Walleyes

[kwall]

Fished for eyes fri,sat and sun -- limits three days in a row , found them in that slimmy moss using harness rigs , guess all those shorts (14"ers) last year all grew some over the mild winter -- can't wait to get back out there

[Hunter91]

I agree. The walleye fishing has been excellent. Went today with the wife and son and had one shy of three limits. Caught them trolling and jigging today even caught two on a bass jig.

[Saltydawg]

How does one fish a crawler harness ? I assume trolling ? Could a guy catch any walleye near CC ?

[Walleyedmike]

How does one fish a crawler harness ? I assume trolling ? Could a guy catch any walleye near CC ?

A crawler harness is generally trolled behind a bottom bouncer at around 1 mph. When choosing the weight of your bouncer, a good rule of thumb is 1 oz per 10 feet of water. I generally run 1.5 or 2 oz bouncers. I never fish up at CC, might be some there. I'd concentrate on points 15-25 feet deep.

WM

[Saltydawg]

Thanks mike ! Generally speaking, about how far would you space the bouncer from the harness ?

[straw hat]

How does one fish a crawler harness ? I assume trolling ? Could a guy catch any walleye near CC ?

There are still some working in the area Saltydawg. They have been running 7 to 10' deep.

[Saltydawg]

Thanks Straw !

[Walleyedmike]

Thanks mike ! Generally speaking, about how far would you space the bouncer from the harness ?

I use the "L" shaped bouncers, which I attach directly to the line with a snap, or a swivel snap. I tie my own harnesses which are around 3.5 or 4 feet long. The bouncer has a snap swivel on it which you hook the harness to. In snaggy water I'll cut the harness leader down a bit to help avoid snags. For starting out I would recommend just buying some harnesses at your favorite tackle shop, experimenting with blade colors, beads vs floats etc, etc, etc, till you find what puts you in your comfort zone. Be forewarned, walleye fishing can be addictive and make you view bass as a nuisance fish!

WM

[kwall]

Saltydawg, I'm with WM on the eyes , they are addictive -- I have the thousands invested up in guides I've hired , tackle , electronics and a LUND to prove it,lol , as far as the bass, they sure eat up alot of food from the eyes ,lol -- yep MW they sure are addictive

[eyeman]

thats good reason to eat the keeper size bass , to leave more food for wally's to get big !!!!!