Posted 3/8/2015 3:10 PM (#758198) Subject: started making my own bucktails
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Finally bit the bullet and started making my own Bucktails. Its pretty addicting. Here is what I have made so far. Need to work on making my ties alittle cleaner. Criticism and suggestions are welcome. It will only make me better.
Posted 3/8/2015 5:20 PM (#758216 - in reply to #758198) Subject: Re: started making my own bucktails
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Thanks for the input guys. I do have a 3/8 oz weight on them, but I may go to a 1/2 oz depending on my blade size. My favorite is probably the firetiger as well. It turned out pretty good.
Posted 3/9/2015 9:44 AM (#758372 - in reply to #758198) Subject: RE: started making my own bucktails
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Location: Detroit River
They look good. When I make mine I prefer the blade to be closer to the tied coil. When I hold up the bait with the blades hanging down, I like for the bottom edge of the blade to be about in in the middle of the threads of last tie. Yours looks to have more spacing between the blades, which is fine but when I had more spacing in between the blades & the tied coil the smaller muskies that would hit from the side wouldn’t get hooked up. A second hook would resolve that but I personally don’t like having that second top hook because it catches more weeds & tangles up in the net more.
started making my own bucktails