the boat and he would start by opening a fresh pack before leaving.
A character in that sense but a great guy!!!

happy hooker

Posted 2/26/2024 4:51 PM (#1026770 - in reply to #1026762)
Subject: Re: Somewhat "Vintage" bucktail question..

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Dickp
And always a tv dinner for breakfast

dickP

Posted 2/27/2024 6:08 AM (#1026776 - in reply to #1026770)
Subject: Re: Somewhat "Vintage" bucktail question..

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yup

Herb_b

Posted 3/7/2024 6:36 PM (#1026922 - in reply to #1026360)
Subject: Re: Somewhat "Vintage" bucktail question..

Posts: 829

Location: Maple Grove, MN

At one point, Eagle Tails were the nunber one Muskie catching lure. That was before so many got hooked on the big bucktail craze. They never stopped working.

chuckski

Posted 3/12/2024 9:56 AM (#1027003 - in reply to #1026360)
Subject: Re: Somewhat "Vintage" bucktail question..

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Up to the early 2000's (the last time I looked) The Eagle Tail was the all time leader of 50" muskies caught on the Muskies INC Lunge Log. I think Suick was second.

Manta18

Posted 3/16/2024 3:27 PM (#1027064 - in reply to #1026360)
Subject: Re: Somewhat "Vintage" bucktail question..

Posts: 334

Location: Long Prairie, Minnesota

I still have about 15 Tails hanging in my box. Still throw them quite a bit. Effective bait to say the least, never stopped being that. Just like everything else these days, the new shiny stuff gets all the attention, but never a wrong time to throw an Eagle Tail. What I cut my teeth on while learning to Musky fish with my dad. Had an old 6' Fenwick rod that looked like a pool cue and one of the first 6500's. Setup made that Eagle Tail feel like I was pulling a tank. Had some sore forearms after throwing that rig for a full day!

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