Which Chubby?

[bigdog]

If you would pick just one for walleye, what size and color would it be?

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Just make sure it glows and is a medium size.

[JigginIsLife]

you cant just "pick one" the chubby is just like summer fishing where every different element of the lake needs to be taken into consideration. such as hach size, prominent bait fish, clearness of the lake. honestly i have been fishing with the luminescent orange dace and have found it to be successful in medium clarity water. i have the #3 size but would like to get a larger size. this one would be a reccomended "must have" but if the lake is extreamly clear then i would reccomend something like the small perch in a #4 or #5. but if there are crappies that tend to roam around a #3 will work for both species and sizes of fish.

[fishinJohn]

Dumb questions but how do you know what the average bait fish on the lake looks like during winter? Also what is meant by hach size?

[Matt Breuer]

I don't know which Darter I'd choose, but this 19" walleye from Saturday liked this one.... a #5 yellow dace....

It's true, you can't just have one Chubby Darter. I think that everyone has to have a luminescent color, whether it be the gray or the orange dace. I also think a metallic color is necessary for murky waters, the GMO and the YMD are the best in my opinion. And of course the infamous perch pattern, it's a must. Then you have to have some #3's and some #4's for versatility, ie.. perch and crappies. Then some #5's for specifically fishing nice 'eyes, and of course a few #6's for pike.....

If I had to choose one, it would honestly either be the #4 yellow dace or the #4 gold metallic orange.

As for the question about hatch size, an underwater camera or a look into a fishes gullit is about the best method of looking to see what size the baitfish are!

[MuleShack]

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Dumb questions but how do you know what the average bait fish on the lake looks like during winter? Also what is meant by hach size?

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I think he meant Hatch size.

[robert1965]

chubbies are ok. but I have caught way more, walleye anyway, on jigging rapalas. gold finish has been the best for me.

[evinrude19]

gold on the chubby or the rap?

[Grant Pearson]

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gold on the chubby or the rap?

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both