Techniques: Fishing a Darter

[surfstix1963]

Tattoo is out of business I believe so if you like them hold on to what you have,the problem with wooden darters is once the lip is banged up they will lose their darting ability but night time blues will still slam them on a little retrieve if you can keep them swimming without rolling once they roll they are junk

[jigfreak]

,the problem with wooden darters is once the lip is banged up they will lose their darting ability

Definitely spot on. You know your darters dude.

[Monty]

I'm fishing them more now. And plan on fishing them a real lot in 2016.
I fish the Super Strike most, but throw some wood darters occasionally, with the exception of the Big Fischer Mega Darter below, I have not hooked up with the wood darters. Super Strike action last fall was good for me. Its amazing when I get some confidence in a plug, results are much better. Years of throwing the Super Strike Darter and nothing. Then in 2014 a few fish and in 2015 a few more and it becomes one of my most reliable plugs. Even got a feel for it in water with little current, and a few bass there.

This Big Fischer Darter gave me my best hour fishing. Found some fish in a rip and it hooked me up into 4 bass (including a new PB at 40 inches and with some weight). The 4th fish I lost and it felt bigger than the 40 inch bass.

[7deadlyplugs]

VERY nice bass on that darter. Do you feel that gold color made a difference or were they just hitting darters good that night?

[Monty]

VERY nice bass on that darter. Do you feel that gold color made a difference or were they just hitting darters good that night?

Not sure, the water I was fishing was very good for that Darters action, I think that was the most important thing.
I like Gold. The darter I caught most of my bass on last year was the Black top/gold bottom Super Strike darter.
I think color means means something, the more I fish, the more I am narrowing down what I use.
Whether its in my head that these colors work better and I have more confidence in them or that the fish see them better or the color triggers a strike, its what I am using a lot more of.

[surfstix1963]

Confidence in any plug will catch more fish,it is the proper motion that puts fish on the beach.

[jigfreak]

Confidence in any plug will catch more fish,it is the proper motion that puts fish on the beach.

x 100.

[surfstix1963]

Like your new LIBBA plate.Should we call you Mr.Long Island now...LOL

Not sure, the water I was fishing was very good for that Darters action, I think that was the most important thing.
I like Gold. The darter I caught most of my bass on last year was the Black top/gold bottom Super Strike darter.
I think color means means something, the more I fish, the more I am narrowing down what I use.
Whether its in my head that these colors work better and I have more confidence in them or that the fish see them better or the color triggers a strike, its what I am using a lot more of.

[Monty]

Like your new LIBBA plate.Should we call you Mr.Long Island now...LOL

Yes you can, LMAO.
I'm a Long Islander in every way......except I live and work in Jersey.
Not even going to register in the NJ Saltwater Registry this year.
NJ fishing is dead to me.....for now.