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Location: Iowa City, Iowa | Greetings Fellow Musky Addicts!
I received my June-July '09 copy of InFisherman mag yesterday and read the Cory Schmidt article on blade thickness & its effect on rotational speed and vibration. What do regular users of Double Cowgirls and similar baits think of the conclusions stated in the article? |
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| I didnt read it, but i always thought that how much vibration there is is based on the size of the blade, but maybe the thickness plays a big part too. |
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| Haven't seen the article, but thicker blades will spin closer to the shaft while thinner blades, .025 for example, will make a wider rotation. Painted blades and unpainted also have a difference in thickness. Stack 50 of each side by side and the painted blades will be nearly double the height of the unpainted .
Edited by Steve Jonesi 5/17/2009 9:40 AM
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | I didn't see the article either. What were the conclusions? Cory knows his stuff and definitely does his research. So I'm sure it was a good article. Thinner blades equal faster rotation which equates to more vibration. There's good reason that Mayhem builds their baits the way they do, including the thickness of their blades.
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Location: oswego, il | Thicker blades also spin much slower and can have more drag, especially if you made say a double ten thick bladed bucktail. The thicker blades will run deeper and offer less lift based on less spin and more weight. |
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Location: Birch Run | I just read the article, interesting thinner guage pull harder but give more thump, thicker pull easier less thump. Small details like that could make a difference some days. Twin turbos have thicker guage blades better suited to burning than say a double cowgirl according to the article, interesting to see if anyone can feel a obvious difference in the two? |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | The problem with the thinner blades is that thy cup after a while, and the bait has much less resistance from lack of pressure on the flat surface. It's funny when I have a client that says "God, this DCG sure doesn't work or pull like it used to." Then I rebuild it for them, and boy does they're expression change quickly. Like anything in fishing blades require maintenance, even the thick ones! |
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