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Brother Dave heard about the walleye I've been finding in upper Bull Shoals and came down to get in on the action. We put in at the campground by Swan Creek yesterday afternoon and boated up to the pot hole. Tried dragging #7 flickers shad again but kept getting hung on the bottom. Switched over to number 5's and still had issues with loosing lures so we tried something different. We used bottom bouncers and about 30 inches behind them we drug #5 flickers at a super slow speed. Slow enough to feel a bottom tick every now and then. Average speed was less than .5 mph. We worked the channel swings and drop off from just below the pot hole opposite of the bluff banks and had some magic happen. Ended up with 2 limits of keepers just before dark. Had to get back at it again this morning and the pay off was big. Can't wait to get back out there and try it again!

This is the bottom bouncing rig

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Last nights catch

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This mornings big pay off

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That's fantastic!

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Been fishing for walleye for years in this fashion. If you fish in rivers for walleye this is one of the most productive ways to troll. A three way rig is even better, many guys will run a heavy jig on the bottom for the weight and floating rapala for the leader. Its usually a three to one ratio. The dropper being a foot and the leader being three feet. Upper Bull acts like a river more than a lake. The floating rapala or any floating stick bait will usually eliminate most snags. In a river environment with some current the walleye will almost always be hugging the bottom. Downstream they tend to suspend more but not always. Jig bodies are easy to change out. Nice fish!

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Whoo hooo ,

Well done boys!

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man that was some fun. gonna try again in the morning.

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