Walleye On Spinnerbaits – You’Re Kidding!

[kjackson]

I think it was two years ago in a tournament in Oahe on the Missouri where the winning technique was trolling spinnerbaits on leadcore. The walleyes were in the trees, and the spinnerbaits would slide through the wood.

I've caught walleyes with flipping jigs off beaver huts before, and my guess is that if walleyes are around and your lure or bait looks like something they'll eat, they will do so.

[bfishn]

For scattered post-spawn 'eyes, compact spinnerbaits in standing timber are great. Toss 'em at the trunk and let 'em free fall to 15 or 20 ft. Set the hook at any pause. Best from mid morning thru late afternoon, as they leave the cover for twilight times.

By compact, I mean ones that a silver dollar would cover the bulk of, they're usually marketed for crappie, and crappie ain't a bad by-catch to boot.

[WakenLake]

They always troll small spinnerbaits over the tops of grass and wood on the next bite.