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| Newbie question (I'd tried search and couldn't find an answer) I am wondering what happens when a single big blade is put on a bucktail. I know big doubles are very popular now, but back when I lived in Minnesota it was "normal" bucktails with a single spinner blade. Does this still work with the big ones? Does something need to be done to compensate (i.e. more weight, etc.)?
Thanks so much, I'm just trying to get everything straight before I add yet another type of lure to make!
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We have been making a single #10 bucktail for 30 years. It is called the Musky-teer Canadian. This was being used long before the Cowgirl came on the market. Still catches a lot of fish.
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | 10-4 singles are alive and well. The vortex caused by the dbl 10's is still there, just 1/2 as much. One of my favorite bucks has allot of weight a single # 10 blade and I used a slow speed retrieve. She's a thumper and the hit is so light that you swear a gust of wind hit the bait. |
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Location: MN | Single 10s work great. You can make your own but I am a fan of the Muskie Mafia single 10s. I have been told that the s10s have a different sound underwater than the dbl 10s, the s10s sounding like someone whacking a PVC pipe and dbl 10s a toned-down sound. Some single 10s I have used also shake at certain speeds which is a nice different vibration... great at night 
Edited by Mak51 1/12/2011 12:12 PM
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Location: Bemidji, MN | clemmy, single 10's are awesome. If you are making your own though, experimentation is key. They like to spin the whole bait if you don't assemble them right. |
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| I used one that I made the season before this one, that just passed and caught two fish after the area got worked over with cowgirls. Mine had a silicon skirt, One thing you may have to add is a keel wieght to keep it from spinning.
Edited by MuskyFix 1/12/2011 2:03 PM
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Location: Okoboji | tons of singles out there.
Edited by kodiak 1/12/2011 2:57 PM
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| Thanks All!
Ok, I will plan for a keel weight. Would it be better more to the rear for casting/stability, or should it be closer to the blade to more directly offset the force of the single blade?
Craig
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