Tip ups for walleyes?

[Carp-fisher]

Hi all,

This year I'm planning on always having out a tipup rigged for 'eyes. I'm thinking of something like a 8 to 10 pound fluorocarbon leader with a large fathead dorsal hooked on a jig head. This all of course 12 to 18" off the bottom. Any general tips on walleyes on tipups?

[toughguy]

I have always used the mono leader with a jig head but put it about an inch or 2 off the bottom not 12-18.

[MASON38]

I would start out with an HT Windlass tip up. Kind of does the jigging for you in a good wind. Most of the time I will run a dropper rig off a spoon or blade. My walleye tip ups have the 30 lb Power Pro, a lil thin, but plenty strong. If I was going to do it again, I would go with the 40 lb, because of the 10 lb diameter. From there I have used both 8 and l0 lb vanish leads.

[CALVINIST]

Hey Carp,

You and I are thinking along the same lines! I plan on having a tip-up set up with 20 lbs of plastic coated dacron and put a 6lb fluorocarbon leader on it. I also plan on having a deadstick setup using a Jason Mitchell "Meatstick" rod. So between the two setups I'll have a couple options while I am working my walleye jigging setup. We'll have to get after some of those eyes this year, eh?

With the tip-up, I want to be able to switch over to a quick-strike rig for pike. Something for Lucas to do if I bring him out, and I also want to pickle some pike this year.

[Carp-fisher]

Yeah, I would like to catch a few on our GR trip.

[marine_man]

A couple of thoughts:

1) I like to keep a set line close to me when jigging. I believe that the jigging is what attracts the fish, and if they're not interested in my jigging presentation they often go for my set line, which is close by. If I move my tipup out quite a ways from where I'm jigging the only fish that are likely to hit it are ones that happen to be cruising by.

If you go with the windlass setup most of what I said above is null and void, but you aren't offering walleyes the stationary bait either.

2) With that said, if / when I set a tipup for Walleyes I usually use a smaller gold kahle hook with a fathead, and have it set near the bottom, for sure within the bottom 6". A gold kahle hook and enough splitshot 1-2 feet above the hook to keep the minnow from swimming too far.

My 2 cents anyway...

Good luck!

marine_man

[SDbowhunter]

In SD we can have four lines in the water I will typically set a tip up on each side of me and two jig sticks reltively close to each other. One tip up with a plain red hook and one with a forage minnow or similar. I actually have 8 tipups rigged with differnt setups that I will try throughout the day. If i start getting bites on one setup I will switch my jigging poles to that. Depending on the lake I will set up 2 inches to 2 feet off the bottom. I will also periodically jig my tip ups often resulting in a bite. I prefer plastic coated lines and a 8 pound mono leader that is about 5 feet long.

[Gator Slayer]

Calvinist:

We always use tip-ups for walleyes. I prefer the beaverdams but you also need to use a round "plate" to block light if fishing in the shallows (10-12ft). Here's how I rig mine:

I spool 25 yds of inexpensive dacron, then attatch a snap(not the swivel just the snap). I then make walleye snells from 10lb fluoro. The snell is tied with a swivel on the end. This allows quick changes of color or to quickstrike rig. You just have a bassackward snap swivel when joined.

We use the heavy depth bomb to set the depth with a tiny bobber set to the bottom of the tip-up spool and keep the shiner~ 6 inches off the bottom. The little bobber acts as a depth stop for resetting the Tip-up after a fish. just reel up to the bobber, re-bait and your fishing again.

good luck.

[Blainebob]

I usually use 30# tip up line,with a fluoro leader about 2' in length,rigged with a small split shot or two, a red or green glow hook,a small colored bead or two,and maybe a small flicker blade. Fathead or small shiner,within 6" of bottom

[Farley]

I use the Frabil wood style tip ups. I used to swear by the thermo tip ups that cover the hole, they do work good for keeping the hole open, but for some reason I only use the wood style ones now. I also use the small bobber trick as a stop for reeling in and quickly getting back to the same depth. But I do use 30# dacron and 15 pound floro for a leader.

[Bobberboy]

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A couple of thoughts:

1) I like to keep a set line close to me when jigging. I believe that the jigging is what attracts the fish, and if they're not interested in my jigging presentation they often go for my set line, which is close by. If I move my tipup out quite a ways from where I'm jigging the only fish that are likely to hit it are ones that happen to be cruising by.

[SDbowhunter]

Another tip that I have seen some people over look is to mark your depth with a split shot at the bottom of the eye of the tip up. It makes it easy to get reset after a bite.