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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | Who likes them? When do you prefer them? |
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Location: Racine, Wi | Treats, what's up man!! Nice fish opening weekend.
Anyway, Don't ever use black bladed bucktails. They never work. 
I like to throw them as much as possible. Some lakes reaaaallly rock with the black blade. If you ask the boys that fish with me, I usually pull out a black bladed bucktail at some point, every time I'm out. |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | Yes I use them, usually under two circumstances. One is on a lake with a high amount of fishing pressure, the second is when the fish are chasing bucktails hard but not eating. I don't know if my theory is right or not but here it is, the blade is giving off the same thump as any other bucktail, but isn't readily visible. This is a presentation most of these fish have not seen, or more accurately felt, and can result in some awesome action. |
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| Yeah Tuffy1 usually pulls one out every time! Then puts it right back in it's original spot five casts later!!!lol
Never used them much myself but would imagine they would be good on clear bodies of water. Do you prefer the whole blade being black or just half and the other half a metallic or other color?
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Location: Racine, Wi | I personally like the whole blade to be black, but that color is very difficult to come by. I end up spray painting the suckers, but then half of it comes off. So I guess, either way is good. But I seem to do better with all black. |
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| I use a Hirsches Original in "Black Perch" which has a nice shiny black blade, plus a black body with green tints. Use it mostly at night, over shallow weeds and pulling it off the weedlines. The bucktail can be retireved exceptionally slow, a big plus for helping the nite fish zero in on and catch the bait. Can get them at R&H. |
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Location: Kawarthas, Ontario | Occasionally you'll get fish that will hit the blades instead of the tail. Using black blades gives you the vibration, but seems to make the blades pretty much invisible.
Definitely an option for trolling at night or under low light conditions as well.
Regards,
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | What about buying that powder jig paint? Just heat the blade and dip it in. I may have to stop at Gander and try it...
Rich D |
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | I use them on bucktails and spinnerbaits a lot, but mine are not solid black.... Here's a pic..
http://home.earthlink.net/~reeyees/Fish%20Pics/boettcher%20blades.j...
Edited by kevin 6/10/2004 7:30 PM
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Location: Thief River Falls MN | Richd-
I have tried to powder paint blades, and in my experience it doesn't work too well. It goes on way too thick for my liking. Just my opinion.
later,
toddb |
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Black bladed bucktails