After another 6 months of redsigning the old darter, here's the new and improved.
Made numerous adjustments to improve casting distance, diving range, digging ability and lure action. Many, Many hours have gone into this model, and I would like to thank those that have helped me along the way with comments - good and bad. To name a few - HABS (it's good to work for the king) , Seawolf, Crazy Alberto, and Iron Mike to name a few.

Here's a school headed west to www.surfcasting-rhodeisland.com

and a close up...see the fear of getting eaten in this guys eye?:smash:

Wow, very nice craftmanship! I can even see a 40 lb'er persuing that school with mouth a waterin.

HOLY MACKERAL

Nice stuff!!

Originally posted by JHABS
HOLY MACKERAL

Ditto :happy: :happy: :happy:

Bernzy

thanks for the compliment, ink-man. i'm glad i was able to give advice to you for good product to make it even better! i've had a few of the new ones over the past 6 months and they are just as tattoo says, better casting, swimming, digging, etc. if you do not have one yet, i'd get a few. they go fast! i've never seen an order last more than 2 weeks in a shop. considering how difficult and labor intensive they are to make, don't wait for the second run. get yours now! i believe a order is to be delivered to a few shops very, very soon. i'd pay attention to further posts form the ink-man and get yours now.

Unflippin' believable.... :love:

WHERE?WHEN?VERY NICE TATTOO!:D

:jump:

Everything about them looks just perfect.

WICKED:spin: :conf: :spin:

Another quality Tattoo lure!
How long does it take a school of macks to cross the bay? (Probably a long time - they look like they don't go anywhere in a straight line..... :D
Darters will be 19.99 shipping included.....
I'll have mack, yellow & blurple.

I may even have some Habs needles in a couple of weeks....at least that is what the rumor is churning. I should have taken out a home line and ordered 500 of those.....oh well....next time I will.

Also....I now have some of the harder to find Atoms.
I have some Atom 40's, Junior Atoms, Reverse Atoms & the new Baby Atom which also makes a nice eel skin host
http://surfcasting-rhodeisland.com/storepagethree.htm

Bernzy, your Atoms will ship tom....thanks...

Originally posted by Joe
Also....I now have some of the harder to find Atoms.
I have some Atom 40's, Junior Atoms, Reverse Atoms & the new Baby Atom which also makes a nice eel skin host
http://surfcasting-rhodeisland.com/storepagethree.htm

Bernzy, your Atoms will ship tom....thanks...

Thanks Joe
It's an awesome little plug.

Bernzy

Thanks for the kind words.....

MikeP - Hows the front eye loop placement? :D :eek: :smash: :laughs:

Joe sometime this week....I gotta finish the rest of them.....

How different are these from the ones you sold last fall?

Originally posted by Tattoo
MikeP - Hows the front eye loop placement? :D :eek: :smash: :laughs:




Hmmmm, they look pretty uniform to me. Are you sure it isn't just the camera angle :D :laughs: :p :happy:

Tobias,

The bottom lip is longer to keep the plug in the water in a rip rather than skipping across the top upside down.

The front hook has been moved foward to shift weight to the front of the lure, which helps with getting the lure to start to dig after it initially lands.

The shape of the lure has changed a bit to cut down on wind resistance to decrease tumbling like a bananna and increase distance.

Don't get me wrong, the others just as well as these do, but the lure needed some adjustments to make it better than before. Just trying to give the customer the best for there buck. :)

If you don't want the old one's can I have them? I only have one left.....and only 2 left of the new ones.:smash:

I have about 10 of the old ones and only one of those is slightly used (no nicks or pointers, just swam it to check out the action). If you want to trade for new ones, pm me. I also have the white darter you had at the MSBA show from two years ago. Thanks.

give me them darters chatham and yellow darter= bass give me your darters now fork them over

BM, you a 'ho . . . rest, Doctor's orders.

Im glad to see a quality plug if i could get My hands on one TATTOO!!!!!!!!:smash: :D
A plug that really has R&D as well as time into it and have it evolve into a better plug over time or maybe 2 or 3 years
Im sure alot of man hours went into it along with the testers of the plug and there Time! put into fishing it
From the Day You gave Me that yellow plug I just have to:smash: till I get another Fish Catching darter:smash:
Its nice to see some people actually dont copy people and actually fish what they make

Mr. Tatto - Very nice!!!!!!:D :D

I'd like to get a few, do any of the local shops carry them?

I had one of these Sunday night........ the real thing was leapin outa the watah and landin at my feet , I can only imagine one of them plugs bein' thrown into that boilin' mess.....

179, nice avatar, where do you fish? :D

179 - you can hit either the saltwater edge in newport or capt don's in c'town. don's had a few still on the wall a week or so ago.

Thanks for the info, I'll hit Capt. Dons tonight....

179... NICE!!
That is what my wife thinks I am after when I go after strippers.I er um mean Stripers.

Awesome lures!
Put me down for a new and improved in mack and one in blurple!!

I have five of em. an I don't know what ur talkin bout I tested them in calm water an in the sweepin outgoin current of the river. It didnot come out of the water.It is one of the best swimmin darters Iv'e thrown.they could cast alittle better but thats a even tradeoff.I'm not sure there is a harder lure to mass produce than a darter.I make my own they are the hardest lure to get right,tough to make a good caster that swims good.I have a bunch o gibbs 3 oz darters I screwed around with they weighed about 2.7,2.8 they cast for crap put a shot of lead in em an the cast like a rocket. an swimm better.now I just gotta rewire em One fish will nock the plug outa wack the way the wire comes through the top of them things lots o work for 17.dollars. give me the tatto's any time.Not sure movin the hook foward or makin the front lip longer makes them stay in the water better.Maybe the angle of the lip. like the addage goes up is down an down is up.Or somethin like that.darters are bout balance the constant battle of lip against body.I guess I got lucky as all mine swam good.Man I wish I knew what that finish is.:)

I was on a sand beach 3 weeks ago when I snapped off a white Tattoo darter, you should have seen the faces on the people on the beach when I went swimming for it!!!

Went to Capt. Dons in Charlestown last night he was already sold out of the new Macs... :(

I don't know how I missed this thread:(
VERY NICE looking wood Tattoo, they look like winners to me.:btu:

well, i guess you next bet is to call the saltwater edge, a sponsor here now, and see what's in stock there. you can have them ship it to you as well and use there online store.

anyone know when where going to see more of these plugs,everywhere i go and look for them no luck,come one tattoo give up the date

bob :bgi: where all waiting