Specialty bucktails
 

Lets see your favorite specialty bucktails. and how your rigging teasers etc

talk about fishing instead of all the dam politics


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The price of fishing the sticky stuff is too high (I built several artificial reefs using Spros) so all I use now are unpainted jigheads tipped with Gulp! and Spearing. A teaser 12to14" above the jig is also tipped with Gulp! and spearing.

I've found that Gulp! + Spearing outfishes Gulp! alone.

The biggest jig I use is 8 oz.. More than that & I just use a heavy sinker with 2 droppers above.

Coupla' tricks I've picked up:
* Use small hair-band to keep Gulp! from slipping down hook (see pic)
* When trimming 6" grubs to 5", cut 1" off the head. You can then cut round thin slices off of the 1" piece to 'lock' your spearing on the hook. If you saw how quickly I jig, the hooked-thru-the-eyes-Spearing would fall right off without the 'lock'
* Stinger hook helps improve hookup rate

Looking forward to hearing everyone's tips . . . .

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Larry, have you tried using a baitholder hook to keep the grub on?

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Yep, Baitholders rip the Gulp and it still slips :eek: I keep a coupla' rubber bands wrapped on my rod - right there when needed.

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Hey that's my tip and photo! Glad it's working out for you, I don't use teasers but that poly band keeps the gulp firmly on the jig hook.

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Thanks Roger ! And I should add thanks to Capt Jerry C (Skippy) for the idea. It's great when we share knowledge and optimism :cool: And I'm glad teaser-less works for you, without the teaser I'd be fluke-less :-p

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Haha Skippy was a big fan of my rubber band trick! I haven't fished with him since getting the kayak, but Jerry knows RB like the back of his hand and a riot to boot.

To the original topic, I go braid to floro to a small Kreh's loop knot to the jig. Haven't had to use heavier than 3/4 oz in RB yet.

I like the Pro-Tie skirts, once they get chewed up you can just pop on another. Change colors easily on the water.

http://i.imgur.com/Q3Hw9i9.jpg

This year I'm giving the biffle-head jigs a try on the larger grubs:

http://i.imgur.com/f7s6icW.jpg

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I mold a cable and hook into the jig head. Then attach the gulp grub down he cable and through the hook. It's a pain in the ass getting it on but once it's on it stays and gives the gulp a flexible backbone and some pretty bad ass action. I also use a UV Powder coat with silicone skirts which between the two seems to get more bites

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Few more pics

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Nice jigs Mike H