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JWHORF

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Walleye Baits - Spring
« on: Mar 06, 2024, 02:51 PM »
Ice fishing season is over for me and I am looking to do some walleye fishing before the season closes?

Curious as to what everyone's go to baits for the pre spawn walleye bite?

Thanks in advance,
Jeremy

Mac Attack

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Re: Walleye Baits - Spring
« Reply #1 on: Mar 06, 2024, 05:38 PM »
You cannot fish them in NY from 3/16 thru 5/1 (when they spawn).

So, pre-spawn fishing is kinda not good.

However, if I was going to break the law for some walleye.............................why not go all the way.........................dynamite.


(edit) - just saw - "before the season closes".


In that regard, slooooow!
Crawler harnesses would be good.
But the water is cold, so slooooooooooow!

fishinjohn

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Re: Walleye Baits - Spring
« Reply #2 on: Mar 06, 2024, 06:24 PM »
I toss ALOT of plastics in cold water.. right now is a GREAT TIME ..
My go to is a white paddletail .. or white Mr twisters...
If fishing bigger lakes DONT BE AFRAID to troll crankbaits nice and slow..1-1.5 mph

Doubles Shooter

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Re: Walleye Baits - Spring
« Reply #3 on: Mar 07, 2024, 05:31 AM »
I've had good luck trolling as fishinjohn suggested. Even though people say small baits in the spring, I run the #11 Rapala deep tail dancers. Purpledesent is the hot color for me. They will dive to 30' with 10 pound line. Not supposed to work early season, but i fish water 25-30 feet deep. I do run them slow at times like fishinjohn suggests, but I usually motor troll at 2-2.3mph.
I also run bottom bouncers and worm harnesses at .9-1.5mph with the electric motor in the same deep water. Can't wait to get out.






 
Bonus pike are fun too.

JWHORF

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Re: Walleye Baits - Spring
« Reply #4 on: Mar 13, 2024, 03:15 PM »
Thanks for the info.
I finally have a window to fish for a few hours (at night, due to working 2nd shift).
I plan on throwing some white paddle tail (keitechs) along with some Rat L traps.


Thanks again,
Jeremy

 



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