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Everybody welcome Sea Foam back to Target Walleye! We’ve been using it for years and of course put a zillion hard miles on everything we use — big thanks to them for keeping us running smooth!
Sea Foam has a new Marine PRO product designed just for marine engines — hope you’re lucky enough to get your hands on some! Cleans and lubricates your motor, helps prevent corrosion caused by ethanol and water, and stabilizes tank fuel up to 2 years!!
Today’s Top 4
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“That tequila sunrise has saved my bacon on the river so many times.”
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That’s IDO’s James Holst NOT talking about this kind of “tequila sunrise” (lol):
He’s talkin’ about the “tequila sunrise” color B-Fish-N Tackle AuthentX Ringworm — an old-school color that works especially well in off-color water or on gloomy days. Why? ‘Cuz darker colors create a more noticeable silhouette, yet still look natural = [fire emoji] for fussy coldwater fish:
Had ’em rigged on light 1/8-oz VMC Neon Moon Eye Jigs to start the day ’til air and water temps rose. Bumped up to the 1/4-oz size and brighter AuthentX Moxis once the fish got more aggressive.
Almost forgot to mention they were fishing some hard-to-get-to areas on Devils Lake, ND using their new jet boat. Seriously! Full In-Depth Outdoors vid here. #BuckleUp
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Do custom-painted baits get bit more?
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They’re purrrrrtty, but do they actually help you catch more (or bigger) fish? Maybe. Sometimes you’ve gotta show ’em something they haven’t already seen 1,000 times. Here’s a few custom-painted baits that almost look too cool to throw…
Rapala Rippin’ Raps might be the most custom-painted walleye bait out there, and Dane Heid (head honcho at veteran-owned DH Custom Baits) has perfected turning ’em into walleye desserts:
Sharin’ this Trickles Tackle done Rapala Shadow Rap ‘cuz it looks downright fishy…especially those bleeding racin’ stripes on a bait that’s already a cold-water [bomb emoji]:
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What came first: The chicken walleye or the egg?
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Couple cool shots sent in by TW fan Christopher Hammond from a northern NY hatchery. Little buggers are still in their birthday suits:
Thought he was talking about the Oneida Hatchery, but turns out it’s a non-profit organization called St. Lawrence Valley Sportsman Club. So a BIG thanks to those guys and gals:
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So this is why 475-lb braided line is a thing…
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As seen by author Vivian Barz (@vivianbarz) in Mobridge, SD:
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News
> Fisheries crews tagged 1,800 walleyes on Lake Washington, Lake Manuella and Stella Lake as part of a walleye population estimate and creel study.
> “It’s a simple process to notify our office about the tagged fish; the office phone number and tag number are etched on the tags, and anglers can keep the tag.”
7. LakeMaster has new MN chips out.
Includes 340 newly-mapped lakes, 241 new HD lake maps, and 37 resurveyed HD lakes. #Dibs #SpotOnTheSpot
Same news release also does a good job of breaking down the differences between: LakeMaster vs LakeMaster PLUS vs SmartStrike vs Contour Elite.
Case you didn’t know, KastKing is waaaay more than just rods and reels…. Waterproof dry bags, tackle bags/boxes/backpacks, line, braid scissors, pliers, scales, nets, you name it:
…for walleye, massive cats, freshwater drum and carp…’cuz everything’s bigger in Texas Manitoba.
…are out now from the AMSOIL crew.
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TargetWalleye.com Highlights
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Tip of the Day
“S” troll to dial in early-season walleyes.
From Will Nalley:
> Finding fish is the primary focus during the early season and can be achieved by using an effective trolling program to identify key areas of lakes and rivers.
> Walleye will hold on key structural elements on their way to and from spawning areas. In lakes, these areas may be a rocky tapering point or finger adjacent to a bay leading to a spawning river. In rivers, the outside turns and mid-river humps can hold numbers of fish.
> To cover these structural elements early I like to employ a long-line trolling program using the Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow Walleye Deep Diver. …I choose one white color like ‘white wonderbread’ and one dark color like ‘Zombie’ to start my search pattern.
> The 5.25″ Crystal Minnow dives 10-13′ with about 100′ of 10-lb mono. By using 30-lb Yo-Zuri Superbraid I can get an extra 2-4′ of depth with approximately 175-200′ of line behind the boat (depends on current).
> On the business end I always add a 6-8′ section of Yo-Zuri TopKnot fluorocarbon which adds the invisibility factor and the highest level of abrasion resistance. I connect the two lines using back-to-back uni knots.
> When possible, I always troll in an ‘S’ pattern keeping my speed between 0.6-1.0 mph When you get bit, note whether the line was on the ‘inside’ or the ‘outside’ of the ‘S’ pattern. If you caught fish on the ‘inside’ this tells you the slower trolling speed is triggering fish. …on the ‘outside’ of the ‘S’, the fish are responding to a slightly faster presentation.
> Using your GPS…repeat the same trolling pattern by following your GPS trail, or double back and use your sounder to isolate the productive piece of structure, and make a vertical presentation with a jig, or put the Yo-Zuri Vibe to work with a slow and deliberate yo-yo-ing presentation.
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Today’s ‘Eye Candy
Brett Mauler (@brettmauler) bagged himself the fish of a lifetime with this 30″ x 19″ [!] corn-fed Nebraskan he caught on a Rapala Shallow Shad Rap. Impressive fish anywhere, dude!
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