[andypat]

The yellow perch are starting to show up. Was very hard to fish from shore with all the leaves, pine needles, sticks, and goose feathers all over the river. but looking good and going to get better.

Click on picture.

 

[Tracker01]

Nice catch and even better eating.

 

[andypat]

Nice catch and even better eating.

Tracker, they are the first yellow perch since the spring run for me. They are moving up the river, or they are just starting to bite with this cool weather. Happy Thanksgiving to you and family.

 

[Tracker01]

Same to you Andy. Thank You.

 

[Jerry Norris]

Went prospecting for yellow perch and crappie today. I finally found seven or eight micro dink yellow perch and five or six small blue gill in a winter holding area. I totally struck out at the place where I use to catch 11 to 14 inch YP. I don't know if I was too early or too late. Water temps plummeted over the past week in the upper bay so the perch will be moving to their winter haunts soon. Didn't raise any crappie today at all so they either have not moved in or someone has already caught them all-which I doubt. I did score some dandy perch size minnows though so I will have a supply for a little while so long as they don't freeze into a block of ice.

 

[andypat]

Jerry, I am starting to catch yellow perch on the small orange shad darts you sent me. Yes, it's shad dart time for me. You make a good shad dart. Thanks!

 

[Pajigging machin]

Shad darts love them love them love them but what sux is no more local ma and PA Baitshops around so I have to travel 45min to Northeast MD if I want good quality darts

 

[andypat]

Shad darts love them love them love them but what sux is no more local ma and PA Baitshops around so I have to travel 45min to Northeast MD if I want good quality darts

See Jerry for your darts on this fishing forum.

 

[Pajigging machin]

Andy are you suggesting ordering shad darts through the mail?

 

[andypat]

Yes, from Jerry. That's how I got mine for this year.
Jerry Norris is your man for darts.

 

[Jerry Norris]

Andy are you suggesting ordering shad darts through the mail?

I sent you a PM.

Jerry

 

[Jerry Norris]

Jerry, I am starting to catch yellow perch on the small orange shad darts you sent me. Yes, it's shad dart time for me. You make a good shad dart. Thanks! View attachment 28770

Thanks Andy, I'm glad they are working for you. I went out again a little while this afternoon. Caught a small crappie on the first cast and was hoping they had moved in but no such luck. Finished out the afternoon with one crappie, one bluegill, and five small yellow perch.

 

[andypat]

Jerry, I need some little orange/white tail darts. Like the one in this picture. I don't know the weights on the darts. Wish I did know the weights of your darts for when I order.

I tried to do this with message but couldn't show picture of the darts I need. I could use about 18 of them. That should last all winter and spring. Thanks! PS orange/white tail, and or orange/yellow tail will be OK.

 

[andypat]

Jerry, I need some little orange/white tail darts. Like the one in this picture. I don't know the weights on the darts. Wish I did know the weights of your darts for when I order. View attachment 28849 I tried to do this with message but couldn't show picture of the darts I need. I could use about 18 of them. That should last all winter and spring. Thanks! PS orange/white tail, and or orange/yellow tail will be OK.

Also send 12 of the larger ones in orange.

 

[Jerry Norris]

Sending you an email.

 

[jigmeister]

Thanks Andy, I'm glad they are working for you. I went out again a little while this afternoon. Caught a small crappie on the first cast and was hoping they had moved in but no such luck. Finished out the afternoon with one crappie, one bluegill, and five small yellow perch.

Jerry. Do you make flutter spoons like this ?

 

[CYT]

As a shard dart novice, what's the difference between the darts I buy at Walmart and bass pro or the "good" home made darts some of you guys make?
Just wondering.

 

[andypat]

As a shard dart novice, what's the difference between the darts I buy at Walmart and bass pro or the "good" home made darts some of you guys make?
Just wondering.

Not much difference, if any. Like to buy from fishing friends. When you buy from a friend, you can order the colors you like best. Like orange/yellow tail, and orange/white tail that are my favorites. CYT I fished the lake this morning for two Hrs. and caught 13 crappie on the tube bait jig three feet under a bobber in about eight feet of water. Was a little chilly but not bad. No wind. I was going to take a picture but camera battery was dead.

 

[Pajigging machin]

CYT I like homemade better cuz you normally can get smaller sizes and if timing is right 2 small darts tipped with worms split shot between them hanging off cape henolopen pier is a deadly spot and croaker rig.

 

[Jerry Norris]

As a shard dart novice, what's the difference between the darts I buy at Walmart and bass pro or the "good" home made darts some of you guys make?
Just wondering.

Primarily color and size. Unless you go to a local tackle shop, you probably won't find darts less than 1/16 oz. and only a very limited color selection. There is a difference in colors. I make a pretty limited selection of colors, but they are colors that catch fish for me. That is the reason I started making lures, I could no longer find the sizes and colors of darts that I was using for shad and perch.

Jigmiester: I make something similar but mine are made with a much shorter shank hook and are probably a little larger than the ones in you picture. Here are mine compared to 4/0 Nunguessers