Suckers or Shiners for Big Eyes?

[Sam Smith]

I like Big Shiners. What does everyone else like?

[OnAFly]

Shiners definitely.

[otterman91105]

Shinners for bigger walleye's. I do like useing small suckers sometimes.

[EBass]

Shiner minner for sure if you have the option.

[Hawg]

We have lakes around here that Rainbows do better than shiners. If I had to use 1 minnow all the time though it would be med sized spottail shiner.

[mattnokim]

I always used Medium Sized Shiners and they worked best for me when the bite was on. Then again maybe when the bite wasnt on is when they wanted something different.

[R. Miller]

Shiner

[Trev]

Shiners or redtails but not suckers unless that all bait shop has

[scott b]

Biggest Golden Shiners you can find for the big dogs.

[DaveZman14q]

My biggest walleyes ice fishing have almost always come off 7-8 inch suckers on quick strike rigs in 5-6 feet of water just off a rocky weed point targeting northern. Meanwhile we are set up in 17-20 feet of water jigging for eyes.. always a fun surprise pulling a 27 inch walleye out of 5 feet of water! And of course the occasional 34 inch pike...

[Rick G]

It all depends on the forage base on the bodie of water you are fishing. Some lakes have a good shiner bite and some a good sucker bite and some even a good crappie minnow/ fathead bite. But if I could only use one minnow for walleyes I would choose 3in golden shinners.

[pikerliker]

Biggest eye I've been around caught through the ice was a 28 incher my oldest son caught on Devils lake a couple years ago. Caught it on a very large frozen smelt that I had set up on a tip up for pike. I was surprised to say the least! She ran with it just like a pike too peeling all the line off until it hit the end of the spool!

[srfishin15]

Biggest rainbow you can find.