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lindy darter

L_Cappo

By L_Cappo
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L_Cappo Proficient

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well i bought the red glow lindy darter and wow the fish realy like it caught a few nice eyes on it and those little saugers that like to take your bait realy love it also.when i dropped it down those little guys came shooting up off the bottom and slamed it as for the eyes they didnt come charging at it but when they hit it they were not messing around.now im going to go buy a couple key colors for lotw.putting my chubby darters on the back burner now.

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The Lindy Darter has some really good rattles in it. I haven't caught anything on one yet, but I'm sure it will produce soon enough. Also, make sure the gain on your flasher isn't set too high or you'll get interference from the rattles showing up...

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I prefer the Lindys as they are a little heavier and they do make a LOT of noise...tip the back hook with a minnow head or tail and shazzaaaaaaaaaamm.Usually we use them when the bite slows or there is no activity on our flashers.they do call the fish in

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the lindy darters are more round shape then the chubby plus they rattle louder must be the built in rattle in it.lindy had that halograghic stuff on it.it looks pretty cool when you turn it.it realy flashes.i know i will be getting more.

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another really cool difference is that when rip-jigged, the lindy darter rolls onto it's side and then swims back down, whereas the chubby darter just wobbles slightly as it falls. Saw them side-by-side in the tank at the ice show and was very impressed.

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Stopped at the mans mall in Oakdale yesterday to see what they had left for Lindy Darters. They had two left in the bigger size in colors I didn't really want and that is it. I don't know when or if they might be restocking the store with more.

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Stopped at the mans mall in Oakdale yesterday to see what they had left for Lindy Darters. They had two left in the bigger size in colors I didn't really want and that is it. I don't know when or if they might be restocking the store with more.

I was at Joe's in maplewood off 36 yesterday and they had a full selection of lindy's, which was bad for my wallet!

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I got into jigging the chubby last year and had a lot of success with Crappies and Largemouth Bass. I ordered a few Lindy darters and am happy with them. The rattles are loud, the jigging action is sweet, the price is right and paint jobs are also sweet. This past sunday I hit a local lake early. I put down 7 real- weeds in a horse shoe shape around my portable (It was 6 degrees and windy) and drilled two holes inside. I dropped a minnow on a bobber in one and used a veriety of jigging approaches in the other. I used two different sizes of forage minnows with waxies, euros, and gulp and really just pounded them. I prob caught around 50 or so... lost count before it got light. Anyway, back to the lindy darter. Each time my vex would slow down and the bite tappered off I'd drop the darter and rip jig it just a few times and just like that (magic) the vex would light back up again. I was targeting Crappies and sunnies but that darter really called them right in and set the mood for aggressive feeding. They'd come in, I'd real up the darter, drop a small jigging spoon or small jig tipped with a plastic and it was game on. So to sum it up, I'm a fan and these things can really change the mood of otherwise neutral fish.

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another really cool difference is that when rip-jigged, the lindy darter rolls onto it's side and then swims back down, whereas the chubby darter just wobbles slightly as it falls. Saw them side-by-side in the tank at the ice show and was very impressed.

Yea I saw the tank demo at the ice show and there was no comparison. the lindy was better then the salmo. Marine general had a special on them where you could get 4 for $16.00(ice show special) so I bought 4 from them and then later bought 3 more at the regular cabelas price. now just need to get out and try them. I have only been out looking for pannies right now and may have to make a trip up to mille lacs later on to try for some eyes with them.

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