[diemai]

@ Spike-A-Pike

No need to get that ruler just for me , I am familiar with the sizes of your musky bucktails over there , have blade size charts in some US catalogs and books and I also have some homemade bucktails , though only in the "old fashioned sizes" !

I fancied to try bigger blades some three years ago , so I shaped some of thinner SST sheet , about 4 1/2" to 5" long and rigged these onto a heavy copper wire coil body . Since I didn't have any ready tied bucktail nor any tying material , I just added a red lure flipper to the hook .

On the second day testing a smaller pike scratching 28" took that lure , but I haven't used them a lot anymore , since the tension of the spinning blade on the rod is just too much for me , and I don't like to carry an extra more rigid rod along , I'd only do that in fall season ocassionally .

For sure I won't tie on a 10" bucktail , in Europe everything is a bit smaller !
These lures won't cast too well , not a problem for you guys with your spacious boats that get anywhere , but over here the majority of anglers fish from bank only , so most likely we need lures to cast well !

Good Luck about introducing your lures , diemai

[Spike-A-Pike]

Diemai,

I think you'd be surprised how quickly you can learn to cast a well balanced muskie lure 50' or 60' within just a few inches of where you wanted it. Some the bass fishermen I watch for time to time can cast a 1/4 oz. spinner and easy 40' into a pocket or slight stick-up, and pull a big bass like it's no big deal.

[diemai]

@ Spike-A- Pike

I can imagine this accurate casting very well , though I am not too good in it .
I assume , that in America you'd pass by such spots by boat and cast towards the bank or timber or whatever holding spot .
Standing in a boat it is a lot easier to cast accurately , rather than casting fom the bank , standing under trees and bushes , at reed margins and stuff like that , every cast probably has to be made different , due to these obstacles .
I have some US musky videos , just remember the guys in there , standing on the deck of their boat , casting....reeling....casting.....reeling....movem ents of great conformity !

Over here many of us lure anglers don't bother much about such pinpoint casting , distance is rather more an issue , with well balanced tackle we make 40 or 50 as well , not feet , but metres !

Our bank fishing lure rods are up to 12 feet long , so its a good lever to fire out your bait into the sunset on a thin braid !

In many waters , like our bigger rivers , bigger lakes with boating restrictions or the Baltic coast , such is essential to reach the likely holding spots of the fish .
We say , that "you have to reach over the edge" , meaning the first drop-off from the shallow bank water to deeper water , that's where you can expect the fish to be !

But I am also convinced about this method casting accurately into likely holding spots , its always a new challenge to get your lure there without hanging it into trees !
I have already caught a few fish this way , and its fun !

Greetz , diemai