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Title: How to get them to hit better?.
Post by: fishunlimited(fu) on Dec 28, 2013, 09:46 AM

I'll be honest, I don't know how to ice fish for walleyes. I do, however, catch them in one of my secret spots. This place is loaded with walleyes many are over 24" too. I use my flasher, and see fish come in right off the bottom, I catch walleyes on the bottom and the fish that don't hit it behave the same way as the walleyes I did catch. So I figure they are mostly all walleyes on bottom. They will not hit minnows. The only thing they will hit is a small white teardrop with a green dot, with a couple waxies. I'll catch them yes, but I would like to have these consistiently hit. Does anybody know any other baits or jigs/colors to try? Thanks.

Title: Re: How to get them to hit better?.
Post by: stripernut on Dec 28, 2013, 10:23 AM

Have you tried other jigs? Like a PK or a Chubby Darter? Have you tried a dead minnow? If they are hitting small, maybe you can try meal worms or better yet if you can get some May Fly Nymphs... I think that they are often called Wigglers... With most fish I find it is about presentation more than anything else, that is how I would start.

Title: Re: How to get them to hit better?.
Post by: appleye on Dec 28, 2013, 11:05 AM

Darters maybe a zipper or a ripping rap may wake them up. Jigging raps, larger sizes tipped with a minnow head. PK's banged into the mud to wake them up. Then play cat and mouse. Keep taking the bait away to trigger them to bite.

Title: Re: How to get them to hit better?.
Post by: Capt J on Dec 28, 2013, 06:07 PM

appleye you got it man. Striper you as well.

 If you are looking for consistence with eyes I don't think you can find it.  If their "on" they will go on anything.  If there not you just got to keep working it.  Change Change Change till they go. 

Title: Re: How to get them to hit better?.
Post by: Walleye_Slayer on Dec 30, 2013, 08:54 AM

Try a jigging rap size 7.. Fish it about 3-5 feet off bottom depending on the depth.. Just give it a snap up and let it fall on slack line.. If you mark a fish starting to rise stop jigging and slowly raise it up.. If they want it they will swim up for it.. I've caught a lot of fish in 20- 30 feet of water that swim up to hit my rapala 6 feet off bottom. Sometimes they even follow it up to 5 feet below the hole before they hit it