Author Topic: best bait for walleye on tip ups? (Read 7083 times)

hard_water · « **on:** Dec 07, 2005, 03:50 PM »

never fished for them with tip ups. any help would be greatly appreciated. water

Polar · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 07, 2005, 06:42 PM »

Quote from: hard_water on Dec 07, 2005, 03:50 PM

never fished for them with tip ups. any help would be greatly appreciated. water

I perfer big emerald shiners.I have also used suckers,horned dace,creek shiners,&fatheads.

{RPF}Rapala Pike Fisherman · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 07, 2005, 07:26 PM »

I was wondering the same thing. Should i use a leader or not for walleye?

Tip-UpTommer · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 07, 2005, 09:56 PM »

i use a leader.... walleyes have a tendancy to be a little line shy. i also use emeralds. never tried leeches but i dont see why they wouldnt work.

hard_water · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 07, 2005, 10:19 PM »

Now when you say leader your talking mono or flourocarbon because if they are line shy that is the only way to go right? thanks i can get my hands on emeralds and fatheads dont know bout leaches though might be kinda tough in the winter. thanks for the info hard water

Tip-UpTommer · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 07, 2005, 10:29 PM »

i use about 6 feet of 6 pound mono on my tipups

bigredonice · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 07, 2005, 10:43 PM »

definitely some kind of mono leader, flouro definitely wouldn't hurt. I have always been under the impression that 3"-4" emeralds (icicles) were the ticket for eyes.

can_of_worms · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 08, 2005, 06:59 AM »

Yes 3-4 " emeralds do the trick, do leeches really work in the cold? I know in the spring/summer they curl up tighter than hell when they hit the colder water.

Polar · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 08, 2005, 08:41 AM »

Quote from: bigredonice on Dec 07, 2005, 10:43 PM

definitely some kind of mono leader, flouro definitely wouldn't hurt. I have always been under the impression that 3"-4" emeralds (icicles) were the ticket for eyes.

I also use a leader about 6 ft in length.

muggs · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 08, 2005, 10:24 AM »

I would stay away from flourocarbon IMO. I think a mono design for ice fishing is the best bet. I do a lot of steelhead fishing with flouro leaders in cold temps, and trust me flouro is no fun to work with in cold conditions. Go with a light mono, 8 lbs. is probably good. Clear water, try 6 lbs.

troutfisherwill · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 08, 2005, 02:41 PM »

in deeper water fish with a smaller minnow like 1-1.5 inchs the love them
shallow water jig

David_the_fisher · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 08, 2005, 07:28 PM »

i prefer a 2 -4 inch minow on a tip up but then again
i caught alot of walleye on a 8 inch anchovies

david

P.I.K.E. · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 08, 2005, 11:10 PM »

I use a 2-3 foot leader of 6 pound mono. Attach a small treble hook. I lke to use at least a 4 inch shiner. Sometimes smaller bait is better. I set right above weed beds in 5-12 feet of water. I try not to use any extra weight if I can.

Can't wait to get out there to do it again!

IceGeek · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 09, 2005, 11:16 AM »

I like big bait for walleyes at first ice. Either BIG bass shiners or even 5-7 inch suckers and then as the season progresses and oxygen levels diminish I will start to downsize my bait accordingly....Never had too much luck with emeralds on walleyes for some reason. I know alot of guys swear by them. I catch alot of perch on emeralds though.

Shrek · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 09, 2005, 05:41 PM »

At times we hook two minnows behind dorsal fins really gets em kicking and they seem to wiggle better plus it is a meal, about all I can get around here are fatheads.

Hunter5124 · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 13, 2005, 06:21 PM »

When using the shiners on your tip up. how far of the bottom or how far under the ice do you usually place your bait?

Water Wolf · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 13, 2005, 08:03 PM »

In my province we are only allowed dead bait so, for walleye we go with 3-4 inch shiners. I like to use a 4-5 foot of mono or fluorocarbon line and eather center punch the shiner or hook it once in the back. I also add a bead for color in red or yellow. I usually fish a foot to foot and a half off the bottom, but this year I will experiment with just a few feet under the ice for the walleye and see how they like it.

Have any of you ever tied a smelt for walleye? We all love them for set-line/tip-up pike but you don't hear them mentoned much for walleye. Wonder why?

WW

Master Angler · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 13, 2005, 10:10 PM »

WW, I've caught big walleye on large sardines when pike fishing but I think only one or two on a smelt. I usually set two tip-up lines, one with a smelt and the other with a sardine or chub, and they almost always hit the sardine, I'm not sure why but it's interesting. Anyone else have similar results in regards to sardines vs smelt?

northernnyice · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 16, 2009, 11:28 PM »

I like 4-5 inch shiners for big night time shallow walleyes. Master Angler you catch some big pike with sardines eh? I might just have to give that a try. 8)

fishstalker · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 17, 2009, 07:32 AM »

All i use are Hunts minnows (3"-4"), but hey are VERY hard to find sometimes.

flagguy83 · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 20, 2009, 08:27 PM »

blues or grays. I have also caugh them on suckers

JT · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 22, 2009, 06:28 PM »

Suckers,fatheads,shiners,chubs,let the fish show me what they like.

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Author Topic: best bait for walleye on tip ups? (Read 7083 times)