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| noticed that most major manufacturers of double-bladed bucktail/tinseltails use nickle plated beads between the blades/clevis and the tail ,,,, any reason they dont use colored plastic beads ??? --------- thanks --------- jimjimjim
PS --- are they hollow or solid metal beads ??
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Location: Detroit River | My guess would be because plastic beads don't hold up as well.
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| All the metal beads I've used or seen have been solid beads. I've always wondered whether the bead size made much difference. For example, do smaller beads make it easier to start the blades spinning? |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Metal clevises do not spin well when they are rubbing against plastic beads. |
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | A solid plastic bead will hold up for a long time but will fail long before the metal parts will. Solid metal beads add weight throughout the bait. Hollow beads add very little weight to a bait. For the most part I use solid metal ones brass and nickel. I use the brass to match or contrast to blades & skirts. |
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| I usually use large red plastic beads , but, I place a small nickle metal bead beneath the clevis to act as a hard bearing ---- jim |
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Location: Wisconsin | Durability of the solid metal beads, clevis rotation, and extra weight source. |
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Location: Aurora | I made a dbl 10 with a big plated plastic bead behind the clevises once and after about an hour of hurling, it had shaved half the bead away. After a few years of trial & error, I settled on running a large solid bead behind the clevises, much like George's old Eagle Tail bead configuration. Now, I grind or file a small flat on the hole of the bead where the clevises run, pinch the clevises square & file the burrs off of them before assembly.
Doesn't happen very often, but If I can hear it squeak/squeal during the retrieve, it's a keeper. |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Sidejack - 2/26/2014 4:31 PM
but If I can hear it squeak/squeal during the retrieve, it's a keeper.
Now there's a keeper tip. Is it any wonder why the bass guys run their new buzz baits out the truck window on the way to the lake to get that squeak/squeal that seems to draw fish a little better than an ordinary bait? |
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| I can't believe no one has mentioned that plastic beads MELT when they come in contact with rubber baits in storage or on the deck of your boat. |
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Nickle Beads ???