: an angler's lure made typically of hairs from the tail of a deer
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Opt for lures like Bull Dawgs, crankbaits, and glide baits that can be worked with a wide range of speed, as opposed to bucktails that have to be cranked quickly to maintain their action.
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Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
Secure the cut end of the bucktail tightly in front of the eyes.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2024
Stick one on a bucktail jig as a trailer and send it down for snappers.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
The effectiveness of the bucktail jig is no secret.
—Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
Pinch an Inch of Nightcrawler When the heavy walleyes move on to the big-water shoals in the late summer, try going after them with a bucktail jig and a 1-inch pinch of nightcrawler.
—Will Ryan, Field & Stream, 5 July 2023
This is a great time of year to work a loud topwaters or bucktails over the weeds.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 Apr. 2023
The favorite for stripers at Smith is a white quarter-ounce bucktail, which allows working a variety of depths from almost at the surface to many feet down.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 18 July 2021
The tailgater also has lots of white bass and some stripers from now through March as the fish run upstream to spawn—catch them on shad or white bucktail jigs.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 22 Jan. 2021
Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
Secure the cut end of the bucktail tightly in front of the eyes.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2024
Stick one on a bucktail jig as a trailer and send it down for snappers.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
The effectiveness of the bucktail jig is no secret.
—Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
Pinch an Inch of Nightcrawler When the heavy walleyes move on to the big-water shoals in the late summer, try going after them with a bucktail jig and a 1-inch pinch of nightcrawler.
—Will Ryan, Field & Stream, 5 July 2023
This is a great time of year to work a loud topwaters or bucktails over the weeds.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 Apr. 2023
The favorite for stripers at Smith is a white quarter-ounce bucktail, which allows working a variety of depths from almost at the surface to many feet down.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 18 July 2021
The tailgater also has lots of white bass and some stripers from now through March as the fish run upstream to spawn—catch them on shad or white bucktail jigs.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 22 Jan. 2021
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“Bucktail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucktail. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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