i dont think there is a wrong way to fish a darter.
i fish them a bunch of different ways from pitching to drop shotting.
out on erie i mainly use two different methods though. i will either carolina rig it or put it on a 1/8 oz to 1/4 oz darter head. if you use a darter head, experiment with short hops and work your way up to hard snaps to really get that thing off the bottom.
plenzer melon is a favorite color of mine. bryan knows his stuff and really came up with a great combo on that one. the smoke with purple and gold flake works well also as does pretty much anything from greens to smokes and whites.
i was pre fishing for a tournament on wixom lake and caught a ton of fish on darters. i was pitching them and catching largies. went out deeper and put a 3/16 oz nose weight on and hooked into some decent smallmouth and had something big break me off. probably a 7 lb smallmouth but i guess it could possibly been a pike, but i like the smallmouth story better.
you can fish them as a soft jerkbaits as well. the little ribs move a lot of water and create vibration.
if your in canada and its a tough bite, try drop shotting the darter as well. i have caught a bunch of fish this way.
play around with it, its a great bait. like i said, there is no wrong way to fish it.
madman himself
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i fish them a bunch of different ways from pitching to drop shotting.
out on erie i mainly use two different methods though. i will either carolina rig it or put it on a 1/8 oz to 1/4 oz darter head. if you use a darter head, experiment with short hops and work your way up to hard snaps to really get that thing off the bottom.
plenzer melon is a favorite color of mine. bryan knows his stuff and really came up with a great combo on that one. the smoke with purple and gold flake works well also as does pretty much anything from greens to smokes and whites.
i was pre fishing for a tournament on wixom lake and caught a ton of fish on darters. i was pitching them and catching largies. went out deeper and put a 3/16 oz nose weight on and hooked into some decent smallmouth and had something big break me off. probably a 7 lb smallmouth but i guess it could possibly been a pike, but i like the smallmouth story better.
you can fish them as a soft jerkbaits as well. the little ribs move a lot of water and create vibration.
if your in canada and its a tough bite, try drop shotting the darter as well. i have caught a bunch of fish this way.
play around with it, its a great bait. like i said, there is no wrong way to fish it.
madman himself
