Couple bucktail questions

[Cooter]

Hey all, think its last day of WI musky season...getting ready to bend some wire and had a couple questions. First, I haven't fished with double bladed bucktails much and have a question: does it matter if the blades spin more or less opposite each other around the shaft? I built one and it seemed the blades tended to spin with a small gap between them, certainly not 180 degrees from each other. Big deal or not? I was told it was because one blade was painted and the other was not, but I see plenty of double bladed bucktails with one painted and one either say nickel or gold.

Second, do blades always spin in the same direction around the shaft? Is it like the toilet and sink and the southern/northern hemisphere polar effect. I've never really paid attention come to think of it, but if I had to guess they spin in a clockwise direction as you look at them bringing them back to you?

Another question, heavy or light blades? Thick or thin blades? I'm sure the heavy ones take a bit more to get rolling but they do add a little wieght up front. Better vibrations or just different vibrations?

Thats enough for now, thanks, later.

[DUCKJ]

Cooter, The way the blades should be set up is, Take two cleveses and put one in each hand touching top to top and bottem to bottem. Then slide one down so the top of the one you slid down is in the middle of the one that stayed put. This is how it should go on the wire. Any other way the blades will not work rite.

As for theblades turning the same way all the time. No, If your reeling in yur bucktail and give a pause and then snap it back into motion the blades will in turn start turning the other way. (great triggering affect)

Heavy or light blades will make diffrent vibration. The lighter ones will give off more then the heavyer ones because they are moving faster in the water. The faster the bait the more vibration, the slower the bate less vibration.

Hope this helps

Duck

[Cooter]

I've got the clevis/blade setup fine, guess I wanted to know about the blades rotation - again if they should be more or less opposite each other as they spin or if it doesn't matter(to the muskies anyways!).

[MuskieMojoTackle]

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I've got the clevis/blade setup fine, guess I wanted to know about the blades rotation - again if they should be more or less opposite each other as they spin or if it doesn't matter(to the muskies anyways!).

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On my baits, the blades are generally 180 degrees from one another. I have also heard the painted vs. non-painted argument, but I dont give it much merit as I have never experienced it on any of the baits I've thrown.

Regarding blade thickness, both thick and thin can be good. Thicker blades will spin closer to the shaft allowing you to burn the bait easier and allowing for extra depth at all speeds due to less lift. The thinner blades spin out from the shaft further and will move more water and create more vibration. I've caught fish on both

[Cooter]

Thanks much, I'm gonna make up several and make my annual trip down to the local pond after ice out and get all sorts of weird looks - no muskies in the pond, season closed, etc. Maybe I can cull the batch then, wire is cheap.

[DUCKJ]

Luke, How ya doin? Missin the soft water a much as I am. Man I hate winter.

Duck

[MuskieMojoTackle]

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Luke, How ya doin? Missin the soft water a much as I am. Man I hate winter.

Duck

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Pretty good Duckman! You?

I miss the soft water already, but I like ice fishin' too.