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When pitching jigs into shorelines or
along weed beds, tip your jig with a minnow hooked through its mouth,
but lock that minnow onto the hook with a plastic scented grub.
This small piece of plastic grub will help prevent the minnow from
coming off while casting, and bouncing off from bottom structure.
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Bottom Bouncing Spoons - When you are
trying to locate fish in a lake, trolling small spoons on bottom bouncers
is a good alternative to trolling crankbaits or spinner harnesses. Use the
longer-legged bouncer and perhaps troll slightly faster than the normal
bottom bouncing speed.
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Choosing Your Crawler Harness Bead and Blade
Combinations - When you are trying to figure out which colors to
use when fishing with harnesses, always try to match the forage.
The following are combinations that have seemed to work over the
years no matter what body of water you are on:
Copper/Gold-Alewives; Silver-minnows, gizzard shad or smelt;
Firetiger/Perch -perch; Brown/Orange - crayfish or gobies.
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A walleye angler's success is due
primarily to the proper understanding of his electronics. The flasher,
known as the oldest working depth finder on the market, works very well.
When introduced, it was a revolution in angling. Today it is still the
only depth finder that gives you an instant "real time" reading of the
bottom. It is sensitive, simple and its reliability is a great feature.
Once you've mastered reading a flasher, it is you connection to the
underwater world.
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When using any size of jets, if you need to get your
lure deeper as a result of heavy wave action, then snap on a one ounce
snap weight ahead of the diver. You will then go approximately five feet
deeper. A two ounce will take you approximately ten feet deeper, etc.. Pro Walleye Team
Member - Dave Truett
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| In the Fall, minnow baits, both long and narrow-shaped
types, will have the biggest appeal to monster ‘Eyes. All different
types of minnow-imitating baits, sinking, floating, short-lipped,
long-lipped and buoyant types can be used trolling or casting with great
success in the Fall. One trick is to use short-lipped minnow baits while
casting or trolling, using split-shot sinkers one to two feet ahead of
the bait, in order to drive it deeper. This also offers a slightly
different wobble presentation. Take the front treble hook off of the
bait, if there are three treble hooks, and pinch on a small split-shot,
This too will help drive the bait deeper. Try new, glow-split shots
here. They really help to attract walleyes in deeper water and at
night.
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