Walleye Lures?

[Jim W]

Lures for Kab or where?

Keep the rods bendin'!!!

Jim W

[Minnesota Wannabe]

Kab and the lakes of southern Minnesota if different.

[LuckyFish]

You've opened a whole new can of worms here
(pun intended). For hard baits I like trolling Raps in the 11 to 13 size behind a three-way rig. And Shad Raps down to 12'. But my favorite is a Reef Runner long lined down to 25' to 28'along a steep break mid summer.

Lucky

[Minnesota Wannabe]

I'm not quite sure of your terms. Three way rig? Are you weighting the the rap with a weight hanging in front of it? Also, is a reef runner a deep diving lure? Are you near that 28' depth with it?
Thanks for the reply.

[LaVoi]

I also like to troll cranks, Shap Raps number 9's are my favorite. Find the sharp breaks or points and troll the edges of them. Best case scenario try finding the breaks that drop into some of the deeper water in the lake, at least in mid-summer that is where I like to target them.

[Minnesota Wannabe]

Hey all you great fishermen! This question is for any fisherman including those that aren't great.
I'm used to fishing Northern Minnesota (Kabetogama) and have caught most of my walleyes with jigs and live bait.
I will be fishing Kab this year but mostly S. Minnesota and N. Iowa.
To broaden my arsenal a little bit I am wondering how and when some of you folks use artificial lures to catch walleyes and what lures do you use?
Thanks
Minnesota Wannabe

[This message has been edited by Jim W (edited 02-27-2003).]

[Minnesota Wannabe]

Do you need to be close to the bottom with them?

[deadeye]

I really like the #7&9 original rapalas. They always seem to put fish on the stringer. In southern minnesota I would bet that shad raps and rattle traps would work great, especially sine the lakes are usually full of shinners. I would bet that you could do real good hitting up the weed edges in the evening with any of these lures. ><>
deadeye

[doubleUcubed]

I like to use the #7 and #5 shad raps when I troll for walleye's. I like to bounce them off the bottom and then bring them up a little, if you don't feel/hit the bottom for sometime let out more line and repeat the process. For the lake I fish almost exclusively (Big Kandiyohi) the hottest bite of the year with raps is usually during the hottest weather of the year! Good Luck!

[LuckyFish]

Wannabe, a three-way rig consists of your line tied to a three way swivel ( like a regular swivel only with 3 swivels on it instead of 2)a dropper line of about 1' to a bell sinker tied to another swivel on the 3-way, and tied to the third swivel I tie 4' to 6' of line and a snap that I fasten the lure to. This may sound complicated and confusing but it is rather simple, and is a good way to keep a floating lure like a Rapala close to the bottom. Yes a Reef Runner is a deep diving lure that can reach those depths with about 150' of line out. I use a line counter reel to tell how far out the line is and to repeat this distance every time.
Good Luck Lucky

[Minnesota Wannabe]

Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense.

[LuckyFish]

No problem Wannabe. That's what we are here for right?

Good luck and good fishing Lucky

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[Guest]

I have done extrememly well with the Millenium series crankbaits. The ghost minnow and the stick minnow's.

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[Guest]

Who makes the Millenium series? I know I'm gonna have to spend about $100 for baits this year and if I can try something different then I might as well toss it in the list too.

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[Kidd]

Minnesota Wannabe, just one word of caution when trolling crank baits.
My favorite is the Smithwick Rattl'n Rouge (sp). However, if I buy 5 of them 1 or 2 will not run properly. Make sure your bait runs the way it should before you start using it. You may need to make some adjustments to the lure. One more thing. Trolling shallow water in the spring, after dark, has been my most affective presentation.

[Guest]

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[chow]

Lures vs Live bait rigs. As I thought here trying to answer your question I bet over 90% of my eyes have been caught on live bait rigs - Jigs and minnow, Jigs and leach, crawler harness, floating lindy and minnow, or floating lindy and leach.

I guess of the remaining walleye they have been on shad raps, origninal rapala's, or hammered nickle daredevil spoons under wind blown rock casting conditions.

chow