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Kwestlund
Posted 6/14/2010 10:16 AM (#445398)
Subject: Squirrely Burt





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Location: Northwest Wisconsin
Wondering what/how I would go about getting these tuned. I tried turning the eye some but that didn't seem to help any. I just can't seem to get them to walk/slide both ways.
Steve Jonesi
Posted 6/14/2010 10:47 AM (#445412 - in reply to #445398)
Subject: Re: Squirrely Burt




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There are directions on tuning with the packaging. Get out the pocket knife and start "shaving" the cupped face. Little bits at a time.
4reukmuskies
Posted 6/14/2010 8:36 PM (#445547 - in reply to #445412)
Subject: Re: Squirrely Burt





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Ditto!
Conservation Guy
Posted 6/14/2010 9:38 PM (#445555 - in reply to #445547)
Subject: Re: Squirrely Burt


You have stumbled across one of the greatest challenges known to man. All kidding aside, I love these lures, but they can be real tricky to tune. You get them tuned and change the tail, and have to do it all over again. I like to run these lures deep, so I have found that a big hook - extra heavy VMC 5/0 works real well at weighing the bait down a bit and making tuning a bit less critical and easier, plus I have found some great hooking percentages with that hook in the front.

Good Luck,
Conservation Guy
Mark
Posted 6/15/2010 2:11 PM (#445691 - in reply to #445398)
Subject: RE: Squirrely Burt


I have the same strugle with that bait. It's a very critical bait. Not one is the same and tuning them can be a nightmare on some.

But when the run correct they are gold!!

By the way, i want mine just to go up and down. No sideway movement!

Anyone with burt that does not swing but only dives and rises in a strait line, please sell them to me!!!

Mark (European pike angler)
Kwestlund
Posted 6/15/2010 8:04 PM (#445761 - in reply to #445398)
Subject: Re: Squirrely Burt





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Location: Northwest Wisconsin
Mark my walleye/unweighted one did that and was killer on pike , but after so many of hits I had to put a new tail on and well now it does the right/right/right move. Still catches fish and I'm going to leave this one. I picked up a cheap dremel and going to try some things with them the next time I head out.
Mark
Posted 6/16/2010 1:43 AM (#445794 - in reply to #445398)
Subject: RE: Squirrely Burt


Still i don'd understand how it is possible that each one can be so different. Do they fill them with rattles randomly?

Does anyone have a picture of the chambers insite and how the weighting should be? (or nice modification tips)
Kwestlund
Posted 6/16/2010 3:42 AM (#445797 - in reply to #445398)
Subject: Re: Squirrely Burt





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Location: Northwest Wisconsin
I haven't found much for pictures yet but did read one article that said each one does/could have different weights in them. I'm still trying to find better info/pictures on mod tips for them myself. Only thing I found besides the shaving of the nose is to turn the eye.

http://www.thenextbite.com/node/325
http://www.dlst.co.uk/Writings/burts.html -- found this here doing a search for burts
mark
Posted 6/16/2010 5:17 AM (#445799 - in reply to #445398)
Subject: RE: Squirrely Burt


I already found those...

Anyone ever tried adding a grub to a suick for creating a squirlysuick?
firstsixfeet
Posted 6/18/2010 1:47 PM (#446248 - in reply to #445691)
Subject: RE: Squirrely Burt




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Mark - 6/15/2010 2:11 PM

I have the same strugle with that bait. It's a very critical bait. Not one is the same and tuning them can be a nightmare on some.

But when the run correct they are gold!!

By the way, i want mine just to go up and down. No sideway movement!

Anyone with burt that does not swing but only dives and rises in a strait line, please sell them to me!!!

Mark (European pike angler)


Mark,
we call those Bobby Baits, and Suicks.
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