Wondering what are the right conditions to throw these? Is ice out a good time? What kind of setup do you throw them on? Lastly what are your preferred plastics on them?

I caught fish all seasons on them. 

 

They’re great all year round. You can fish them slow, crawling and hopping along the bottom. Or rip them quickly for reaction bites. And of course, a straight steady retrieve too. 

 

You can throw anything from grubs, swimbaits and even finesse worms on darter heads. Mostly paddle tail swimbaits though. The size and type of plastic you want to rig on depends on the size of the hook. Do you know the size of the hook on your darter heads you plan to use? That could help a lot with specific bait recommendations.
 

Personally, I like using darter heads for big paddle tails like 4.8 Keitechs or 5.5 X-Zone Swammer. Yamamoto  makes a 1/2oz 5/0 swimbait jighead, which is basically just a big darter head. 
 

 

Guess I'm open to jig head suggestions... I don't really have any I'm looking at...guess I'm looking more at throwing worms as I throw grubs and swimbaits on ballheads