Final assembly

With the back half ready it's time to assemble the front half.

This photo shows all the parts and tools needed to put together the front part of the bucktail.
Blades- #8 magnum
Beads- 1/8" hollow
Clevises - # 8 heavy
Wire - .051 stainless
Round nose pliers
Wire cutters


Here's the completed blade assembly







Now it's time to put the two halves together.






Here's the components needed to finish this bucktail.
Blade assembly
Tail assembly
3 split rings - one #4 and two #6 triple ring
2 treble hooks - 7/0 (one with a custom trailer)
Shrink tubing - 1/4" x 1"

With the final assembly completed its ready to have the hooks sharpened.

This one ended up at around 13".