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Originally Posted by numbskull

Take what darters you own (the bigger the better) to a shallow sandy beach near low tide (it helps if you have a rock or jetty to stand on so you see better) during daylight and wear polarized glasses. No current, 4 feet or water is ideal.

Now cast each one out and find one that you can work slowly, as slow OR SLOWER than a needle. Twitch to get the nose down, take three sloooow cranks, stop and twitch/shake, pause, then repeat. When you find one that looks like a fish or squid struggling along the surface, gaining 12-18" of depth, then losing it and coming back to the surface.........put the other darters away, take that one and try fishing it that way somewhere shallow at night (even better if there is tiny bait around). It will get hit when it is paused and the fish will be big.

The idea that darters are meant to be cranked against current keeps you from using them where and in a way that they work best.

Great post, and really sweet looking darters.