Northland Bionic Bucktails

[Quackaddict9]

Anybody here use Northland Bionic Bucktail spinnerbaits or spinners for musky fishing? I have a few Spinnerbaits but I never had any follows or anything except pike hit them well so i use them chasing large pike a few times a year and use the Spinnerbait in the pencil reeds during musky fishing... this is not a favorite lure but was wondering if any of you guys use them?

[rod-man]

I do well trolling the spinnerbait in fall

black/orange after turnover works great

[cliffy]

I caught two of the nicest muskies of my life on the black/orange Bionic Bucktail.....so they have worked for me.

[Muskydanno]

Use them all the time. I'm a big proponent of the Cisco color myself but the red and black is killer too. Its a great search bait for me because if a musky doesn't hit it right away they will generally follow it if they are anywhere in the area. I have had quite alot of success fishing cabbage flats with these baits for musky.The new blades are excellent too. The hairpin style is my go to bait in canada also for pike. I can't even tell you how many pike over 10 pounds those lures have accounted for in my boat. I don't have as much experience with the inline style as i would like yet but i like the fact that the blade turns tight to the shaft so it pulls easier than just about anything even with a high geared 6.3 to 1 reel.

[SledNeck]

One of the only lures I own that Ive never caught a fish on...maybe its cause on half the casts they get all tangled up...well what doesnt work for one guy might work for someoen else!

[Muskydanno]

Two things i've found that can reduce your fouling problem with those. Number one i use a hundred pound Mono leader and don't have many issues with fouling with it allthough you would think it would be worse as its more flexible.There are three reasons i see people foul these as well as alot of other hairpin styles. The first one is that they are casting too hard, second is casting straight against the wind so the line catches up to the bait. The biggest of the three is that you have to start thumbing your spool to slow the lure and tighten things up before the lure hits the water. I seldom have a problem when doing this.

[SledNeck]

I dont have any problem with other brand lures that are like it,....only the Northland.

[SledNeck]

And I dont see any advantage fishing these over a mepps giant killer that is the same color.

[TBone1]

The Northland Spinnerbait has treated me well, including a 44" this morning, lost one that was about the same size along with 3 nice Pike and moved 5 Ski's. I have found that if the bait fouls up give your rod 2 or 3 sharp upward jerks and it will straighten out.