Opinions on plastic skirted bucktails

[Cooter]

What do ya all think of em in comparison to deer hair? They sure are easy to make.

[rodbuilder]

The people that use them seem to love them. I just bought a few this year at the muskie show so I plan on spending some time throwing them. I talked with a guys at the local bait shop, said he caught a 47 and a 48 in 1 day on a rubber skirted bucktail, so he's hooked!

[delmuts]

ok , i'm curious. how do you put a rubber/silicon skirt on over a treble hook? ( besides carefully!! ) and then is it only over the back one or both? it would make for a different look .

[Hugo]

I started using them Last year and they out produced all other lures I threw. LLungen Tails (inline) and Raddogs (Safety Pin) are what I used. I did catch some on hair but the plastics worked better for me.

[Mightymuskie]

I love them. They are quite durable. I trolled with them on the Ottawa River and caught 3 fish(44,45, and 45) in one day on a red and white one can't remember the name, but I think they quit making them, it's been a couple years, and since then I've started making my own. I like the willow leaf and Indiana blades the best. I also think they tend to rust less since they dry faster.

[guideman]

It been my experience that the plastic skirts do out perform hair under certain conditions. One of those is in cold front situations, don't ask me why they do it's just something that I have found to be true.

"Ace"

[Cooter]

Usually brass skirt bodies are used, they simply thread on the shaft and are more or less hour glass shaped. Stamina has them for sure.

[delmuts]

cool !

[SteveWilson]

Well I have a bunch of spinner forms at 1.5 and 2.5 oz. I'm dressing some with bucktail some with plastic, some with both. It should be fun to see what they go after. As for getting the plastic skirts up on a trebble you can try rolling the rubber band down over the eye, attach it on the wire prior to the trebble, or just cut the skirt material and tie it on like you do bucktail.

[Cooter]

Steve - did you get the forms from Stamina?

[SteveWilson]

Yep, a few of every color they have. It's getting spendy though, I NEEDED to get the Lakemaster spinner bait box from Throne Brothers this weekend to store the ones I'm making

[TECK]

I love Rad Dogs. Must have 20.Good in weeds put a Magambo grub on the back and there hard to beat. Got a 50" on the Big V with a brown and gold one.