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| Looking for a new tinsel/flashaboo brand for '09 for double 10s to try. I would like to stay away from the usual (Musky Mahem) for no other reason than liking to do something just a little different from the norm. What are your preferences in double 10s from a brand perspective, and why?
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Location: SW MI | Try making your own. I made up several of my own this year and I think they came out pretty good. The initial start up can be a bit pricey but in the end it saves you a little money and it gives you something to do over the winter. |
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Location: Wausau | I agree, make your own. It's fun, entertaining and in the long run will save you $.
I give mine away to friends for beer money 
Try Dick Moore or Rollie and Helens for components - buy one or 100, no set limit.
Marabou will cost less and easier to tie IMO...but Flash is fun as well.
Here a few recent ones I made over the weekend...
http://www.mooreslures.com/
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Location: Verona, WI | Same here - started tying up some of my own yesterday.
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| 98% of the ones I throw and catch fish on are made by Gerry Carroll from Pewaukee, WI...he will do whatever you want for colors/blades etc..most of mine are flashabou....his prices can't be beat for the most part and great quality....
He goes the extra mile to make them exactly the way you want...
Fish to 52.75" have chowed them down...
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| bn - 1/12/2009 12:12 PM
98% of the ones I throw and catch fish on are made by Gerry Carroll from Pewaukee, WI...he will do whatever you want for colors/blades etc..most of mine are flashabou....his prices can't be beat for the most part and great quality....
He goes the extra mile to make them exactly the way you want...
Fish to 52.75" have chowed them down...
[email protected]
He does mine also. He's local ,I drive right over ,he makes whatever I want and much cheaper than MM. Raise that to fish to 53 have chowed them down. |
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| Give www.muskiecustoms.com a try. Much cheaper and just as good if not better. John will make you whatever you want.
Don Slagle
www.HoosierHandmadeMuskyBaits.com
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| bn - 1/12/2009 11:12 AM
98% of the ones I throw and catch fish on are made by Gerry Carroll from Pewaukee, WI...he will do whatever you want for colors/blades etc..most of mine are flashabou....his prices can't be beat for the most part and great quality....
He goes the extra mile to make them exactly the way you want...
Fish to 52.75" have chowed them down...
[email protected]
Another vote for Gerry. Great baits and great service. He answered a bunch of questions when I told him I wanted to start making my own for fun. I'm also really impressed with the Spanky Baits. High quality components, .072 wire = built like an M1 Abrams, KILLER color combos, and Dan can make pretty much anything you want color-wise and weight wise. http://www.spankybaits.com |
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Location: New Hope MN | Or you can always look on the buy sell trade forum. There are ton's of guys selling brand new stuff without the name Double cowgirl for 50% or less (myself included). I always wonder how bait shops are even in business selling DC's for $26 when you can simply go to this site and find one for $15 or less
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Location: Land of the Musky | I have a lot of guys buy my double #10s and #13s in bulk and cut them up and remake them.
About the comment on "I always wonder how bait shops are even in business selling DC's for $26 when you can simply go to this site and find one for $15 or less" I have a hard time selling mine for $10 right now. I think these types of lures are so easy to make and the terminal tackle cost about $8 or so (if you are not buying in bulk) and you can make your own for a real decent price. Good way to spend your winter time or during your ice fishing trips.
James
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Location: Twin Cities, MN | Another vote for Gerry, he does a great job and is great to work with.
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | HuggyBear - 1/12/2009 10:53 AM
for no other reason than liking to do something just a little different from the norm.
Thanks!
HG
I wasn't sure if I should respond, being that apparently you are trying to stay away from the likes of me!
Gerry's Girls. His baits are awesome. |
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| Leavin' The dance with who brought me......the original...... Musky Mayhem Double Cowgirl. Flashabou is NOT tinsel. |
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Location: SW MI | Stamina is a good place to get your stuff too. |
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Location: Palm Coast, FL | I tried some fireballs from Spanky Baits and these things are built like a tank! Oh yah...they won a tournament for me also!
FYI...I do not get any discount or specials from Spanky Baits and pay just as much as anyone else does. I ordered about $400 worth of their baits. The components on Dan's baits are second to none...all high quality and more durable than any other on the market.
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Location: Antioch, IL | Nothing like catching a fish on a bait you made. I make all of my own bucktails (marabou/flashabou). Saves some $, gets you exactly what you want plus a little exrtra satisfaction when a big girl eats it. That said, there is a reason why the majority of guys are throwing a specific brand, they make a geat bait. If you want to be "different" don't throw double 10's at all. |
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Location: Oshkosh | Another vote here for Gerrys Girls. I will be sending him another order very soon.
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| I like glittertails. The blade assemblies and skirt assemblies are sold separately. They are connected by a split ring. That way you can change blade and skirt combos. It also prevents the bait from being bent at a 90 degree angle when a fish tbones it. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | Check out the GP Thumper AC-10 some time too. Greg makes a very unique lure that is half flashabou(front) and half hair(back). The blades on the AC-10 create the signature 'vacuum' effect on all of the flashabou, and part of the hair making for a very unique profile. We have been doing very well on them with several 50+"ers on them in the past 3 seasons, and 53" the biggest. That said, he'll make all flash, all hair, or even silicon. We've also done quite well on his AC-10 mini chasers, which are a nice compact package. He also makes one fine spinnerbait. Greg will make any color you desire. Also, his flashabou doesn't tangle, which is a real plus. I'll try to post some pics later. Please drop me an email, and I'll get you in touch with Greg.
