suggestions

by kprice5 Mon May 04, 2009 6:03 pm

I will be doing some crappie n walleye fishin on friday morning. I will be using just a bobber, size 6 hook and ill lip hook a minnow on for crappie, any suggestions to get some walleye? I will be fishing from shore, depth is about 6 feet. I know there are some nice eyes in the lake, but have never landed one. I will have both shinners and worms.

by bugeyedjig Mon May 04, 2009 6:59 pm

hook a night crawler thru the head and leave it whole. throw it out with no weight and just let it go to the bottom. about every 2 or 3 minutes, move it a couple of feet. we have the same problem at cobb , lots of walleye, but rare whn you get them. my buddy garrett was doing this for largemouth last week and picked up a 22" and 24" walleye.don't throw it into a school of bluegill!

by kprice5 Mon May 04, 2009 7:39 pm

sounds good thanks for the tip.

by OhioFisher Mon May 04, 2009 9:54 pm

I'd try a jig and tail, 1/8 or 1/16th with a shiner
If there are any rocks, or sumerged structure try that Wink

by kprice5 Tue May 05, 2009 12:39 pm

yeah I tried the 1/8 oz jig head with a chartreuse twister tail but nothing. Ill throw my entire arsenal at them on friday until I find out what works lol. If you hook the minnow with the jig head wont it fall off pretty easily?

by OhioFisher Tue May 05, 2009 3:12 pm

Yeah, I eye hook em, they fall offf but give good action
Just don't "whip it" when you cast

by kprice5 Tue May 05, 2009 5:40 pm

sounds good thanks for the help. Hopefully I have some pics to brag about on saturday Wink

by saugeye1 Tue May 05, 2009 7:50 pm

we had good luck tipping our jigs with a small piece of crawler

by OneMoreCast Tue May 26, 2009 8:59 am

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by Outdoorsman Tue May 26, 2009 10:37 am

OneMoreCast wrote:I know this is too late to help, but when I use night crawlers and tight line or bobber fish on the bottom for walleye I like to use eagle claw weedless hooks. You can get them at Walmart just look for the hooks with the bar that wraps around the barb of the hook. This will save you from a lot of headaches of getting hung up ever few minutes. You wont believe how much that weed guard helps until you try it. Best of luck to ya.

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I agree 100%. Its also good when casting for largemouth on very weedy or around alot of structure. Saves you a bunch of hooks and gets you places you might be afraid to cast at.