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shrimpman steve · #1 02-13-2013, 09:21 AM

great replies! Thanks.

checked out netcraft, which bobbers and vises are reccomended?

gonna call sam and get some heads, this is the year im gonna give it a shot. I will be in touch with those who offered help! I figure I should get the vise and bobbers first, so let me know which models to get.

thanks!!!!!!!

njfish4life · #2 02-13-2013, 09:32 AM

Hey Shrimpman Steve-

Thanks for the post- my brother and I are trying to figure out how to tie bucktails he got from Sam as well. Looks like it could be a lot of fun and I think it would be great to reel in a nice fluke on a jig I painted and tied. Maybe we can share some novice do's and don'ts once we get the materials and supplies. Thanks for the info so far posted by other members. Good luck!

fishingmortgageman · #3 02-13-2013, 09:48 AM

This is going to be ugly. Your jigs might put the fluke off the bite for the rest of us.

HDMarc · #4 02-13-2013, 10:05 AM

Steve, I've fished those jigs bare with a green rubber skirt and a Gulp swimming mullet teaser tied 18" above the jig with great results.

Ismellfishy · #5 02-13-2013, 10:23 AM

Powder paint is definitely the way to go and is pretty easy as well. there are a lot of videos as well that shows all how it is done.

You can also try inverted marking paint. its the stuff they use to mark roads when doing construction, fixing gas and water lines, etc. not as durable but quick and easy.

I just ordered some BIG tubes, 7-8", made for musky. gonna try slippin the jighead in that and fish it like I do smallies. figure it could look like a squid, baitfish, baby lobster, idk who the heck cares if it catches fish right!

LeftyReeler · #6 02-13-2013, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by fishingmortgageman

This is going to be ugly. Your jigs might put the fluke off the bite for the rest of us.

Eric we can fish on either side of him.. be like taking candy from a baby
I can see it now...

Fluke #1- "Wow look at those amateur bucktails, I would never eat that hook, the nerve on some people not teasing me with a $8 spro"

Fluke #2- "Your right those things look terrible, must be that Shrimpman guy again on that yellow banana boat.."

Fluke #1 - "Hey but these two buctails over here, they look delicious they must be Lefty and Mrtgemans, I would def chomp on that"

pssssssssssssst

Hey good luck Steve let me know when your done so I can pick up my free Jig heads...

fishingmortgageman · #7 02-13-2013, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by LeftyReeler

Eric we can fish on either side of him.. be like taking candy from a baby
I can see it now...

Fluke #1- "Wow look at those amateur bucktails, I would never eat that hook, the nerve on some people not teasing me with a $8 spro"

Fluke #2- "Your right those things look terrible, must be that Shrimpman guy again on that yellow banana boat.."

Fluke #1 - "Hey but these two buctails over here, they look delicious they must be Lefty and Mrtgemans, I would def chomp on that"

pssssssssssssst

I can see it now. We would get the fish and also get to hear him WHINE?

PRICELESS

Hey good luck Steve let me know when your done so I can pick up my free Jig heads...

I can see it now. We would get the fish and also get to hear him WHINE?

PRICELESS

shrimpman steve · #8 02-13-2013, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by fishingmortgageman

I can see it now. We would get the fish and also get to hear him WHINE?

PRICELESS

That hurts me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just found out a friend has a vice, bobbins, bucktails and thread. He is going to loan them to me along with some naked BT's too see if it is for me. Can't ask for anything more!

Thanks for all of the input!

PS: that "banana boat" is gonna kill a lot of fluke this season!

bulletbob · #9 02-13-2013, 12:26 PM

I dunno about all this hi tech powder coat stuff.. I started bucktailing fluke back in the early 70's when NO one else was doing it.. They hit plain old painted Upperman bucktails or even cheap imitations... Same with unpainted heads... Sweetwater SMB, Walleyes, Lake Trout etc, must be at least as discerning as your average 18" fluke right?... I catch hundreds of fish each year with jigs that are unpainted.. Personally, I think the key is finding the action the fish are interested that particular day, and the right sweetener, ...In my opinion color of the head matters very little.. I would use plain old Rustoleum.. Its cheap, and very hard and tough when dry... My personal best Brown Trout was caught on a wheel weight off a car... I use them for Laker jigging, and they are killer at times... I paint them white with $1 a can Wal mart enamel, add hooks and split rings, and catch tons of fish of all kinds on them... Those $8 Spros look great, but it is debateable if they catch fish because they are fancy and powder coated... they catch fish because they are being fished by VERY good fisherman that would catch just as many fish on unpainted heads w cheap rubber skirts and some gulp... bob

Sharkyispy · #10 02-13-2013, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by shrimpman steve

great replies! Thanks.

checked out netcraft, which bobbers and vises are reccomended?

gonna call sam and get some heads, this is the year im gonna give it a shot. I will be in touch with those who offered help! I figure I should get the vise and bobbers first, so let me know which models to get.

thanks!!!!!!!

Steve, sent you a PM with some thoughts. Don't know about Lefty but maybe I can give you a shot at Eric....