30 July on the Upper End

[rps]

A couple of days ago bobby b on this forum sent me a message. He asked if I could give him a few pointers on trolling for walleye. I pointed him at an article and invited him to join me this morning.

We left the marina in the fog at 5:30 this morning and motored slowly until we could see to get up on plane. I took us down lake past Big M and began to show him walleye structure of various kinds and how to use what equipment to maximize his chances. In the first three hours we caught a few bass and one sub-legal walleye. Not very impressive guiding. Upstream of Eagle Rock I caught a nice crappie and put it in the box.I hoped it would not jinx the rest of the day.

At the last spot I planned to show him, he caught a sub-legal walleye as well. On the second pass, he hooked up with a good fish, right at 24 inches and 4 pounds.What a relief! All the pressure evaporated.

Water temp 82.5.

 

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[bobby b.]

Randy,

Thanks so much for taking me fishing and showing me how to troll for walleye.  You are a true gentleman.

Bobby

PS -- He even cleaned the fish for me.  Excellent guide.

[Guest]

awesome!  time on the water is everything if you are learning while there.  having some starting points really helps.

bo

[WhateversBitin]

rps, can you tell me where to find the longer float beads shown in your article on worm harnesses? Or, maybe, what search term to use.

[rps]

3 hours ago, WhateversBitin said:

rps, can you tell me where to find the longer float beads shown in your article on worm harnesses? Or, maybe, what search term to use.

here: http://www.walleyesupply.com/

 

[WhateversBitin]

Thank you, sir. For the response as well as your informative posts and articles.