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Old 12-29-2017, 07:36 PM   #12
fishing bum wannabe
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3oz cedar darter

I've acquired a few darters over the years but never built any. I had been looking at some LIFISHINVTs darters for years. I have one that I got in a trade back in 2003 and have a few Tatoos which I love fishing off the beach or from the rocks such as The Glades. After building a cedar bench I had a few 2x3 cutoffs and turned this darter by hand. Made a few quick and crude jigs and cut the lips on this one on the table saw. Weighted it, rigged it, a couple of quick rattle can coats and while still tacky took it down to the North River to try out. By dumb luck this thing digs down 5-6 feet, darts right and left nice with a wiggle to boot. I was impressed! The action was very similar to the tattoos. I made a template so I can duplicate it and a template to copy the tattoos (they are smaller, and no longer available) and will refine my jigs for cutting the lip and slope.
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