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| So far this year, what is your best producing jig sizes and colors for walleyes in the Winnebago system rivers and lakes. Mine was 1/4 oz. with half yellow and half green.
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| Try going lighter, 1/16th for pitching and as light as you can go for vertical jigging and still feel the bottom. |
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Location: Menasha, WI | I second Jayman's recommenation on size. Purple was producing well until the water got green, now brighter colors (hot pink, orange) have done better. |
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| What kinda jigs do you guys recommend? its hard finding 1/16oz jiggs with a large enough gap, long enough shank to crank in eyez. |
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| Jigs vary based on what I'm fishing. Live bait vertical jigging short shanks like the northland fireball jigs are good. Pitching plastics, like a ring worm, extra long shank hooks. I poured quite a few over the years and use certain jigs in certain situations.
For plain 1/16 oz with a long shank for pitching lize bait. Check out Tew's in Oshkosh, I know Ed has a good selection of jigs. If you want some good jigs for plastics and buck tail jigs check out Hutch's selection also, he makes some of the finest jigs available.
As for color, it's just what feels lucky that day. I like to have multiple rods tied up with multiple colors at the beginning of the day.
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Location: Waukesha Wisconsin | I agree with every thing that Jayman has said.
Yes, be concerned that you get 1/16 ounce jigs with a large enough hook and gap for walleyes.
A few other ideas that have been working for me on the system:
I have had success fishing the humps while using jigs with small blades on them (similar to the roadrunner jig). There have been days when they out produce other jigs for me.
Glow jigs work better when the water gets dirty/dirtier.
I have been experimenting with the new Gulp Alive minnows and leeches. They work.
I sometimes resort to using jigs with weed guards when the junk in the water requires it. But I try to avoid this if at all possible. |
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| Sunshine, does the gulp alive work in lakes and rivers? Never tried the stuff. Also has anyone ever tried the stand up jigs too, just wanted to hear if they make any difference?
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Location: Waukesha Wisconsin | Yes, the gulp alive works in lakes and rivers. I like the 4" minnows. I will experiment with others as the summer progresses.
I use stand up jigs in rivers. I have seen no difference on lakes. |
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Location: Oshkosh | I used a 3" black/white Gulp alive minnow in a VERY clear lake in Waushara County shorefishing this spring while installing a dock... I had 3 keeper walleyes in 4 casts. Of all the years doing this ritual (installing the dock and shorefishing) I had only caught one other walleye on "other" plastics. Coincidence? I doubt it, as it was a post cold-front afternoon. I'm a believer!
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| Sunshine, what size hooks do you use for the 1/16-oz. jigs? Have you noticed any extra success while using different color hooks too? Also, are the 1/16-oz. jigs used for just casting/pitching or for vertical jigging?
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| Jayman, what size hooks do you use for the 1/16-oz. jigs and when you pour your own? Have you noticed any extra success while using different color hooks too?
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| LP, I'd have to go back and look at the mold to know what size hooks it calls for. But I will use the size they call, and I will also use hooks one size bigger then the mold calls for. once I get up to 1/4 oz I use some of the extra long shank hooks also. I have not played around with the colored jig hooks. I use bronze or gold hooks.
Edited by Jayman 7/9/2008 9:43 AM
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Location: Oshkosh, Wisconsin | Choosing the right jig is easy. You wait until Jayman catches a fish, net if for him, then take a look at the jig he was using as you unhook the fish. Then it's right to his tackle box and PRESTO, I now have the exact jig I was looking for. |
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| That's a good way to catch Catfish, Brad!! |
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| Brad that sounds like an awesome idea. Jayman, I too use hooks the size the mold calls for and one or two sizes larger from time to time. I’ve used the gold, bronze, black, and red colored hooks with these molds. I catch more walleyes with the gold colored hooks while vertical jigging, drift jigging, pitching, and casting. The sad part is the red hooks loose their red coating and the bronze hooks sometimes rust when damp. The black colored hooks are excellent for hook sets on fish from ultra sharpness hook properties but they tend to cost a lot more. Just checking to see if other walleye anglers share the same path I do. If I catch one more walleyes, it was worth the forum post.
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| Has anyone made the effort to purchase the more expensive hooks such as Owners or Gamagatzus? Just curious with this question.
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Location: Oshkosh, Wisconsin | LP - IMHO, jig color is more important than having the sharpest hook available (and the gamakatsu and owners are MUCH sharper than cheaper hook brands). Also, the premium hooks tend to break or break off more often then bending and coming out of a snag. This means more time tieing on jigs and less time fishing.
I like to jig and I have not noticed and difference in hook-up percentages with the premium hooks.
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| Thanks Brad B., I was starting to purchase only Eagle Claw and Mustad gold hooks the last couple of years. You’re right about the hooking percentage. I haven't noticed any difference between expensive vs. less expensive. One thing I have noticed is both snag equally well. So less expensive is the way to go in my fishing boat.
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