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What Happened With Chubby Darter

IceProwler

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I think they got rid of them ... they STINK, IMO ... never caaught a fish on them. But it is funny to say in a fish house after a couple of beverages ... "Hey ... do u have a Chubby Darter?"

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laugh I personally haven't caught a fish on them either. I have seen people catch crappies on the really small ones. I refuse to use them, last yr on LOW I bet my buddy he wouldn't catch a fish on a darter (he swore by them) and it turned out he never even put one on the end of his line confused Not sure why, since they are so awesome!?!

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I don't know anything about stores that do or don't have them, but I can tell you that Chubby Darters are OUTSTANDING baits on LOTW. There's been plenty of times we've been up there and that's been the hot bait, or one of the hottest baits.

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I had never believed them until last December on LOTW right after the big Christmas snow storm. We were killing them on the Darter but a slow bite on spoons and jigs...It finally made me a believer. So, I want to make sure to have a few in my tackle box this year...Last year I ended up having to decommission it as the trebles eventually broke off...

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Fleet in oakdale has them, i saw them this morning. They didnt have much of their ice fishin stuff out though mad

Yeah, I went there like a month ago and asked the manager of the sporting goods department when they would have all their ice fishing stuff out. He laughed at me and said not until December because they had to get rid of all the hunting stuff. Well I can tell you, I've spent a lot of money in October and November getting READY for the season, so when it comes I'm ready. I know a lot of others do the same. Lost my business.

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Not sure what Gander Mountain you were at, but Gander does carry them, and sells a lot of them.

For instance, they run $6.49 to $6.99 respectfully depending on the size size, here in the Fargo Gander Mountain.

As they are not a paid mandatory front end-cap, as Lindy is this season, so you would need to look in the walleye lures isle set next to the rest of the lures in that class, such as Rapala jigging Raps, and Rapala Jigging Shad Raps. That is where they are set in Gander stores in the Northern Region Gander Mountain stores this season.

So...While you were in Fleet Farm, did you ask the fishing manager to get out the Man Lift for you so you could be lifted up to the ceiling, to look at the ice houses?

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I had never believed them until last December on LOTW right after the big Christmas snow storm. We were killing them on the Darter but a slow bite on spoons and jigs...It finally made me a believer. So, I want to make sure to have a few in my tackle box this year...Last year I ended up having to decommission it as the trebles eventually broke off...

Was up there they same time after the big storm. Never had a bite on a darter or rap. I will agree that it was a slow bite though

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