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Message Subject: Tallywacker Tails

ckarren

Posted 1/13/2006 11:40 AM (#172068)
Subject: Tallywacker Tails

Location: Duluth, MN - Superior, WI

How do you bend the new straight tallywacker tails? I’m looking at making prop baits. I have the tails. I just don’t know how you bend them!!!

-Corey

muskymeyer

Posted 1/13/2006 1:06 PM (#172078 - in reply to #172068)
Subject: RE: Tallywacker Tails

Posts: 691

Location: nationwide

You can use a wood dowel in a vise and bend your blade around it. I have used this for bending both stainless and brass tails. I have also just bent the blades by hand with pliers. If you are bending alot of blades you can get a tool made to bend all the blades at a consistent radius and angle. This is the fastest way if you have a large quantity to do.
Below is a lure I made with brass blades.

Corey Meyer

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ckarren

Posted 1/13/2006 1:20 PM (#172081 - in reply to #172068)
Subject: RE: Tallywacker Tails

Location: Duluth, MN - Superior, WI

Sweet looking bait! Where would you get the tool and how much is it.

Thanks

-Corey

muskymeyer

Posted 1/13/2006 2:16 PM (#172086 - in reply to #172068)
Subject: RE: Tallywacker Tails

Posts: 691

Location: nationwide

The only tool for this I have ever seen was hand made. Basically it looks like a real small three hole paper punch with a slot in the rod to put the blade, then grab the handle and the blade is bent/rolled as the handle rotates. I have no idea what a tool shop would charge to make it but I do not think it would be too bad. All of my blades I bend by hand.
Thanks for the compliment on the lure. That is one of my old bullwinkle lures and about 15 years old. I still make them but they look alot better now.

Corey Meyer

ckarren

Posted 1/13/2006 2:26 PM (#172089 - in reply to #172068)
Subject: RE: Tallywacker Tails

Location: Duluth, MN - Superior, WI

Thanks for the info. I bet that thing throws the water on a nice slow retrieve. Where do you get your brass tails?

-Corey

muskymeyer

Posted 1/13/2006 3:02 PM (#172094 - in reply to #172068)
Subject: RE: Tallywacker Tails

Posts: 691

Location: nationwide

Most I cut out by hand from a pattern

Corey

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