Today’s Top 4
Craziest walleye videos ever!
Believe it or not, there’s still places out there where walleyes jump in the boat like bass [lol]. Here’s the top 4 most insane walleye vids we’ve come across while scouring the interwebz:
1. Phil Nadjiwon captured a walleye feeding frenzy at Caribou Falls Lodge, ON that you’ve gotta see to believe. It’s what everyone says their spot looked like the day before the tournament:
Know anyone who fishes the bent-rod pattern?
TW’s Brett McComas was hooked up with a decent lake trout on Lake of the Woods, when someone saw the bent rod and decided it looked like a good spot to fish. Ever had anyone pull up this tight to you:
Ice is going off…time to bust out the other kinda flag.
TWI fan Thomas [no last name given!] took a mid-Feb stroll on Saginaw Bay with his Off Shore Tackle Planer Boards that produced some serious results. #Dedication
DIY portable ice-rod holder.
Chad Maloy was working smarter, not harder, while chasing greenbacks on Winnipeg:
News
1. OH: Walleye festival brings in $3.8 mil…
…to the local Port Clinton economy. Thank you giant Lake Erie walleyes [heart-eye emoji].
Speaking of which, forget the “ball” drop in Times Square…how ’bout the Port Clinton, OH walleye drop!
> DNR’s Steve Gilbert: “Little natural reproduction has occurred in the last 10 years, leaving adult walleye densities at the lowest level since recent record keeping began in 1990.”
They’re looking to increase the minimum size from 15″ to 18″, with a daily bag limit of 3.
3. WI: Sherman lakes chosen for walleye experiment.
To figure out why walleye populations are declining, while bass and panfish are boomin’. Global warming? Alien abductions? Walleye are the new bison?
Coming up on Apr 29th, they stick some bigguns!
Meme of the Day
Got any buddies that are always breaking off on the big ones? Lol:
Tip of the Day
> Blame it on global warming or zebra mussels…walleyes are spending more time down deep. When the water’s cold…they can require a subtle presentation. These 4 tricks can help get finesse shallow-diving stickbaits in the face of those deep spring monsters.
Leadcore
> It’s a subtle presentation because the weight is distributed throughout the entire line. Slight speed changes will make a stickbait rise or drop in the water column, making it easier to get the lure working at your desired depth without hanging on the bottom.
3-way rigs
> The main line gets tied to one swivel eye, while a short leader and the stickbait are tied to a second eye. The swivel’s third eye gets another leader — or dropper line — or attaching the sinker that will get the stickbait to your desired depth.
> The most common mistake with three-way fishing is not using a sinker that’s heavy enough. You want to have your line out at no more than 45 degrees when the boat is running at trolling speed. Even though dropper lines are usually short, don’t be afraid to make them up to 4′ long.
Braided line
Snap weights
> Work wonders for getting a stickbait in the zone. They attach to your line via a clip that can be easily removed when fighting a fish. First let out anywhere from 15′ to 50′ depending on how deep you want your lure to dive. Once your length is set, clip a snap weight to the main line and send it down.
Read the full Field and Stream article here.
Quote of the Day
There’s some walleye-fisherman fuel: beef sticks and Mountain Dew.
– What James Holst said when picking up Eric Rehberg from the dock on the Mississippi River at Red Wing, MN — chasing pre-spawn ‘eyes with blades and rattle baits.
Vid’s from a few years back, but right on point for the coming weeks. Plus, you get to look back at the one time James considered growing out his facial hair:
Today’s ‘Eye Candy
Sarah Trottier hoisting up the #DailyDouble — caught running Okuma Line Counters with MVP Sport Fishing somewhere on/around the Great Lakes:
Sign up another ice-head!
Check this stuff out!
Brett McComas is the main man for Target Walleye/Ice. He was discovered in Brainerd, MN after years of wondering how in the heck people break into the fishing biz. He’s in it now, but still can’t answer that question…. Brett is one of those guys who quit sports in high school because they were interfering with his fishing time. Get him at brett@targetwalleye.com
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