Guest segabo Report post Posted February 8, 2009 What are your favourite lures or jigs to use for walleye, and what technique do you use with them. Just curious. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Matt M Report post Posted February 8, 2009 I like using just a plain old 1/4 ounce jig and minnow. In the past year I have been using 1/4-1/2 ounce sweedish pimples tipped with a small chink of minnow. Seems to work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FreshwaterFisherman Report post Posted February 9, 2009 In water under 10 feet deep a 1/8 oz. jig with a minnow or worm, if water is deeper than 10 feet, or lots of current ill move up to a 1/4 or 1 /2 oz. jig. In the spring it would be a rapala original floater. Little Cleos work well to when trolling. Brodie K. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Matt M Report post Posted February 9, 2009 In water under 10 feet deep a 1/8 oz. jig with a minnow or worm, if water is deeper than 10 feet, or lots of current ill move up to a 1/4 or 1 /2 oz. jig. In the spring it would be a rapala original floater. Little Cleos work well to when trolling. Brodie K. Do you really catch walleye trolling Little Cleos? I have never heard of anybody succesfully catching walleye trolling spoons. Whenever I have trolled for them I have used deep diving crank baits like the Reef Runner or the Stretch 20. you need to use something that will go deep as walleye have a tendency to feed near the bottom. Although I have seen walleye move into shallow weedy bays during the summer and I have caught a few on shallow lures like spinner baits and rattle traps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bear 77 Report post Posted February 9, 2009 A HAL'S jig of course tipped with a minnow or leach. I also have been known to troll a crankbait for walleyes. I used to use spinners/trolling sinkers and spinners/bottom bouncers, but in my neck of the woods a jig is king. Bear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FreshwaterFisherman Report post Posted February 9, 2009 I've trolled various spoons with decent success. Little cleos in the 3/4 oz. size in the two tone green and the blue and silver are my preference. Also have caught lots of pickerel using a 5 of diamonds. I will use a three way swivel with 3 feet between the weight and the swivel. I will use that if im trolling flats with not much structure, when the fish are feeding on baitfish in more open water. It's not a go to lure my anymeans but when it works, it really works in my experience. Brodie K. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Some Old Guy 968 Report post Posted February 9, 2009 I like jigging, lindy rigging, shad raps, cleos, smithwick rogues, x-raps, rattle snakies, buckshots, mepps, bucktail jigs, bottom bouncing, taildancers in conjunction with a little joe, slip floats, basically anything that is producing! Main thing I found is not to get hung up with one presentation. I have seen people hammer walleye one day in a spot, go back the next day and use the same presentation and think that the walleye have shut down or aren't there anymore. Meanwhile a simple switch up is all it takes. Roger Quote R.T.R. Respect the resource! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
