3way Rigs

[lonkm]

I am thinking about trying 3 way rigs with a stick bait behind the swivel. Have any of you guys tried it and if you have did you have much success with it? What weight would you recommend in this water? Thanks Lonnie

[rangerman]

Lonkm,

I've used a 3 way alot on TR with great success. I generally pull thundersticks or rapalas if the water is clear enough. The rule of thumb is to pull slow at around 1.4-1.7MPH. Use a bell sinker on your dropper with one ounce of weight for every ten feet deep your fishing. Haven't used the technique at BS yet, due to the fact I have pretty much caught the eyes pretty good in other ways.

Also handhold your rod and sweep it forward every once in a while. This seems to trigger some strikes from following fish.

Good luck,

Jason

[troutgnat]

Rangerman,

I have been researching walleye fishing for some time trying to hone my skills as this is new territoty for me. Thanks for this input. Could you help me a little more? What type of water for this set-up?, time of year?, water conditions, etc.? Thanks for any help. I want to learn how to catch walleye! Since you have them down on BS, what do I need to be prepared with for Feb/Mar walleye spawn on upper BS.

[rangerman]

A three way can be fished in lots of different ways. Gernerally you can pull them through some brush with little problems, over gravel and medium size rocky bottoms. If you are fishing a bottom with larger rip rap type rock the problem comes in with the bell sinker becoming wedged.

I usually fish the rig in the summer, however, I am sure you could use the technique in the spring below powersite.

The water condition for fishing a three way really doesn't matter as all you are really doing is slow trolling.

In the spring, I generally like vertical jigging and/or pitching jigs. This technique works for me so generally thats what I use.

If you want to learn the walleye world I'll PM a website you have to hook up with.

Jason