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| "I always wonder how bait shops are even in business selling DC's for $26 when you can simply go to this site and find one for $15 or less"
There is a cost involved in packaging, advertising, etc. and that is why people who make them themselves can sell them cheaper. That and that I bet the majority of them don't pay any tax on them be it sales tax, income tax, or more importantly, the 10% DJ tax that goes back towards our lakes and fisheries. |
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Location: New Hope MN | reelman - 1/12/2009 2:05 PM
That and that I bet the majority of them don't pay any tax on them be it sales tax, income tax, or more importantly, the 10% DJ tax that goes back towards our lakes and fisheries.
Yup, Blackmarket bucktails! |
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| Cowgirls rock!! |
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| Musky Mayham Tackle Double Cowgirls. Jonesi says it all !!!!
THE ORIGINAL |
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Location: SE Wisconsin | Cowgirls are great, and sure they originated the idea, but in my opinion, NO ONE makes 'em better than SPANKY BAITS!!
Great website, easy to customize your own ideal colors of blades vs skirts, etc. Awesome! |
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| when u say make your own what do u suggest doing for wire like getting a bender... and anyone have a suggestion on exactly where to go to and how to learn to ty flashabou |
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| Careful analysis of many different types and brands have led me to conclude a few things:
1. Gerry's Girls have a permanent place in my arsenal.
2. If every Gerry's Girl in the world suddenly vanished, when I was done crying about having to replace all those lures I'd buy a whole pile of Spanky Baits.
3. Sometimes I still want marabou. In that case, I'd go with Dinnerbells.
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| i just started making my own this weekend. i've made two so far and it's almost as addicting as fishing for them. go to Moore's Lures in Woodruff, WI. he is awesome! very knowledgeable and helpful. http://www.mooreslures.com/ i use zip ties to secure the flashabou. here's a pic of them. |
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| sorry, couldn't get the pic to post. computer said it was too big. |
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| it was interesting watching the pool demo at Chicago. Mike Hulbert threw d-10s from Llungen (rubber), Shumway (marabou), and Spanky (flashabou) back-to-back-to-back.
from the side/above in the clear water it was extremely obvious the differences between the types of material.
rubber: hangs and wiggles
marabou: flows and poofs
flashabou: balls up behind blades
it confirmed my thought that there's a time and place for each type of material, and a good idea to have some of each on hand since they present a different look and feel in the water. maybe when a fish is following one, a switch to a different skirt material might be enough to trigger a strike?
i've taken to building my own, and this year i've been modeling the Mepp's and Glittertails approach of connecting the blade section to the skirt/hooks section with a split ring. for every 10 baits i make i get 100 possible blade/skirt combos! it's very interesting to see how different the same skirt looks when paired with different colored blades...
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| lambeau - 1/13/2009 1:17 PM
it confirmed my thought that there's a time and place for each type of material, and a good idea to have some of each on hand since they present a different look and feel in the water. maybe when a fish is following one, a switch to a different skirt material might be enough to trigger a strike?
Nope, that never works. Not even once.
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | CK out how FUDALLY makes his, I love how the 2nd hook is held on the shaft. Look how the weight is 50/50 front and back. This is the one I like the best.
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| Doesn't the hook being locked to the shaft allow the fish more leverage and thus a better chance at throwing the bait?
What happens when you have to cut the front hook? |
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| muskydeceiver - 1/13/2009 4:50 PM
Doesn't the hook being locked to the shaft allow the fish more leverage and thus a better chance at throwing the bait?
What happens when you have to cut the front hook?
The bait is toast. |
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| Not sure if you were being sarcastic or not........
I thought at first that you could just use the split ring originally used for keeping the hook tied to the shaft to attach another hook, but it appears that the hook actually spaces out the bucktail. |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | I use them at night, when I will cast them up at the shore, 2-4 ft deep in cover, rocks and trees, and slow roll them, I don't get snag up as much if the hook was free and my hookups are great. |
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Location: Toronto, ON | I much prefer a front hook on a split ring so that it swivels on the bait and gives the fish leverage. My favourite of the big blades are the new Boo Dadleys--you may have seen them in Chicago. |
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Location: lansing, il | man, there are so many options out there it makes it tough and i even have my own! i use my own stealth bombers, but still use gerrys and probablly a spanky bait more than anything else, they are built solid! for the silicone skirt double 10s you cant go wrong with dc10s or musky customs baits. it is very hard to pick just one. i like and use them all! |
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| I switched to the Spanky Baits double-10 out of necessity when I couldn't get a pink DCG in the whole state - but I never went back. The wire is stronger and, more importantly, the blades are much much stronger. The thin blades on the others will twist and bend near the clevis then don't flare or turn properly at slower speeds. I also like getting them made with different amounts of weight: regular for an all-purpose use, lightweight for slow-rolling, heavy for fishing deep. |
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Location: martinsburg wv | try musky customs he will make any thing you want |
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