Walleye are still biting

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

20-25 ft is where these came from, every color i tried worked, caught 4 short fish and lost a couple good ones too.   Got a little wet but ended up being a good day. Lost $30 worth of bait, Walleye are getting pretty pricey per pound these days

[nomolites]

3 hours ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

20-25 ft is where these came from, every color i tried worked, caught 4 short fish and lost a couple good ones too.   Got a little wet but ended up being a good day. Lost $30 worth of bait, Walleye are getting pretty pricey per pound these days

Been there.  I put a heavier and longer cord(75’)on one of those lead/chain lure retrievers and have saved myself literally hundreds and hundreds of dollars over the last 5-10 years.  I usually only lose cranks any more if I am running snap weights close(20’) to the lure in deep water which I don’t do often.  I also catch more fish as I can work brush or trees without the anxiety of losing baits.

Mike

 

[Royal Blue]

Are you trolling 6XDs or Flickers?

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

16 hours ago, nomolites said:

Been there.  I put a I have e and longer cord(75’)on one of those lead/chain lure retrievers and have saved myself literally hundreds and hundreds of dollars over the last 5-10 years.  I usually only lose cranks any more if I am running snap weights close(20’) to the lure in deep water which I don’t do often.  I also catch more fish as I can work brush or trees without the anxiety of losing baits.

Mike

 

I have one with a 35' leash that has always been enough, yesterday they were just  not coming out like normal. 

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

4 hours ago, Royal Blue said:

Are you trolling 6XDs or Flickers?

Flicker Shads yesterday #7's and #9's, caught more on the 7's

[Royal Blue]

I went yesterday.  Only trolled for a little while but caught a 22 inch walleye and a 15 inch crappie in maybe an hour or so on the flats by the island right near the state line.  Had 2 short spots in that time too  It was hard to stop dragging the deep worm.  We had a handful of 15-16 inch largemouth and one 15 inch small mouth doing that.  All of the trolling fish came on #9's.  Are you guys using snap weights to get them deeper?  I basically tried to stay on flats yesterday in 18-20 feet and I think it cost us some bites by not getting deeper.