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Location: Oshkosh,WI | The latest craze for walleye fishin seems to be very large platics. I have used them in bodies of water such as the Detroit River and the Fox River in DePere.....It seems as though the big plastics work well for big fish water but dont seem to do much while fishing in smaller lakes with smaller numbers of large fish. Have any of you experimented with these types of baits? What styles do you like best? (lizards, grubs, crayfsh, etc....) Also, I have had moderate success using these baits while fishing in heavy weeds. The baits are able to rip through the weeds without pulling all the weeds with the bait. What other opinions do you have?
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Location: Annandale, MN | Troy,
At times, plastics score for me in MN on smaller lakes for eye's, BUT the fish need to be shallow and active and you're right weeds play a key in their location. I snap-jig plastics on Winni and Mille Lacs for shallow eye's using larger profile baits such as the Gulp nightcrawler, Exude Dart and a new player (catch-n tackle) Monster Doo which is a REAL bulky bait. Jon | |
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Location: NW Illinois | I had some very good days with large plastics last fall on the Mississippi. Casting shallow riprap early and late in the day, during low light periods when the fish were shallow and active. Outfished live bait 2-1. Used 4" ringworms, 5" cybertails, and 5" Kalin tails with 3/32 to 3/16 jigs in moderate current. Very aggresive strikes when working shallow!
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| I've found that plastics will outfish live bait alot of the time in cold water siuations on rivers. Late fall, winter, and this time of year are prime times. I like using large grubs, shad bodies, ringworms, and super doos. The colder the water the slower I work my baits. What I try to do is mimic the lethargic motion of a shad in cold water. If you've ever seen them in the winter, they more or less just suspend and flow with the current. That is pretty much how I work the plastics. 6-12" up, and occasionaly dropping down to the bottom and then suspending again. This presentation seems to work better for the larger fish, and they really smack it when they bite! | |
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Location: Rhinelander | I use 7" Creatures quite a bit for weedline and sharp break related walleyes. 17# line, a 60# test 7 strand leader, and a yellow, black, or chameleon creature. My jig of choice for this is a 1/3 ounce diamond head with a 4/0 hook.
The leader is to keep from getting bitten off by a big pike or muskie, and the heavy line for popping weeds. Superlines work OK, but are too sensitive for me. I set the hook too soon and miss fish, so I stick to mono.
Sue likes the superlines. Here is one of her outfits with 10# fireline and a Fliptail Creature.
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