Your rod setup for jigging walleyes!

[mrth0201]

Hello,

I'm looking to purchase a whole new rig for my upcoming trip to lake of the woods. Let me know what you guys use when chasing those walleyes. Include, rod, reel, line, lure, etc... Thanks in advance!

[OnAFly]

TB Walleye Sweetheart

Abu Cardinal 300

Trilene Microice 6lb

Gold Buckshots/Red Buckshots mostly

St Croix Med

Shimano Sedona 500

Triline Microice 4lb

Slipbobber setup

I caught more fish on the slipbobber with a shiner than anything else.

[hydro]

Medium backbone rod, moderate action, not a "fast tip" design. I like a solid feel to the jig and a fast, firm hookset. Brand is not critical but for reference my favorite action is on my St. Croix PIR32M.

Reel is a "500" series (small but not tiny) spinning reel, again not brand specific but it needs to have a smooth drag. I also take my ice reels apart and replace the grease with low temp tip-up lube. They work much better in the cold that way. BTW I do most of my fishing out in the open and not in a shelter, so operation at cold temps is important to me.

For line I use 8 lb Power Pro or similar "no stretch" line, about 75' laid onto the spool over a mono backer fill, and I splice a 36" leader of 6lb fluorocarbon with a duolock snap to attach the lure. For lures on LOW start with gold/red colors.

[JordyED]

TB Walleye Sweetheart

Abu Cardinal 300

Trilene Microice 6lb

Gold Buckshots/Red Buckshots mostly

I run almost the exact same for my favorite Walleye jigging setup. The only exception is I spool 6lb Flourocarbon on the Cardinal. I switch up lures quite a bit initially, until I zone in on whats working the best that day, but usually start with a buckshot or similar rattling spoon (Stop Signs are a LOW favorite, and they started making Rattlin' Stop Signs now also). A word of advice here...If it isn't broke don't fix it. Meaning if you're catching fish stick with that lure, I find myself trying to get "cute" sometimes and switching to catch MORE fish. 9 of 10 times I regret that move. Good luck to ya!

[Eric_Kruger]

30" DH Walleye Stinger

shimano sienna 500

6 lb vanish

1/4 oz lightning spoon

[srfishin15]

28" medium-light St. Croix rod

Gander mountain guide series reel

10 pound fireline crystal

Barrel swivel

12" 6lb flourocarbon

Jig.

[Fred_Bear]

32" Austin Elite Custom Rod Medium w/ Heavy SC Spring Bobber

Pflueger Trion 6520

4lb fireline w/ 48" 4lb fluoro leader

1/4 oz red glow buckshot spoon

28" St Croix Premier ML

Abu Cardinal 301

4lb fireline w/ 48" 4lb fluoro leader

#4 red glow demon

[FirstIce]

Depends on the lure size.

34" TB MH walleye sweetheart, 12 lb nanofill, 10 lb fluoro leader

28" TB M walleye sweetheart, 8 lb suffix 832 ice braid, 8 lb fluoro leader

28" TB perch sweetheart, 6 lb micro ice

All have sienna's 500's on them except for the perch sweetheart, which has a tica gv500.

[PurpleCatMan]

Do you guys tip the buckshot with live bait at all?

[JordyED]

Usually a minnow head for Walleyes.

[IceHawk]

32 inch TB Perch sweetheart plueger president 6 lb suffix and more than likely starting with a slender spoon and going from there.

[DLD24]

What I was doing on red lake that worked good was use a buckshot or a spoon that rattles and if they just look at that have another rod ready with a slender spoon and drop that down they would hit that slender spoon a lot....I like my shimano 500 FD with 6lb vanish....I just use gander mtn rods....like their rods,but the reels are junk

[LakeDocktor]

30" DH Custom Rods Walleye Stinger with Recoil guides

Shimano Stradic Ci4 1000

Suffix 832 Ice Braid 4lb with 6lb PLine Fluoroice leader

Lindy Rattl'n Flyer Spoon

[slipperybob]

32" TB walleye sweatheart baitcasting, Shimano Curado 50E, 6# Gamma Copoly

[outdoorsmin]

30" DH Custom Rods Walleye Stinger with Recoil guides

Shimano Stradic Ci4 1000

Suffix 832 Ice Braid 4lb with 6lb PLine Fluoroice leader

Lindy Rattl'n Flyer Spoon

I am liking that DH Custom rod. Have a bunch of their ice fishing rods and love them. As for jig, pretty much anything from JR's Tackle.

[efishsport]

What size lures can that dh walleye stinger handle?

[Eric_Kruger]

I would say 3/8 oz. would prob be a safe bet for the top end.