Loaded NB Darters

[ProfessorM]

Curious do You fish wooden darters? I much prefer a wooden darter over anything plastic but that’s me.
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[Surf Caster]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

Curious do You fish wooden darters? I much prefer a wooden darter over anything plastic but that’s me.
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I’ve been such a super strike darter addict that it’s been hard for me to pull any other darter out of my bag. I’ve caught more fish on an SS Darter than any other plug by far.

I have a bunch of wood darters from Beachmaster, surf asylum, and some other smaller builders but they rarely make it into the rotation. I’ve caught on some, but i keep going back to super strike.
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[Mike P]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

Curious do You fish wooden darters? I much prefer a wooden darter over anything plastic but that’s me.
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I stopped using Gibbs darters when I had a few crack lengthwise. When I mentioned it (can't remember if it was here of the SOL), that chowderhead Dan from Gibbs got all bent and called me a liar.

[tlapinski]

Originally Posted by Higgie

Toby what are you using for liquid?? Been using bb’s in my redfins but don’t always want the rattle. I also started foam filling and thru wiring redfins and both seem to hold a place in the bag for certain applications.
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I never use a full load of BB's as I am not a fan of the sound, but i have added a couple to my liquid mix to get just a touch of sound for certain applications. For liquid I either use mineral oil or HG, depending on what I am loading and what I want it to do as they act differently with same loads of different liquid. I think that Dave did an article for SJ a while back comparing different load liquids and had some interesting results.

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

Curious do You fish wooden darters? I much prefer a wooden darter over anything plastic but that’s me.
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As much as I fish in rocks I stopped using wooden darters aside from the Mike's with the metal lip protector as I destroyed far too many of them. All it takes is one errant cast or dart and a wooden darter can be rendered useless. As it is the lips on my plastic darters look like they were chewed on by a dog but they swim true longer.

[t_man7]

As much as I fish in rocks I stopped using wooden darters aside from the Mike's with the metal lip protector as I destroyed far too many of them. All it takes is one errant cast or dart and a wooden darter can be rendered useless. As it is the lips on my plastic darters look like they were chewed on by a dog but they swim true longer.[/QUOTE]

Hate how true this is, all you can really do is use rock maple and make sure there’s a solid finish. Overtime I’ll repair with superglue but it’s never the same as the plug first was made. I am trying now soaking the head in ultra thin super glue, in order to make a solid head that’s more resilient to rocks. This is before sealing.
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