New Northbar Darter, review, first impressions

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So the long awaited NB Darter was finally publicly released this week.

14 colors out now,

saltwater edge had em for $22.99

Eyes are better looking than what they've been using lately on the BD

VMC 3/0 hooks and wolverine split rings

Listed weight is 2.5oz on the package

Weighed them (3 I bought) and they only weigh 2oz. So not sure if it's a misprint or what? But that half oz makes a big difference in casting.

The SS weighs 2.3oz for comparison.

They are slightly wider than an SS but the same length. The NB is 1.0 wide and the SS is .96

Wasn't too impressed with casting distance especially into a strong SW wind but that just might be more getting use to casting it.

They swim shallow, and have a nice darting action with a slight tap of the rod

I fish my darters very slow, and every 4th crank give em a slight tap of the rod, they sway really nice

After I got home I decided to load one to get it to 2.5oz, same body design as the BD so figured the chambers would be the same, added .5oz of water and sealed it back up. Haven't fished it yet as I did it last night. Pic shows location of the hole and final weight before I closed the hole up.

Kind of surprised they went with such a similar shape and size to the SS, wish they would have gone bigger/wider and 3oz range.

Would love to hear people's thoughts on em, first impressions, fished impressions, etc

I'll keep adding to this within the next couple days.



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