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| Here's the question. Do you feel that it was the action, vibration, etc. of the bucktail that triggered the fish or do you feel that the muskie just was aggressive and would of hit any lure that passed by at the time. I was asked that question once and I was stumped. We all know at times a muskie could follow a bucktail up to the boat and then the angler fishing next to him could figure eight a tube bait and he will end up catching the fish. Thoughts on the subject? kdawg |
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Location: S.W. WI | Thump of the blades. |
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| I think they usually look at the little sticker that says Dadson Blade Baits and that gets them to bite at it.
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Combo of a)speed; b) location in the water column; c) water displacement |
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Location: varies | that's the mystery and beauty of fishing. You will never know what caused them to bite. the right place at the right time is all that matters. |
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| speed, blade size, and general depth of the bait. i run blades religiously until i start catching big pike. |
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| Generally my thoughts are a fish that eats a bucktail would've also eaten a lot of other types of lures, BUT nothing beats a bucktail for getting them to hit boatside. Maybe it's just me but I can't get fish to eat anything else boatside consistently. My rule is if the fish are hot and chasing, I put on a bucktail. |
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| I think the answer to your question is that they'd probably eat something else. bucktails are more on the aggressive end of things. With that said, they're a very flexible and efficient tool. Hook ups are very efficient vs other types of baits (topwater, rubber). |
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Location: Duluth, MN | I think bait selection and color has very little to do with it....maybe 10%. When they want to bite they bite and will bite anything the other 90% of the time. Baits hook fisherman more than fish...thats why we all spend $200 at the Expo every year!!
But i sure love Gold\Gold on Lake of the Woods!! |
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| The post above about the sticker on the blade is no joke. I was just at one of the shows re-filling my supply of Spankys, and I told Spanky about the particular tri-color blade I use the most. He looked at me funny and said, "There's only two colors on that blade." I protested that the black Spanky sticker is "very much" a color and I think it makes a really significant difference. Certainly, I know that color doesn't really matter most of the time.......except when it really does. Most of us add and subtract stuff, paint shad dots, perch stripes, etc. If you think it helps, the bait likely spends more time in the water, and that's plenty! |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | give me the ones that got all bent up and had to be re-straightened never to be quite right again ... |
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| I've been making my own buck tails for a couple years, I buy the wire in the spool and hand straighten it enough to get it together and the bait to run right but leave all the imperfections or odd bends in the wire...
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Location: Almond, WI | Mostly right place and right time. Vibration secondary, and color after that. Though I do think in very clear water and high pressure waters vibration and color make more of a difference. You'll never catch a fish where they ain't though. |
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| I think its a lures action is first as in being most important followed by vibration especialy in muskies since they have a long lateral line. Color or pattern does make a difference sometimes. We all have seen that sometimes a certain color or pattern the fish just respond to better. |
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| I think the muskies activity level will determine on most cases weather or not they bite. How many times have you been bit right when the lure hits the water or with in the first or second crank. I doubt in those situations color, blade size or shape has much to do with it. More then likely an active fish who was presented an easy target, and any presentation would have got him to bite. |
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Location: Minnesota. | jonnysled - 3/16/2016 11:49 AM
give me the ones that got all bent up and had to be re-straightened never to be quite right again ...
- you sly old dog! |
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| running handlebarz we found blade vibes and believe it or not the wire shafts. extra sensation I guess. plus they have blades in custom colors also. I guess every little bit helps to make it a good day. |
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Location: Madison, WI | To me What matters is that this fish DID eat the bucktail. Now you know:
where it ate (type of structure/water temp/water depth).
How you were presenting it (burning/slow rolling/somewhere in between/what triggered it).
how it ate/responded (fast and aggressive vs lazy/reluctant vs on the 8).
what time it ate. (Window?, time of day)
Conditions it ate under (sun level, weather conditions).
Now you can Use this info to start putting together a pattern and targeting areas with similar characteristics on the lake you're fishing. |
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| More muskies are caught on buck tails because more muskies are "caught" on buck tails. So, don't get panties in a twist here, just think on it for a second. Think about getting "caught" in barb wire, caught in a thicket, caught in a bad relationship? Sure, all the baits have hooks, but many have crow-bars attached. Many move erratically, side to side, up and down, and often paused and restarted with no fair warning at all. Poor hookups, barely hooked up, and totally missed baits, along with those hammer handles I call crowbars separate you from your prize all too often. Sure, the buck tail also covers ground, does so fast, with great flash, vibe, and color....but does so in a straight line, is easy to track and hit, and it's mostly made of hooks. So, they get caught....and then they get CAUGHT! |
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