Walleye On Spinnerbaits – You’Re Kidding!

[Phil Lilley]

Camdenton, Mo. —

“What on earth – it’s a stupid walleye”, my bass tournament partner exclaimed, reeling in his fish, “and it bit a spinnerbait!” This incident happened during a tournament 36 years ago on Lake Shelbyville in central Illinois.

It seemed an inconsequential accident at the time. However, walleye were native to the Kaskaskia River system so encounters like this occurred in both the river and the lake. The unusual part was how hard the fish attacked a spinnerbait with chrome-colored Colorado blades.

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[Jim Fish the Zarks]

I've caught them on cranks, but never a spinner. Except I have a hard time getting upset with any wally!

[Al Agnew]

I've caught several on my homemade twin spin, which I'm almost never fishing more than a couple of feet under the surface. Caught one about six pounds on lower Black River on it.

[Flysmallie]

I've caught several over the years on Stockton with a spinnerbait. They seem to like them.

[dennis boatman]

...I take off the skirt and put a nightcrawler on spinnerbaits for Walleye on Stockton...works great...

[Ham]

I've caught them on BSL that way. Knocked the snot out of it.

[exiledguide]

Caught them every once in a while up in NW Ontario on Strike King single spin spinnerbaits back in the 80's looking for Smallmouth.

[Clayton Will]

Walleyes in certain conditions love spinnerbaits. It would be interesting to know if you had a mud line you were fishing. Here is the condition I described we ran into in Canada.

[rps]

I have caught them on twin spins, too, Al.

A spinnerbait trolled slowly on leadcore has been a hot technique in timber for over a year now on the tournamrent trail. I have yet to make it work, but last year was an odd year for "suspending" fish.

[jbtiwns30]

its not unusual at all, I catch my limit on fellows lake with a white spinner. What I do is take off the skirt and put a worm on it. They hit it real hard!