Crankbaits, trolling lures, blade baits and jigs have always been the most. Trolling techniques for river walleyes general discussion. In this article youll learn about using downriggers and planer boards to maximize your trolling. Includes bait rigging, fishing boat advice, selecting fishing spots, selecting baits, selecting fishing tackle, seasonal fishing patterns, fishing beginners advice and pro quick tips that will put you on more fish. From prime time during peak feeding activity to postfrontal situations when bites come hard, lindy fishing tackle is your key to catching the most walleyes possible on every trip. I recommend using fathead minnows, golden shiners, or small yellow perch if legal as bait. Spoons are probably the best walleyefinding tool not currently on the radar of most walleye anglers. Apr 01, 2006 a south dakota walleye, landed with a leech.
As i write this in the spring of 2014, hes the reigning flw walleye tour champion after contourtrolling deep breaks at lake oahe, s. National guard flw walleye tour pro john balla of bartlett, ill. Dont get me wrong, theres something special about a thump on a jig, a slip bobber dropping, or a tap on a live bait rig. He believes that this lure is perfect for trolling in the spring. The runt and other quality trolling rods limit creek.
Nov 02, 2005 of course before i did that, i made sure i had everything i could possibly want or use for fishing out of the boat before next years open water trolling season. This was the first crankbait i ever trolled circa 1980. Walleye lindys proven lineup of guidetested lures, rigs, jigs, and other critical walleye fishing lures puts anglers on fish. In fact, under the right conditions, pulling spinners or crankbaits can. The best walleye lures are those that are capable of producing big walleye time and time. Crankbaits for spring and summer walleye as the old saying goes, theres more than one way to skin a cat. For example, when i fish devils lake in north dakota, i like to troll small salmo hornets in the spring. If the fishing is slow and they walleye just wont bite lures, go with real bait. Feb 17, 2020 the next most important factor in a walleye trolling reel is the drag.
Walleye tactics crankbait trolling kindle edition by mark romanack author format. Trolling is widely considered a top tactic for targeting walleyes in mid to late. With proper trolling reels, theyll be much easier to set and wont strip or fail in the vast majority of situations. The key to walleye trolling crankbaits is to match the hatch as they say. Smokeys also has an open water guide service and ice shack rental using the most experienced.
This medium heavy power, fast a ction trolling rod is designed for leadcore, heavy three way, and snap weight walleye trolling. A good rod for dead stick fishing from rod holders. Arguably the best walleye ice fishing lures, the crankbait can be used to fish in deep areas where other baits cant reach. Great rod for light bucktails or for spooning pike and lake trout. Outside of these time frames, some alternative trolling methods are often required to get the job done. If youve seen the seminars by the pros, yes this is the book. Apr 23, 2014 illustration by ryan kirby in may, most walleye waters are still cold, and the bulk of the big girls will be in their postspawn stages. Now its up to you to put them to work on your next walleye fishing. Whether youre a fan of trolling, prefer to cast or do both, we offer the best walleye lures on the market. Available in crankbait, squarebill and deep diving. For years tackle industries has been known to make some of the highest quality and affordable lures on the market for freshwater and saltwater fishing. You do pick up bass, both smallmouth and largemouth as well as the odd muskie doing this at. Lurenet is your online source for lures that not only catch fish, but create memories that last a lifetime.
Like all trolling lures for walleye this can be extended down to deeper depths with the use of a downrigger or lead core line. Getting a crankbait to run where you want it, when you want it, is the key to successful crankbait use. Apr 30, 2011 national guard flw walleye tour pro john balla of bartlett, ill. Musky, pike, bass and walleye crankbaits are great lures with the large diving lips that produce a frantic wobble as they are retrieved. Onepiece extendable medium heavy power fast action trolling rod. Spoon trolling across the great lakes region, spoon trolling for walleye has come of age. In this 60second quick tip, scott glorvigen talks about trolling crankbaits for walleyes. Its a method nascak, a fishing guide, has used for years to catch walleyes on the mississippi river near his home in winona, minn. In washington state when someone talks about techniques and tactics for walleye fishing, bottom bouncers and spinner rigs normally dominate the conversations. Lipless cranks and bladebaits for walleyes infisherman. That means you have a prime shot at lateralline201404.
Generally, the larger the lure used, the larger the walleye you will catch. You need the soft tip so it will telegraph the lure action, and the moderate action so the rod loads up smoothly and evenly when you get a strike. Illustration by ryan kirby in may, most walleye waters are still cold, and the bulk of the big girls will be in their postspawn stages. The reel part of the equation is simple, if you want the best reel, then theres really only one option shimano tekota 500lc. We have all kinds of walleye fishing tips from walleye experts that really know their stuff. The tournament grade rod utilizes our exclusive shok flex technology, a graphite and fiberglass hybridization, resulting in fishing rods with the sensitive feel of graphite, while.
