I purchased these on Ebay. They were listed as flies which would have been a good deal.
Turned out to be jigs. What species of fish would you say these are best for?
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I purchased these on Ebay. They were listed as flies which would have been a good deal.
Turned out to be jigs. What species of fish would you say these are best for?
Can't really tell the "size" of them, but from the looks of the hooks :yikes I'd say they're Striper baits. Most look to be homemade darters, with some "serious" hooks in them. Don't know where they're from, but could have been made to fish for Bass, Pike, Walleye, etc. :dono
Smaller ones I have seen called Shad Darts for our American Shad. Haven't got a clue what the bigger ones would be for.
Agree maybe stripers, but heck if they are as big as they look, maybe offshore baits?
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Shad darts.
shad darts, they are very common around here especially in march and april when the shad make their annual run up the rivers. most of the best rivers have significant current so a heavier jig is needed for these areas. 1/4-3/8 is good for that.
Thanks for the replies
I have a bunch of Shad Dart heads and they don't look near this big, maybe this pic is making them look huge?
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Shad Darts which work well for any fresh water fish - all look to have mustad hooks. I am interested in the last photo top rt chartreuse head and bottom rt corner space with the white head - these may be football heads made by my family. The shad darts are also very popular that we sell in central NY but don't look like they were tied by us as the collars are rough / tag ends. Where did you buy them?
I got them on Ebay. The large ones are very big. I thought they were fly poppers
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-fish...72.m2748.l2649
Well that is so misleading when they put fly on there! I can see how you thought these were poppers! Shame they are as big as it looks!
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I sent a grievance yo the seller. she immediately gave me a full refund.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
Ive been making my own shad darts for years now, started making them to fish the spawn in the spring for White bass and crappie in the streams that feed a couple local lakes I make mostly two sizes, 1/64th and 1/32nd. I use a very small weighted float and wade the streams using ultra light action rod and reel. Its a blast.
Good, I am glad you got the refund. I mean if these things are as heavy as they look I don't know what I would use them on. They look like they weigh 1/2 oz or even 1 oz?Quote:
Originally Posted by FIN
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Technically she is correct. What is a jig? Fur & feathers lashed on a hook = fly. What's the difference between a leadhead and a beadhead????
LedHed makes a good point, often the term fly is used for anything tied to a hook (jig, dry, popper, streamer). Jig Fly is still common in some old timey shops to name a jig.