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Manta18
Posted 2/7/2009 7:11 PM (#359518)
Subject: First bucktails




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Location: Browerville, Minnesota		Tied these up today.  First time making some bucktails.  I lik the result so far, hope now that they catch some good fish this coming season!


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Beaver
Posted 2/7/2009 8:06 PM (#359524 - in reply to #359518)
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Very nice man! I like hair better than Flashabou, but tying is harder than putting a massive amount of Flashabou on a coil. You did a great job of mixing and matching colors, and they look like they were tied by someone with much more experience than a rookie. Very nice work. Have you developed a few new layers of skin on your fingers and thumb of the hand that you pinch the hair with? That's when you know you're a veteran.
Keep it up.
Beav
wers4455
Posted 2/8/2009 6:09 PM (#359648 - in reply to #359518)
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Location: madison wisconsin		Looks good Manta.
Legacy Lures
Posted 2/9/2009 11:44 AM (#359759 - in reply to #359518)
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Location: Central WI		Nice Work !!! I really like the color combos too!!

Chris
esox50
Posted 2/9/2009 6:41 PM (#359833 - in reply to #359518)
Subject: Re: First bucktails





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Red/copper, brown/chart, black/orange, and black/smoke WILL DEFINITELY get eaten on LOTW for you! It looks as if you've been tying for years. Love the long deer hair. Nice "throw back" look (as in "retro")!
Tackle Industries
Posted 2/10/2009 6:58 AM (#359891 - in reply to #359518)
Subject: Re: First bucktails





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Location: Land of the Musky		Lovet hose copper blades. You don't see many of those out. Many don't think the hair will pulse but the ones I have made look like fire behind those big double #10s! Nice lures! About $200 in retial there! Nice job. Another nice thing I have seen done (mostly on spinnerbaits) is to tease the last lot of hair with 3 or 4 strands of the big saltwater mylar or Flashabou. I have even just removed a strand for a flashabout bucktail and just tied it to the last treble hook. Just curious, did you also hit the thread with a touch of Super Glue or epoxy cement? Keeps those threads tight for years to come Good looking bucktails!!
A-ROZ
Posted 2/10/2009 8:13 AM (#359911 - in reply to #359518)
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Location: Girdwood, Alaska		nice job! My first ones looked like junk compared to that... like the patterns too.
archerynut36
Posted 2/15/2009 11:55 AM (#360721 - in reply to #359518)
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Location: syracuse indiana		they look very good for a first time tail maker.. man what a natural.. i also say like booty make sure you use the gorilla super glue or a epoxy coating on the threads it will last a long time...bill
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