Darter Talk

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Darters are magical.

I too have shifted from yellow over white to parrot. It is a versatile color scheme.

DZ's article really touches on a lot of aspects that are critical to finding success.

A real game changer for me the last couple seasons is categorizing darter brands for
their depth and motion. I know that sounds silly as often the diving depth
difference of most darters is only a foot or two....maybe less, but that
difference can make a huge difference in extending a bite.

Guys who only fish one brand or only fish Super Strike are missing out.

As water drops out using darters that can operate in shallows, and
as water floods in, darters that can be coaxed to dig deep. This may
sound elementary to some, but I know a lot of anglers who only fish
one brand of darter.

If fish are taking darters these sorts of adjustments can keep you on
the fish. Sort of like how when bucktailing, half ounce and even
quarter ounce adjustments can make the difference. Funny how fish
will hold on structure and have an invisible line of how far they are
willing to go for a plug.

To exend the variation subject further. Some darters dart more than
others. Super strike darts the least...from my findings, where
others seem to create more resistance and water pressure. The
differences in darting action can also convert fish that darter x
cannnot convert but darter z can. The ones that have more
resistance can also be fished in sloppy conditions and dig better than
others.

they are all different tools.