Skimmer Tackle Company
Handcrafted Fishing Lures
Bucktails, Spinnerbaits, Buzzbaits

The SKIMMER bucktail was designed, created, and perfected on the Chippewa Flowage. The SKIMMER came into existence in 1972.

The SKIMMER is a perfected muskie bucktail that is suitable for flowages, darker water, or weedy lakes. Most bucktails found in the fisherman's tackle box are weighted heavy or extra heavy which is great when you want it down 3 feet or more. But…on overcast days, during the evening, or after dark, when a muskie moves into shallower, heavily weeded water, a lighter bucktail with a big round blade works the best.
These type produces lots of vibration and a lot of lift, which keeps the bucktail on or near the surface…even with a slow retrieve. Even though prime uses for the SKIMMER are listed above the SKIMMER is a proven producer at any given time of the day. The SKIMMER will create more musky action when being "bulged" along the edge or over structure.

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, Chuck Smalley, the manufacturer, is meticulously hand tying his bucktails.

Every year an uncountable number of muskies are caught on SKIMMER bucktails, with many being of trophy caliber.

Skimmer Bucktails Shallow running bucktail moderate to fast pace retrieve keeps the bucktail above the weed line.

• Good constant presentation
• Evenly weighted for less tumble on casts which translates to less line tangles.
• Preglued thread and epoxied nose makes for a very durable bucktail