| Jigging for walleye is my favorite way to catch | | | | doing this until I get a strike. |
| 'em, especially in the spring. | | | | You will find you usually feel the strike when you |
| I like to find a location where a river or decent | | | | are bringing your rod tip back up. the walleye are |
| sized stream is flowing into a good walleye lake. | | | | actually hitting the jig on its way down. When you |
| A graph helps put the local on the structure and | | | | lift the rod tip up is when you usually notice the |
| the fish. You want to get fairly close to the | | | | fish is on the bite. |
| mouth but not so close you can't anchor up. | | | | As soon as you feel the slightest bit of resistance |
| You want to get right on top of the drop off. | | | | you must set the hook, and I mean quickly. If |
| Some weeds should be growing in the shallows | | | | you don't set the hook immediately you are likely |
| before the drop off. This gives the walleye a | | | | going to miss the fish. |
| place to hide so the can easily ambush their prey | | | | There are all kinds of jigs on the market. Most |
| and hopefully your jig or bait. | | | | work well but color does matter from day to day |
| Usually walleye feed right off the bottom but | | | | and even hour to hour. |
| sometimes they suspend above this area. This is | | | | The jig head color isn't extremely important but |
| another good reason to use a graph. You don't | | | | the tail color is. I like to use twister tails on a |
| waste time trying to figure out what depth they | | | | normal jig head and a little walleye scent don't |
| are suspending at. | | | | hurt. |
| Once anchored up I like to cast toward the | | | | I find a 3/8 oz jig head works well in a fair |
| weeds and slowly reel in until my line falls directly | | | | current but if the current is somewhat swift I go |
| down beside the boat. | | | | with a 1/2 oz jig head. |
| Then I let my line drop to the bottom and reel up | | | | I often attach a spinner to the jig head. It seems |
| to the depth the walleye are suspending. | | | | to induce more strikes than a plain jig. But you |
| To do this it's a good idea to see how much line | | | | never know if it's the daily special or not so you |
| one 360 degree crank on the reel draws up. if it | | | | have to find out by trying it. |
| brings in 1 foot of line and the fish are 3 feet off | | | | Another jig that works real well is Northlands' |
| the bottom you slowly reel 3 times around and | | | | Mimic Minnow. They come in different sizes. |
| there ya go. | | | | There is more information about mimic minnows |
| Now is when presentation comes into play. You | | | | at the main website on this page: Walleye Fishing |
| have to slowly jig or lift your rod tip up and down. | | | | Gear |
| If the fish are 3 feet off the bottom I set my rig | | | | Good luck all, |
| about 1.5 feet off the bottom. I lift my rod tip up | | | | Hope this information helps. |
| about 2 feet then lower it back down. I keep | | | | |