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What have you got to say about the topic of: "Replacement Bucktails". Here's how is started: "Got tired of looking for replacement bucktails with decent hooks, so i started tying my "
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01-23-2007, 03:26 PM
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| NBS Member  Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 22
| Replacement Bucktails Got tired of looking for replacement bucktails with decent hooks, so i started tying my own. VMC Siwash 2/0-6/0; looking for input? Bluesfish |
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01-23-2007, 03:33 PM
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  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West Haven
Posts: 1,926
| They look great!!! Do you sell them?
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01-23-2007, 04:42 PM
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  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bristol,PA U.S.A.
Posts: 84
| Welcome Bluesfish!  Jeff's a great friend of mine,and I've added his "Striper Bites" line of VMC Replacement hooks and Mustad 34007 Teasers to the A.O.K. Tackle line-up.Great stuff!! They are on the site now....waiting for my web guy to finish up the shopping cart. http://www.aoktackle.com/Bucktail%20Hooks.htm click on Bucktail Hooks in the left side bar |
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01-23-2007, 05:35 PM
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| NBS Member  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 180
| Good looking tails. I've been tying 'em for years. When I get my web site up and running I'll make 'em available. HOWEVER, as much as I like deer tails, I've found that the synthetics FAR outlast the "Real McCoy" and that's not just for logevity, they can actually take a few "yellow eyed demon" (blue fish) hits. Another plus is that many have a "sparkle" to them that does not come with real deer tails. I do add sparkle to the deer tails by incorporating saltwater flashabou...works great and is tough. The actions are similar..but dear tails are still my favorite. When the blues beat 'em up I just take the hook off and re-tie them. Fly tying head cement DOES NOT STAND UP TO SALTWATER. I use the same epoxy that I use on my plugs...lasts as long as the plug...minus the friggin' bluefish...Don't get me wrong, lb for lb I'll take the fight of a blue over a striper any day, but damn they tear up the terminal tackle!  I might keep a bass per year, but smoked blues can be used in more ways than a bass filet, so 2 or 3 per season is OK. A guy gave me a 9 shelf side-box smoker...cripes I could smoke 20 blues...anyone interested??? bring the blues and the brews, I'll fire up the smoker! Bring you bathing suit too..no Stripercrazy not the SPEEDO...LMAO...sit around the pool and test plugs...Oh ya, I still swim in it now and then...  |
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01-23-2007, 06:49 PM
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 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: www.atlanticoffshorelures.com
Posts: 1,136
| They look great Blues. I tie my own using synthetic here's one I had lying around. it's a little rough but this is the kind of stuff I use a lot of:  Armand |
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01-23-2007, 08:04 PM
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| NBS Member  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Westbrook CT
Posts: 1,269
| Nice tails. I use this stuff for things like that. Real cheap and it stays together for the tooty critters. Moves well in the water too.  
__________________ And the sea will grant each man new hope..............Christopher Columbus  2003 Parker 2530 "DORYMATE".......click the pic 1973 Seacraft 20SF 1970 Glastron V153 70hp Evinrude**FOR SALE** |
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01-23-2007, 08:32 PM
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| Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: www.atlanticoffshorelures.com
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and they don't have any dust on them when they get to the boat  LOL | |
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01-23-2007, 09:29 PM
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| NBS Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Westbrook CT
Posts: 1,269
| Nice clean static free fishhhhhhhhhh.
__________________ And the sea will grant each man new hope..............Christopher Columbus 2003 Parker 2530 "DORYMATE".......click the pic 1973 Seacraft 20SF 1970 Glastron V153 70hp Evinrude**FOR SALE** |
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01-23-2007, 09:44 PM
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01-24-2007, 07:59 AM
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 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Exeter, Rhode Island
Posts: 3,283
| Great looking stuff!
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