The idea is to get a bait into a walleyes dining room and keep it there as long as possible, thus increasing your odds for finding a few takers. Best walleye lures to have in your tackle box pro walleye trail. Daiwa great lakes walleye telescopic trolling rod 8 6 m gl86tmf. You do pick up bass, both smallmouth and largemouth as well as the odd muskie doing this at certain times of the year but its a walleye technique. Use two rods on the inside and two of the 86 rods on the outside. Favorite lure trolling rapala deep taildancer size 11 foil perch reef runner deep diver in gold clown fall favorite bait susquhanna river suckers fall what are you. Most of the time when anglers are talking walleye trolling, they are talking crankbaits. Crankbait trolling setup and tactics a few years back i ordered some deep diving crankbait blanks and painted them in a few of my favorite colors. This is a perfect pair for trolling cranks and spinner harnesses. Reduce the time you spend finding the fish zone with your favorite lures and trolling equipment. I dont really have a favorite stickbait or crankbait because i dont like to troll, i no trolling is productive but to me it is boring but i will do it if that is the only way i can get the fish to cooperate.
Walleye trolling guide everything you need for trolling for. Hot walleye trolling techniques by rick olson for walleyes inc. I figured out that spotted bass pull off the bank in early summer and spend their days out in 20. Number one, weed beds are often the largest food shelf in the lake. Here are five hardbaits every walleye angler should own. This week on fish ed, host jon thelen teaches you a great crankbait pattern for casting to active wa. Id go with a m or mh, in the neighborhood of 8, and with a moderate action and a so. What is the forage base in the lake, river, or reservoir. One of the best bites of the year is the weed walleyes bite here in the north.
Crankbait trolling setup and tactics cast aways blog. Lurenet offers the complete product lines for 15 of the most legendary brands to ever land in anglers tackle boxes. Hot walleye trolling techniques by rick olson for walleyes. Triggering walleyes snapjigging softbaits for coldwater walleyes. Favorite walleye lures and baits walleye lake ontario. The best walleye crankbaits imitate smaller bait fish that the walleye will naturally feed on. The guy with the crawfish imitation crankbait caught smallmouth and the guy with the fire tiger crankbait caught walleyes. Advanced trolling techniques for walleyes fishing, walleye. Best trolling rodreel or combo walleye message central. So i need some help of catching walleyes in the river while pulling crankbaits. These babies catch a ton of fish but get knocked out of tune easily. This bite is now so if youre looking to get in on some fast paced action be sure to check out the latest ido video showing how to put the hammer down and some nice walleye in the net. Smokeys on the bay is green bay wisconsins largest fishing tackle shop for custom painted walleye and musky fishing lures and baits. My newest passion in walleye fishing the past couple years has been trolling.
I found an old plano box shoved way up front in one of the sleeping berths in the cabin, that had some old. Great values for a great set of walleye trolling rods. What crankbaits to use can really vary from lake to lake. Item is ready for immediate shipment and comes from a smoke free home. Sometimes covering water is the key to catching walleye. Sign up to receive regular email news, tips, products info, pro picks and tips, promotions, special offers and more from rapala and our respected brands covering freshwater, saltwater and ice fishing, including rapala, vmc, sufix, storm, luhrjensen, trigger x, terminator, blue fox, williamson, strikemaster, marcum and ice force. Casting the lure up onto a shallow shelf at a 45degree angle and then. This is the battle perch uv under uv light major difference compared to the non uv bandits your buying off the shelf. Walleye trolling guide everything you need for trolling. Experimentation is definitely encouraged when pursuing these wily creatures. This will keep the baitfish upright in the water and alive the longest. A discussion of all the factors affecting lure trolling depth, a section on proper crankbait tuning, a lb.
I put the walleye in the live well and i thought that if my clients did not want it, i would have the walleye for supper. Between both sizes you can cover pretty much any depth that walleye are commonly found at. One thing that makes hunting walleye so interesting is the variety of techniques and strategies you can use. He placed third on the flw walleye tour in 2002, largely through trolling crankbaits, which he believes produces bigger fish overall than other popular techniques. The changes that walleyes go through can make finding and catching them consistently a real challenge, and all too easy to come home empty handed. Time to bundle up and grab those trolling rods this weekends nightbite should be one of the best of the year heres joel nelsons goto cranks for night trolling walleyes from. Run a size 2 or size 1 bait hook through a shiners nose. My night trolling technique, however, is strictly a crankbait type of fishing. Top ten crankbaits for lake erie walleye hot bite charters.
The bass pro shops walleye angler trolling rod uses proven rod lengths and actions developed and recommended by walleye pros gary parson and keith kavajecz. Trollsto walleyes precise crankbait trolling contacts and triggers the most fish. Crankbaits for summer walleye mike mladenik guide service. Change is the rule rather than the exception when it comes to walleye angling, and the move from early season to mid summer patterns is good example. The walleye angler signature series models ws76tt and ws86tt, are 7and 12 and 8 and 12 footers respectively. Using crankbaits for night walleyes by mark martin for.
