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Guest1

Posted 10/16/2012 8:12 PM (#591382)
Subject: Bucktail Building

What diameter wire and do you use for bucktails? Do you use the same diameter clevis or a bigger size? Thanks.

Pal

Posted 10/16/2012 8:39 PM (#591386 - in reply to #591382)
Subject: RE: Bucktail Building

Posts: 672

Location: Twin Cities, MN

Kind of a personal preference if you are making your own tails.

For a shaft, most use a .50 as do I, but some like the .63 also.

For clevis's, I tend to like the # 6 myself, but again some like the bigger # 8.

It is all up to you.

Good luck.

MuskyNate27

Posted 10/16/2012 8:56 PM (#591387 - in reply to #591386)
Subject: Re: Bucktail Building

Posts: 293

What kind of bucktails do you want to make?

MRichardson

Posted 10/17/2012 8:51 AM (#591466 - in reply to #591382)
Subject: RE: Bucktail Building

I’m kind of old school when it comes to bucktails, I like them lightweight with a #8 single blade. The ones I make for myself and family use a .046 shaft with light weight components designed for that wire size. I don’t use weights or split rings and just tie marabou on coil with some feathers.

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stdevos

Posted 10/17/2012 6:22 PM (#591598 - in reply to #591382)
Subject: Re: Bucktail Building

Posts: 416

Location: Madtown, WI

For the price of material, you'll for sure want to experiment with different size wire, just to figure out what you like. I've landed on the .05 with a #6 clevis. The .06 is probably better for durability, but your hands will thank you for not using it. When bucktails get bent up, just reshaft them.

You'll for sure need a bigger clevis than diameter wire of course, the min for .05 wire I'd use is a #6 clevis and a #8 for .06

derekrusty

Posted 10/17/2012 9:42 PM (#591643 - in reply to #591598)
Subject: Re: Bucktail Building

Posts: 186

Location: Waconia, MN

I use .051" shafts and have never had an issue. For Clevices I would use the conventional style and not the S shaped ones. I have had the stress from both blades pulling on the middle part of the S shaped clevice cause the clevice to snap. This has only happened with the thick .040" Blades but still rubbed me the wrong way. The clevices I use are the "Magnum" sized ones off of lureparts.com. Good luck and have fun! It is a great feeling catching a fish on a lure you made yourself, if you have anymore questions feel free to PM me.

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