So I'm seriously thinking of making a trip up north to do some striper fishing, can anyone give me some advice?  I think the nearest fishable state to me would be Virginia, what do you guys think?  Is there a place that is easy to access from shore or a good beach to fish that has nearby places to stay (that won't break the bank)?  And how late in the spring can I reasonably expect to have a chance of good fishing?  Any help would be appreciated.

i like your rule of thumb on the lure knots. Go for a 4 wrap Uni knot!

I honestly don't know how your paint so good,  I've only been  making my own lures  for a few months  but the painting of them is killing me sometimes it works  most of the time it doesn't.
But I still enjoy making them
Still haven't court a fish on them yet, but I'm hopeful  lol.
I really enjoy watching  your posts as it has helped  me with weighting and balancing  etc my lures.
Thanks mate

this one looks pretty cool!

Another great build video, I don't mind the eyes. Well done.

Very cool Dartah!...
I'd throw that to some Massachusetts stripers

I was just thinking  you should  probly make a ebook on  your type of lure making  that would be cool

2:15 "the engineering part", it didn't take long.  Love your work, and I thought the Pikachu eyes were great!  Keep a designing, building and fishing.

I laughed out loud when you called them anime eyes 😂 thanks for sharing

Great build of a great lure.

Thank you for making these videos they seize my boredom

Franco, you have simplified and made the darter a plug that most could now make! I struggled with this plug for some time now. I know guys who have made his just to get the head and nose cuts right.  I now have a weekend project to play around  with between fishing trips. Thank you for finally tackling the darter!

Darters like that are usually for the surf. When I was beach fishing I used clips for the big stuff as opposed to tying direct. Pat yourself on the back….it takes people years to get a darter that works that well.

This could be my favourite lure you've done.

As a surf guy, i use TA clips.

Nice work. Some guys make them with really dense wood and no weight. The further back you put the line tie the deeper it goes. Too far back it becomes unstable. I personally put some weight in the back to kill any wiggle and also some weight near the belly treble. Thanks for doing this. Was hoping for more details on the physics but good build all the same.

Way cool! Thanks for sharing.

Wonderful analysis, execution, and tutorial. Gonna try my hands on a darter on my new lathe (new used ).

I think I should pursue lure making. I'm a woodturner, and turned 20 top water lures this size, with through-wires holes in an hour for my nephews. All wired, sealed, painted, epoxied and dressed hooks in one day.

Definitely a loop knot.