$8 and gone!

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Everyone is acting like $8.00 for a lure is crazy. Is it high? Ya, some are higher some lower. I've spent a lot of money on dummer things. I think the bottom line here is this, if the lure works for ya $8 is cheap. If it doesn't work for ya $8 is expensive. I've had better luck with these then my jigging raps & spoons. Others say the oppisite, regardless to get a chubby it's $8.

[MuleShack]

honestly, i thought $30 for a double cowgirl was expensive

[fiskyknut]

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I've spent a lot of money on dummer things.

regardless to get a chubby it's $8.

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Yahoooo......And serious....Now that there has to be the best ever of the chubbhy pitches I've seen yet on the entire WWW. I am plain rollin after walking in and seeing it.......But I fish too much.

Retro FM was funny but it gets better with age eh! Search the archives for more chits giggles and chubby hype!

Perhaps this new small and spendy one will be the ticket this winter? If the fish sre snappin on your depthbomb maybe eh?

Ahhh another winter soon......Till then jig jig jig.

Thanks for the laughs man....fiskyknut

[Northlander]

They have there time but at $8 they will have even less time on my lines. Besides like others say the Pike wont let me fish one long enough to get my $8 worth out of it.

I like them but cant afford to buy too many. Ill use something else until I find a good sale on them.

Rattle Traps work good for Lakers through the ice I know.

[polarsusd81]

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Rattle Traps work good for Lakers through the ice I know.

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I have often wondered about the ability to catch other fish through the ice with them. Might have to give em a shot for some of the lakes with bigger pike.

Tom

[MASON38]

Have caught both walleye and pike on Rat-L Traps, Rattlin Raps and the Berkley version too. When these things make noise you dont have to hold them to your ear to hear the sound. Just twitchin the rod tip seems to work best

[slipperybob]

A lure's first job is to hook a buyer, and it's second job is to then hook a fish. In my limited experience, most lures are better at the former than the latter.

That being said I do have 3 chubby darters, and no fish due to their use. I will try them again this winter, though, and may try a #3 or two if the mood strikes me. It looks to me like they are good at hooking buyers.

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Third job is to make your neighbor jealous...

[tbeste]

If you check the HSOforum for the worlds foremost outfitter you can score some 2" and 2.5" Chubby Darters in a limited selection of colors for $4.88. Might ease the wallet pain slightly, but they aren't the cool new "#3" that is all the talk this year.

[TurnUpTheFishing]

It seems for every one person that swears by them their are two people who havnt had any luck. Im one of the people that cant catch much of anything on 'em. How do those who have luck productively fish them?

[iffwalleyes]

Any lipless crank with rattles will work under the ice. The vibration and noise work help attract fish some days. Some days it scares them. I also have had good luck with Salmo Zipper lure for eyes but it is expensive two. I bought a ton of zippers and chubby darters when they were new. Since there is such a demand for them I should sell them on hsolist . No doubt some days they catch fish. But then again most days for me a plain hook and shiner catch more than a chubby. It doesn't cost nearly the same. If you want to spend money do it on a good rod and reel combo from Thornes it is likely to help you out more than a expensive lure.

I used to be a die hard chubby darter fan a couple year back. But like I said earlier I know see where they aren't any better than many other things that cost much less.