After picking the brains of some of the midwests best professional walleye fishermen and area guides, we came away with 20 of the best tips, tactics, secrets and bits of advice that any serious walleye fisherman could hope to know. But at least i learned some tricks on how to tune bait and why to chose the right style of bait to run. Yongzhi fishing lures shallow deep diving swimbait crankbait fishing wobble multi jointed hard baits for bass trout freshwater and saltwater 4. Walleye crankbaits top 10 crankbaits pro walleye trail. Smokeys also has a huge selection of salmon and stock color walleye and musky fishing lures in our retail store. Bass pro shops walleye angler trolling rod bass pro shops. Where al finds postspawners, what tom boleys throwing now, insane zander double. This imitation combined with an irresistible action or wobble forces the walleye to strike the crankbait lures really hard. To meet the daunting task of tackling monster trophy largemouth bass and walleye, tackle industries has introduced a series of. The trolling motor is used to simply, in essence, lengthen the cast. Lindys proven lineup of guidetested lures, rigs, jigs, and other critical walleye fishing lures puts anglers on fish. Feb 26, 2014 in this 60second quick tip, scott glorvigen talks about trolling crankbaits for walleyes. Yes i have caught fish jigging, but now i would like to get into trolling crankbaits for those eyes.
These have probably caught more great lakes walleye than the others combined. Ideal rod for bottom bouncing, trolling or casting crank baits for walleye, bass and more. Crankbaits for walleye nwfr northwest fishing reports. He placed third on the flw walleye tour in 2002, largely through trolling crankbaits, which he believes produces bigger fish. Jul 23, 2017 the old chrome body blue back ratltrap. The next most important factor in a walleye trolling reel is the drag. When using a casting setup itll go down to about 11feet, when trolling itll go to 18 feet. A walmart flw walleye tour pro and walleye guide from pulaski, ny, frank has earned a reputation as one of the nations finest crankbait trollers. I will admit it, i flat out love trolling for walleyes. Smokeys on the bay smokeys fishing lures and tackle. Lakewood magnum top shelf soft sided hard lure hanging case. Youll even explore the unique experience of night fishing. Id go with a m or mh, in the neighborhood of 8, and with a moderate action and a soft tip. Jigging is a staple technique in walleye fishing, and one of the easiest ways to make just about any angler a better jig fisherman is by using the right stuff.
Crankbaits for walleye are one of the most versatile lures you can have in your tackle box. The reels drags also help to compensate for the strike and the surges the fish makes at the boat. With cheaper trolling reels, youll notice the drag is kind of touchy and weak. Walleye candy spoon blanks lake erie walleye candy. Walleye jigging spoons walleye jigging baits walleye trolling spoons walleye. Early in the spring and again later in the fall the diving minnow crankbait bite dominates the fishing scene on many walleye fisheries. The action continued and both my clients kept catching fish. We have all used them at one time or another and for good reason, they produce fish. Without a doubt, the bottom bouncerspinner rig accounts for the vast majority of. Get the best deals on walleye trolling fishing rods when you shop the largest online. Of course before i did that, i made sure i had everything i could possibly want or use for fishing out of the boat before next years open water trolling season. Fluorocarbon line, which sinks, is one of the keys to the technique. To finesse oriented walleye anglers, lipless rattling crankbaits and blade. The lcte86mhf excels as the outside rod in rod holders when shorter inside rods are also being used in your trolling spread.
Really digging the berkley warpig too not really bass fishing but wally divers and reef runner deep divers for trolling for walleye on erie are my 2 favorite trolling crankbaits. Finally, bass and walleye rods has been added for todays fisherman that matches our high quality and affordable prices. Was just thinking about what im going to use next week at tupper and i thought id start a thread on favorite baits and lures. Its also hard to beat trolling spinners for shallow weed walleyes.
Walleye crankbait trolling setup small boat youtube. You will want to keep your speed up, to at least 1. Aug 19, 2016 and spoons work great at deeper 30, 40, and 50. Lindy land early eyes on the troll lindy fishing tackle. May, 2005 a walmart flw walleye tour pro and walleye guide from pulaski, ny, frank has earned a reputation as one of the nations finest crankbait trollers. I enjoyed it better than the spinner fishing book yes it had off shore adds in it. Things you want in a quality jigging rod include a very sensitive blank, comfortable and sensitive handle material, an overall lightweight design, and a compact package.
Heres a simple trolling setup you can use for pulling crankbaits for walleye. Introduction to walleye fishing techniques howstuffworks. There are dozens of crankbaits available and each one has its own time and place. These hardbodies lures come in numerous shapes and sizes, but they generally have a rounded body, two treble hooks, and a bill, which pushes the lure down, forcing it to dive. Called the trollers bible by keith kavajecz, gary parsons, ted takasaki, and other great anglers who use trolling as one of their productive techniques. May 31, 2016 crankbaits for spring and summer walleye as the old saying goes, theres more than one way to skin a cat. I found an old plano box shoved way up front in one of the sleeping berths in the cabin, that had some old walleye magnet crankbait lures i forgot were in it. Without a doubt, the bottom bouncerspinner rig accounts for the vast majority of walleye.
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