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| hey guys, just thought I'd throw the question out there to see what your favorite low profile bucktail is to burn. I'm talking about single bladed and weighted so that you can really smoke it back to the boat. I think that sometimes these can get overlooked in this big double blade craze. |
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| Blue fox super vibrax with a rubber core sinker added for more weight. |
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Location: MN | hawg chaser - 7/29/2011 1:23 AM
Blue fox super vibrax with a rubber core sinker added for more weight.
Agree, the Blue Fox Super Vibrax are sweet. Here are a few more I use specifically for burning which I think can be done on standard reels. Pair any of these baits with one of the high-speed reels such as a Trinidad and its insane how fast you can move the baits!
-M&G Buck-A-Boo
-Shumway Screamers (Dbl Bladed but still can be moved fast)
-Musky Buster Dinner Bells / Bulger Boos (Dbl Bladed but still can be moved fast)
-Anything with a #5 French Blade, lots of weight, and lightly dressed
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| ahhh, I like it! Uncle Al Linder style!  |
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Location: Antioch, IL | Question to you guys that add weight to your bucktails so you can keep them from blowing out while burning them. What does the extra weight offer that just putting the rod tip below the water surface doesn't? The bait starts to "burp" and I just lower the rod tip into the water so that the blades bulge just under the surface. I can understand adding weight/keel if you are trolling blades, but I would like more opinions on why it's need for casting. |
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| rabid squirrels and dadson blade baits sliders and swingin singles. |
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Location: MN | Fish and Whistle - 7/29/2011 12:45 PM
Question to you guys that add weight to your bucktails so you can keep them from blowing out while burning them. What does the extra weight offer that just putting the rod tip below the water surface doesn't? The bait starts to "burp" and I just lower the rod tip into the water so that the blades bulge just under the surface. I can understand adding weight/keel if you are trolling blades, but I would like more opinions on why it's need for casting.
Main reason I add weight is for better casting with a 14 & 16 Trinidads and casting these smaller baits in the wind... the weight adds a little more punch. I have found it helps keep the bait down a little bit more which I like at times especially when I have distractions such as boat control in big winds. I do agree with you that keeping the rod tip low would fit the bill vs. adding weight. Personal preference for me, not a necessity. |
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| agree with above. also allows pointing rod straight at lure to minimize guide friction which makes reeling a little easier and thus fatique is delayed. |
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| I agree with both of the above. Also, added weight and rod tip pointed at the bait instead of the rod tip in the water makes it easier to change direction mid retrieve. This has turned followers into eaters many times for me. |
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