Advantages of owning a SKIMMER Bucktail
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Shallow running bucktails at a moderate pace retrieve keeps the bucktail above the weed line. A great lure for "bulging" the surface over almost emergent vegitation.
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Good constant presentation
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Evenly weighted for less tumble on casts which translates to less line tangles.
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Preglued thread and epoxied nose makes for a very durable bucktail
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Various hair and blade color combinations available to help you achieve your maximum fishing potential.
When many "big company" baits are showing increasingly poorer workmanship, a tendency for "hanging up" on a cast, and a trend toward more and more hair, the SKIMMER bucktail product line are being meticulously hand tyied.
Every year many muskies are caught on SKIMMER bucktails, with many being of trophy caliber.
SKIMMER COLOR CHART
Dark or stained water
- Sunny - All black hair with yellow blade with an orange flash or brown hair with brass or orange.
- Sunny with many non-biting following fish - Red with black stripped hair with copper blade or yellow hair with an orang flashed yellow blade.
- Sunny-Cloudy - Black over yellow hair with nickle blade.
- Overcast- Yellow over black hair with copper blade or crappie gray and white with nickel blade.
- Nasty stormy weather - Yellow with 3 black bars and tarnished brass blade.
SKIMMER BUCKTAIL
8-9 inches long, 1 ounce, two treble hook- a middle 2/0 & a rear 3/0, #8 .025 Colorado blade. Epoxied thread on the forward hair body for protection against toothy predators.
SK II BUCKTAIL
(Single Treble SKIMMER)
4-5 inches long, ¾ ounce, one hair body and a 3/0 treble hook, a #8 .025 Colorado blade.
SK 10 BUCKTAIL
11 inches long, 1 ½ ounce, three hair bodies, a rear 3/0 treble hook and a middle 2/0 treble Hook, two #8 .025 Colorado blades.
KILLERTAIL BUCKTAIL
4 inches long, ½ ounce, one hair body, one 1/0 treble hook, a #8 Indiana blade.
All four of these bucktails are designed for moderate-paced retrieves. Their designs are for facilitating retrieve at 2 feet down to bulging the surface. Speed retrieves with these baits are counter-productive. Maintaining a rod height from 9 o'clock to 11 o'clock and adjusting during the retrieve will allow the lure to create a water bubble over the lure (bulging). These lures and retrieve stills allow these lures to be used in areas where the weeds are becoming emergent without worry that the lure will foul with the weeds. Lots of thump from the large Colorado blade, great hook up because of the exposed hooks, and consistent non-dog-tracking of the lure because of the off-center eye and keel design.
NEW - SK.5 BUCKTAIL
3 inches long, 3/8 oz, 1/0 red VMC treble hook, .045 Shaft,and a #6 French blade with diamond cut.
Hair colors available are solid pattern: Black. Red, Yellow, Orange, Green, White, Walleye, Natural, Brown, Purple, Blue.
#6 French Blade with diamond cut colors available: Orange, Nickle, Chartreuse, Brass
We Also Tie Custom Colors: "If you can describe it, we can tie it!"
Custom Bucktail Tail Colors Available:
(solid color or any combination, available for all bucktails except SK .5)
Black, white, yellow, purple, pink, red, orange, natural, green, lime, chartreuse (fluorescent yellow), light gray, dark frosted gray (if do not see color listed, just ask, will try to get)
All bucktails, except SK .5, are keeled for balance, reducing tumbling on casts. Also strong lifting # 8 Colorado and Indiana blades are used. The rod tip height dictates whether the lure runs down as far as 3 feet or is bulged along the surface over emergent vegetation without having to speed retrieve the lure back.
These are some of the highest-quality made bucktails on the market today. There are a few nuances built into the lures that make them more durable than others.
I look forward to making your next custom lure. Call or email for pricing.
