bucktail
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bucktail
Example Sentences
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Black bass are fair near steep rocky shorelines, timber, and drop-offs on bucktail spinners, drop shots, blue/green skirted jigs, and crankbaits.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 20, 2021
But then on my last day, in another steady rain, I had a solid hookup on a Willie Gunn, a tube fly tied with yellow, orange and black bucktail.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2011
To equal the heft that provides the superior casting distance of the bucktail, I stuck an egg sinker into one end of the tube.
From Time Magazine Archive
These rigs consist of two parachute jigs, which look like a punk-rock bucktail thanks to a five-ounce leadhead, bright hair sticking out in all directions and a 12-inch shad body.
From Time Magazine Archive
It took me only three casts to snag it with the bucktail.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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