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Location: Northern Illinois | Anybody have a prefernce to black vs black nickel blades or conditions where one works better than the other? I usually go plain black or nickel, but not sure exactly of all the benefits of black nickel (I think sometimes they're referred to as smoke) blades. |
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| Both good. The only time I have noticed a difference between them is that darker blades have been better for me with overhead sun / clear water where the fish seem to prefer less flash. Otherwise the bait tyoe seems to be far more of a factor than the blade. |
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Location: S.W. WI | To me, the black nickel seems to disappear in the water. When I use black- I want a bold silhouette. So I prefer just solid black. I don't throw it much though. |
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Location: Brighton CO. | Back in the 70's when I started fishing muskies The Mepp's musky Killer had a single treble hook and only three blade colors Silver, Gold, and Black. Black on Black lived up to it's name. Two years ago I bough a bucktail maker and made a lot of tails including gloss black and black nickel have not been on real up north trip to try them out. But made a few of both. And last night I made a tail with the blade painted gloss black but kept the back of the blade silver. |
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Location: Northern Illinois | Rudedog - 9/23/2021 6:04 AM
To me, the black nickel seems to disappear in the water. When I use black- I want a bold silhouette. Sio I prefer just solid black. I don't throw it much though.
That's kind of what I was thinking. When I use black, I 'm looking for absence of light/color and a dark silhouette for contrast against the backgound. When I throw silver/chrome, I'm looking for reflection of light to stand out, grab attention, stimulate, or beacon. Not sure of the true intended purpose of black nickel. Some sort of compromise between the two concepts I guess. |
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