My two year old son always wants to talk to me about walleye fishing. He absolutely loves “Big Waweye!” Often when I am sitting down to tie up my own snells, my son will come to watch me and will help by counting rotations around the hook shank when tying the knots. He and my [...]
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How to tie your own crawler harness
Posted: 22nd September 2010 by Jeff in GeneralTags: Bay of Quinte, Bead, Blade, Body, Bouncer, Colorado, crawler, Custom, Float, Fluorocarbon, harness, Hatchet, Hook, How, Indiana, Learn, Meat, Octopus, Snell, spinner, Tie, To, Walleye, Willow, worm
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A spin on harness storage
Posted: 21st September 2010 by Jeff in GeneralTags: crawler, harness, manage, spinner, storage, store, storing, Walleye, worm
Walleye crawler harnesses are an extremely effective presentation throughout the season. There are varying styles with numerous amounts of components available to choose from. Whether you purchase pre-made ones or tie your own, one common problem is storing them. We have all had that disaster of a tangled harness or two. If two stickbaits get [...]
Bouncin’ Basics
Posted: 15th September 2010 by Jeff in GeneralTags: 3-way swivel, baitcaster, bottom, bottom bouncing, bouncers, crawler, crawler harness, flippin switch, harness, live bait, rig, rigging, slip sinker, spinner, troll, Trolling, Walleye, worm, worm harness
There are many ways to fish a crawler harness. One of the most common is the technique called bottom bouncing. It is an incredibly effective tool and a relatively easy skill to master. Bottom bouncing takes your crawler harness to the bottom of the water column using a lead weight. Just like every other aspect [...]
Suspending Crawler Harnesses
Posted: 7th September 2010 by Jeff in GeneralTags: bullet weight, core, crawler, dipsey diver, down rigger, harness, in-line, jet diver, keel weight, lead, leadcore, line counter, planer board, snap weight, split shot, suspend, torpedo diver, Trolling, Walleye, worm
Trolling crawler harnesses for walleye is often thought of as strictly a bottom bouncing technique. However, there are times when walleyes suspend higher in the water column. This is typical throughout the summer and fall. In these situations you want to run your presentation at the depth that the fish are at or slightly above. [...]