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Chubby Darter

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ozzie Grand Master

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i set up and tied one on dropped it down over a suspended fish and that red line came up to it and smacked it!!! 2 seconds later it broke off!!! Never dropped down another one confused.gif so they seemed to be good! grin.gif

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Can't go wrong with firetiger or the pink and white one from the Fargo Gander Mountain, I believe this is the only place you can get them. I normaly fish in a very clear lake and have had good luck. I know most people say use natural colors in clear water but in the lake I fish that doesn't work.

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hanson Grand Master

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I love the LOD (Luminescent Orange Dace) Chubby Darter!

I like to use Chubby's when I run into hyperactive fish. What a blast. I had a couple trips up to URL last winter when the crappies were annihilating Chubby Darters. Too fun!

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Jim Hudson Veteran

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The Chubby Darter is definately a lure one wants in their ice arsenal.. Also, is a great switch over bait in the soft water season as well..

As mentioned, the Darter by itself is a agressive fish bait, just like most swimming lures are. So, when the fish are on, fish the Chubby. Bigger the better for bigger fish.

Last year for walleyes, 90 percent of my walleyes over 25" up to 31.5", which totalled 32 fish, came on #5 and #6 darters.. The fish I was after liked the chrome colors, like Gold Metallic Orange, Yellow Metallic Dace, Viking, and Red Tail Shiner. But colors will vary from lake to lake. Perch colors have worked good on other waters for me as well as the luminescents as well.

For a more finicky fish, a dropper rig off the middle hook can really seal the deal as well with the darter. Just like other dropper rigs, the big profile draws em in but the small offering below makes em eat.

Also, be ready as there will be a new size darter out this season, will be a killer for perch, crappie, and big gills. But will also work for downsizing approaches for walleyes as well...

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Jim- I was reading your post and looked at your picture and I said to myself I have seen you before. Then it came to me that I ran into you on Mille Lacs in March while fishing for jumbo's. I was with Dean who is friends with Cory from Vexilar. We ended up with a nice batch of perch that day.

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Yuppers.. was a few good days out there on the pond.. We ended up with some pretty nice fish as well... My buddy ended up also catching a 29 inch walleye on that other hump.. Probably see you over that way again this coming late ice.. smile.gif

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For me what I have found is if the fish are aggresive they will work well. But if they are not aggresive they aren't that great from what I have found. Now that said I have several jigging spoons that don't cost $5-7 a piece that will do just fine when fish are in this mode. So yes they catch fish but they aren't a miracale lure that we been lead to believe.

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hanson Grand Master

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I think they are a great fish attractor also as they call in fish which are uninterested otherwise..

The 1-2 punch. smile.gif

Jig & minnow under a bobber on one rod, and run the jigging spoon on the other rod as an attractor!

For some reason... I have WAAAAYYYY more confidence in any old jigging spoon than I do a horizontal swimbait. Maybe thats my preference, maybe thats the fish's preference. I'm not sure.

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I think they are a great fish attractor also as they call in fish which are uninterested otherwise..

The 1-2 punch. smile.gif

Jig & minnow under a bobber on one rod, and run the jigging spoon on the other rod as an attractor!

For some reason... I have WAAAAYYYY more confidence in any old jigging spoon than I do a horizontal swimbait. Maybe thats my preference, maybe thats the fish's preference. I'm not sure.

Yep Me Too. Got to love them angel eyes jr. and crusher spoons for me those are my go to jigging spoons. Way more walleyes on the ice for me with those two lures than anything else I own. I have had them the longest but yet I still buy new lures to try out but I still don't have the same confidence that I do with the old reliable ones.

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When the fish are reacting to the chubby, they dont just hit they pound it!! I love em, just like in the summer I start with more aggressive presentations and then move down the scale. I always have a rod rigged up with one. If you have the opportunity to watch the action on these baits like in shallow water or in clear water, maybe with a camera if nothing else, it will help. Not only will the action give you confidence to stick with it, it's awesome, but you'll also get to see how different jigging techniques make the lure react. Pike absolutely love these things and I've seen walleyes hit it like they are pike. Gold and orange is my favorite by far. I'm looking forward to that new size for pannies...sweet.

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Are you typically jiggin the chubby agressively or being pretty conservative? I used them last winter, but either I didn't have the technique down or the fish just were not in the mood.

How about leaving it motionless for a short period of time? I have talked to a few guys that swear that a long pause in between jigging is the key to catching fish on lures like the darter.

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