Lindy darter

[chuckrudy]

Thinking about buying some lindy darters for perch and for walleye was wondering what size and what color to buy.  Does any body use these and do you like them. Thanks for any input.

[JAGER61]

Here, these are the bomb!

http://salmofishing.com/lures/chubby_darter.html

Mike

[thegoods]

They are like anything else. Sometimes they are the best and sometime they aren't. The smallest ones are lite so tough to get down deep quick when frenzy is going on

[RTXGuy]

People catch fish on these

Got a couple in my box but never put much time into them, seemed to hard to get back down quickly.

Not sure what a paid but pricey little buggers on that site

[hesseltine32]

I think they are about as good of a lure as they would make as toilet paper. 

[thegoods]

Had a day on oneida this year when they outfished jiggn raps 10 to 1 on walleye. Water was murky so the rattle prbly played into it but my buddy sitting 2 ft from me in same hut couldn't keep um off n I couldn't buy a fish. But then I don't think they worked rest of the season. Haha

[JAGER61]

I think they are about as good of a lure as they would make as toilet paper.

Ouch!

[bigredonice]

if you mainly jig for walleyes or large yellow perch, there will be a handfull of times each ice season when they will work really well.

[RTXGuy]

if you mainly jig for walleyes or large yellow perch, there will be a handfull of times each ice season when they will work really well.

I mainly target those but wondering what do they work well for?  Maybe I'd give them a shot on the right water.

[bigredonice]

when they are feeding on young-of-the-year bluegills and perch.   

specifically when I am looking to weed out smaller perch, when the big perch are being super finnicky, or finnicky evening walleyes. 

One of the lakes I fish out here, the walleyes just have no interest in a spoon and minnow, but will readily take chubby darters.   Also, on a different lake I fish, the big perch and eyes intermingle with the small perch, but the small perch won't attack a chubby like the big perch and eyes do.

[RTXGuy]

Good info, maybe i'll have to give them some time in the water.  I tend to do a lot of switching on the tough days but always pass them up.

[carcaju]

ive had luck with them on ice with some good days but i use them in open water and have better luck

[IceNeck9292]

I use the lindy bug for perch... and had a surprising day with lakers using it too on lg this year.. not on purpose but it worked out pretty well lol thought I had a record perch on never caught a laker before

[mikerudy]

IceNeck....So now I know what you were using at our gathering....Just kidding, we had a great day at our gathering that day and you have the pics to show for it. You got the lakers, I ended up with the perch. All in all a good day by all.

[fish4fun8]

i used them for the first time this yr and i got my biggest eye at onieda  a 26 incher but it wasnt my biggest all yr though that was 11.3 pds ands its going on the wall!!!!!

[Mourning after]

I always have a few rods in shanty ready too go and theres always a lindy flyer on 1... Then I rig 1 with a lindy tungsten big eye perch jig, and 1 with a big eye 8 inches above a lindy spoon...the spoon set up is the ticket most of the time so I'm not giving up colors...but anywho when it comes too perch when I can't get them too hit main set up I'll switch too flyer and that will usually get them going... When that don't work I switch again too the single jig....still no go.  Time too move... I usually don't move very much ounce I find them!   My personal opinion is all the lindy ice stuff I've seen or used is a good choice... The  detail and colors are amazing and I think they defiantly work better than the other brands... I only use a select few baits for perch and they are all lindy...
As far as the flyer it works!!! It has great action... And like anything else 1st presentation.  My opinion again... Is the flyer does get fish too strike and does push those buttons when theres a slow bite..what guys don't like about the flyer is that they catch less fish!!! However the fish they catch are quality. I'm after size not quantity... I'll take 30 big perch over 50 decent fish and 150 throw backs anyway....

[IceNeck9292]

Lol some days its skill others luck thanks tho mike!....

[HUNTnFISHSD]

 They are good for smallmouth bass.