Musky Bucktails

[squirrlyburt]

After about a year of thinking about it, i finally decided to order some components for making some musky bucktails. I am really a beginner at this, so if anybody has any good ideas, tips, etc. for me it would be much appreciated. Thanks alot!

[JIGMAKER]

Out2llunge wrote this tutorial last year.

http://www.tackleunderground.com/tutimages//o2l_bucktail/Bucktail_101.pdf

[squirrlyburt]

thanks alot . Does anybody know a good company to buy blades from other than stamina that has a little better selection of blades for musky lures? (i'm looking for some heavier copper colorado blades and some painted fluted indiana blades to be more specific.) Any help would be appreciated.

[JIGMAKER]

Try Hagan's

http://www.hagensfish.com/i2spinners.htm

Jann's

http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/Items.aspx?hierId=aspinblade&disp=gallery

Worth Company

http://www.worthco.com/fish/spinner.html

Barlow's

http://www.barlowstackle.com/spinner-blades.html

These suppliers should have some thing you can use.

[Party Crasher]

Squirrelyburt, there are two good ones here in WI. Reinke Bros here in Milwaukee. He has a "Musky" catalog that he'll send you (414-383-5591). The other is Dick Moore of Moore's Lures in Woodruff, WI (715-356-6584). Moore is all Musky. Reinke has a lot. Moore has even more. Right now, Dick is on vacation, but he will be back soon. Those are the two with the best selection of Musky components at the best prices.

[squirrlyburt]

thanks alot guys, that information has been very helpful.

[squirrlyburt]

Does anybody have any good tips on how to powder paint a large musky blade? Can it even be done? If anybody knows how to do it i would really like to know.

Thank You,

Squirrlyburt

[FishBooger]

I googled and found this

http://www.luremaking.com/howto/powderpainting-3.htm

Hope this helps

[squirrlyburt]

It doesn't look like it should be that hard, thanks for the link.

[musky_man]

S/B,

I have been tying musky bucktails and spinnerbaits for 25 years.

If you want a good source of supplies, use luremaking.com. Great service, good selection and you do not have to buy huge quantities. They are Canadian, but their prices are excellent.

As to powder painting musky baits -- not a problem. Here are a few things I would suggest.

1) Get a paint heater stripper gun to heat the blades or lead bodies. I used candles and it is messy and a pain in the butt.

2) After heating the surface for about 10-15 seconds, apply the powder in one of 2 ways:

a) Believe it or not, I use a woman's make-up brush -- the kind that are a little fluffly and have paint-brush-like hairs. Dip the TIP of the brush into fluffled up paint and then gently tap the brush over the jig or blade Do that a few times until you have it covered and the paint STICKS. Do not worry about making sure it looks perfect because once you have it covered, genly heat it up again and once you see the paint start to go glossy, back off on the heat. When you are applying the paint, I put hold the thing I am painting in a vice. The as you tap the paint off of the brush, hold the jar UNDER the object you are painting to capture any unused paint.

Take a small container with a plastic or metal lid and poke in a few small holes. Then do the same as above, but shake the the pain over the object like a salt shaker.

If you want to see some of my baits, go to the link below and click on the pics:

http://www.protacklemuskyshop.com/cataloguetackle.php?td=brand&idd=90&display=Musky%20Man%20Baits

Also at: http://www.reprobaitlures.com/

I hope that helps.

[squirrlyburt]

musky_man,

Thanks for the tips. I tried one and it turned out pretty good, but there is still room for improvement . Thanks again, Squirrlyburt