Darter Delerium

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by bennyraw

Nice stuff George, as allways.
Anybody ever dupe the Creek Chub surf or spin darters?

Yeah, I tried 2 different sizes and both line tie positions on the larger one last winter but couldn't get them to work........which puzzled me since CCBC typically put out good stuff.

[eskimo]

Although I've probably sinned by bringing the smaller darter with me on a few nights while fishing eels it has been good to me to otherwise.

I know the 3oz is a Pichney but is the 1.5oz a Musso?

[numbskull]

Yes and No. You have a 1.5oz version of his 1.75oz plug.

That looks like my version of Musso's 5 3/8" darter. The original I had weighed 1.5oz rigged so that's what I aimed for. Turns out they were supposed to weigh 1.75 oz so I must have had a light original. Worked out well, however, since they fish very well and the one you have should do the same.

Musso made a shorter "official" 1.5 oz darter (the green one in the picture with the bucktail). I made a few but was not overly impressed. Mine ran deep and tended to roll out a bit. The originals were popular with the LI guys so maybe mine were not close enough. I only fished mine with a siwash and maybe that was an issue, too. I should revisit that plug next year.

[Diggin Jiggin]

Nice stuff George, I really enjoy hearing your take on the different sizes/styles and the action they have. You have made a real science out of it.

Darters are probably my favorite night time plug but I really have not noticed much of a difference in catch rates when I switch styles although I will say I personally prefer a more subtle action to one that thumps back n forth in current. On a slow night I tend to switch up colors more than styles.

[eskimo]

Good to know. I measured it out of curiosity and it is the 5 3/8 version.
I switched the 3oz to a siwash and a flag before but went back to the treble with crushed barbs.