Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Fishing Forum :: Artificial lures for walleye
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AndyEck84 |
Anyway, what are everyone's favorite lures and tactics for walleye? Bonus points if I already own them as bass lures. I'll be up in the Gun Lake / Crooked Lake area in the last week of May. Thanks! |
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cyclones30 |
Examples....rapalas of varying sorts. Most bass guys don't seem to carry flicker shads or flicker minnow but that type or style of bait. Wally diver. Again...not likely to overlap into your bass only bag but if you've got cranks that go 6-10 or 8-15 you're good. If yours happens to be a deep KVD...who cares. Jigs and plastics....I really like the b-fish-n plastics. Moxi or ringworm 3-4" type stuff...pick your favorite colors. Lately I go on their site and buy the factory 2nd bigger bags to get an assortment of styles and colors that are still good baits. Jigs...just basic round head w/ plastic keeper barb in different sizes and colors will get the job done. Good old fashioned twister tails and stuff work too. You can get fancy with the VMC mooneye jig and all that if you want but a lot of times if you're in the right spot it won't matter. |
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Wally13 |
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Hawk777 |
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casualbriday |
White impulse grubs or similar triple tips are my other go-to. 2" to 4". |
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QueticoMike |
This next lure, the 4-3/4”, gold colored, Rapala Husky Jerk is fished in a similar manner as the J9. Use it during all the open water fishing seasons by trolling and casting this lure over the same areas as mentioned previously. When the structure holding walleye is deeper switch from the J9 to the Husky Jerk. The Husky Jerk can be trolled a touch slower due to its neutral buoyancy which allows the lure to suspend when paused and precipitates deadly strikes by walleyes. When casting this lure always incorporate a pause into the retrieve after a couple of jerks. While trolling a rubble shore line just past a point in 2003, I caught a walleye on Basswood Lake that measured 32 inches long using the gold colored Husky Jerk. This fish won the annual catch and release contest held by the Ely Echo newspaper. I am inclined to catch and release the majority of the walleye caught in Quetico. I only keep a few each trip for a couple of shore lunches. The lunkers are always returned to breed or to allow the opportunity for someone else the catch of a lifetime. If we all use these guidelines the quality of Quetico walleye fishing will remain for generations to come. The closest I’ve been to fishing live bait in Quetico is using either Berkley PowerBait or Gulp! leeches. Once a good walleye location is determined, return to the area with a PowerBait leech and jig over the structure and surrounding area. Using non-lead 1/8 oz. or 1/4 oz. black colored jigheads seem to work best. If you do not prefer jigging, another effective method is to Texas rig the leech on a red 1/0 worm hook so it is weed-less. Then about 18 inches up the line use a small weight to maintain the lure depths down in the strike zone. This method is best used while drifting over a walleye structure or reeled just enough to make sure it remains off the bottom while casting from a stationary position. When there is a good chop on the water rig up the leech on a jighead under a slip float. The movement of the float in the waves causes erratic movements of the leech below the surface enticing finicky walleyes. This procedure alleviates snags by allowing the lure to hover over the bottom. Again, this lure can be used during all open water fishing seasons, but is used primarily during the summer when walleye move out into the lake and set up over the reefs and shoals. |
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lundojam |
Bring leeches and hang 'em under a slip bobber near bottom. |
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CityFisher74 |
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BigDadE |
Pretty excited to try some of Mikes recommendations tho! |