What are your favorite plastics for walleyes ?

[ksdog]

I'm looking to stock up on some plastics and was wondering what are some effective plastics and in what colors. Thanks.

[Jim W]

Hey,

My first grab from the bag is a ringworm. Depending on the clarity of the waters you fish, in stained waters the purple white tailed has been my go to for years now for multiple species. Purples, blues, and charts. What's nice about ringworms is they come in literally hundreds of color schemes.

Berkley Power minnows grubs and twisters would be my next grab.

Keep in mind profile and colors visible in low light.

Jim

[Tonka Boy]

I think Jim pretty much summed it up. Ringies are the way to go!! In the early season I like the 3-4" Gulp minnows or leeches as well.

[abens1078]

get a few Fuzzy Grubs too

[delmuts]

i talked to Ted. Tak. once about this. he said don't rule out lizzards either.

[Aquaman01]

Case King Grubs from TJ's Tackle (click my sponsors tag and then TJ's Tackle). I've had great luck with white (dirty, stained, early/late season) and the brownish-naturally-lookin' color (clear water or when crawdads go softshell). Smallies like 'em too.

[Mike W]

Ring worms and Kalin grubs work well. Yum makes some worms, croaker curtails (that just cant be found in MN), and wolly beaver tails. This list could be endless. What style of plastic wont they bite on.

I started out on pool 2 with 2" to 4" tubes. Made sure to have both dark and light colors with.

A couple colors to start out with might be ring worms in purple or blue with the white tail. Chartruse pepper is also one to have with.

There are few colors that I havent caught fish on at one time or anouther. Some colors have sat in the box for a few years only to pop up as the go to bait for a short time and then tucked away again.

Good luck fishing.

[Dennis Steele]

I am in with a lot of guys here.

Ringworms, ringed grubs, Kalins and Power Grubs. I prefer my plastics on the larger side and typically use the 4" Power Baits and the bigger 5" Kalins.

I fish some dirty water and also like to add a little glass worm rattle in the tail or use a JR's rattle jig.

[Northlander]

Im also with a lot of you. I like the Tournament Berkley Power Shiners in the 4and 5" range. Rnbow Silver Fleck is my fav. along with the glow and smelt colors. I love the gold or silver JR's Rattle Jigs because they have a VERY loud rattle to them. Also I will use the Zoom shiners and some of the new Lindy glow grubs in stained waters of the St.Louis River. Ring n grubs as well as the Super Do,s have worked as well.

In very dark fast water I will anchor a Lizard or Super Do on a heavy jig with stinger and set it in a rod holder about 6" off bottom and let it wiggle in the current. I get some massive strikes on these at times. Bigger and louder is better in a lot of muddy waters like the Rainy after a big rain fall.

[Fish'n guy]

I love sassy shads and now I am using Northland's mimmic minnow. I like to cast them with a fathead jig in the shallows for post spawn walleye in the spring, and in the fall I usually catch dandy walleyes in the shallow rocky shorelines. I have also been able to catch numbers of nice walleyes and saugers on the minnesota river in the dog days of summer when most of the area lakes are green and weedy. This is by far my favorite plastic for walleyes.

GOOD FISHIN!!!!!

[msm1018]

what is a ring worm?

[mistermom]

Sorry! I was trying to put up a picture of a ringworm; but I'm not talented enough to do it.

Anyway, a ringworm is typically a plastic worm with a curly tail, usually ribbed, and 4" tends to be the length people use. A bunch of tackle companies make them. And people typically fish them with the lightest jig you can use.

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[witter1631]

I live in central wisconsin and there is alot of really dark water and the worm that has worked for me is 4" smoke Rattle Ribbon Tail Worm from storm. The smoke color has worked the best for me in dark waters.

Matt

[FishinBill]

Anyone know of a good mushroom jig that would go well with a 4" ringworm?

Also what brand of ringworm do most of you use?

[Ed Carlson]

3" to 6" twisters in single or double tail

3" to 5" Sassy Shad bodys

3" to 5" Tubes

Stomper style jig heads with the wire weed guard work well near timber and brush. Shad baits and big twisters run well with a good stand-up jig like the jugs avalable from Scenic Tackle with the 4 O/T hooks. Small shads and twisters run well with a good ball style jig.

For bare bone jigging I also like a two-tone plain ball jig and a big fathead. Often this is the first patern to show in the spring at ice out. As the water warms the plastics start to produce better.

It is always good to keep a good scent option on hand to lube up the plastics and add a bit of extra apeal to spooky fish. Dr. Juice, Smelly Jelly, Berkly Walleye, Jacks Juice...whatever turn you on is a good scent to carry.

[WB make the CUT]

HARD PLASTIC

As in CRANK BAIT

[koWALLEYEski]

Im a fan of the pumpkin seed style of grub. Also, I know the walleyes enjoy my fuzzy grubs in the early season. Limit in 30 mins.

[Mike Walerak]

I don't usually use much for plastics in lakes. If I do it is usually the good ol twister tail. I have tried the gulp and have had moderate success. This year I will be experimenting with it a bit more.

In rivers, I like to use power minnows, jerk shads and ring worms.

Can anyone tell me if Berkley still makes the Parson's worm? It is the same as a twister tail, but it has a paddle tail instead.

mw

[icehousebob]

When I'm pitching for Walleyes and such in fast river water, my first grab is for a round headed jig and Berkeley Power Grubs. I like yellow, orange, green chartruese, and combinations of these in 2inch and 3 inch. Many times, the fish will see it in front of their nose and instincively grab it, and with the smaller grubs, they get the whole thing in their mouths. My son and I once had to scale all the way down to 1/32nd oz. jigs dragged reeeal slow to get them to hit.

[Ole1855]

I've never really used plastics of walleye's, I've pretty much been live bait or crank, so please be patient with me. Do you guy's use plastics on your jig and also add a minnow or leech along with it or do you just use the plastic on your jig??

Ole

[abens1078]

I usually still tip with bait even with plastic added. The plastic adds size, bulk and color. The jig and minow is a beautiful thing but sometimes it needs a little addition.

I like Mister Twisters in white or chartruse and Fuzzy Grubs. The addition of bait gives me more confidence but as some will tell you it's not always a requirement.

[riverrat56]

Ive done it both ways, to tell you the truth i dont know if it helps to add live bait or not when using plastics, but it gives me confidence so i usually use it, alot of times i will just tip the jig and twister with a chunk of night crawler or a small leech, this way i can retrive it very very slow and even leave it sit for a little while, because the live bait adds lots of attractiong from sent.

RR56

[Dennis Steele]

I typically don't tip my plastics. I fish the MN River most and in that dirty water if an eye hears and then finaly see the bait, its going to grab. River eyes in most cases won't let something go by. In the river that fish has one chance to get a meal and usually takes it.

If the bite is slow or bitting light, then I'll try tipping the jig with bait.

[REEFRAKER]

My favorite plastic for walleyes is a bobber in red and white

[CALVINIST]

I bought som 2" YUM wooly beavertails through the mail for crappies, but the profile is pretty large, so I'll take them out walleye fishing instead. One of the colors I ordered was "dark grasshopper". It turns out these didn't look like anything in the advertisement. The color is sort of an olive green color with a shimmery bronze look to them. If you ask me, (keep in mind I am not a fish) that color wouldn't work. Could someone tell me what water conditions a color like this would work?