Spoon'in for Walleye

[icejunky]

A question here....when using spoons to walleye fish  what is your technique. I have read some articles recently on a few different ones and wanted some opinons.

There is a nice article in IF that talks about removing the hook and adding about 2inch leaders then applying the hook and bait?

I have also seen a guy who purchases a massive spoon and removes the hooks, he then sets up a bunch of rods with bait and jiggs the holes he drilled around them, to attract fish to his bait.

The again, I have seen guys just jigging away nothing fancy....whats your take on Spoonin for Eyes

[iceintheveins]

The best walleye spoons are medium/small buckshot rattle spoons, kastmasters, do jiggers, and swedish pimples. The largest custom jigs and spins stinger kicks butt too. Always tip a spoon with a small minnow head or part of a crawler. The minnow head usually works best though.
For spoon fishing I just do a single lift fall with a 10 second or so pause. Shaking the lure after the pause works well when no fish are visible on your sonar. If a fish moves in, lighter jiggles work much better than aggressive shakes.
Spoons work good for walleyes, but most of the time I prefer jigging raps or nils masters. Just have been much more consistant for me. I would always set out a tip up with a live minnow though as well as a second rod. Combining jigging with tip ups is the way to catch the most possible fish usually through the ice.

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[Water Wolf]

I agree with everybody on spoon and swimming lure selections. I have used dropper rigs when the fish are in a negative mood. The jigging action of flash and vibration attract the walleye to you and the small tidbit on the dropper below seals the deal.
Buckshot rattle spoons are a good one to try a dropper rig are as are kastmasters. As for bait a small minnow or part of one is good.

WW

[P.I.K.E.]

I use sweedish pimples and buckshot rattle spoons.

[eyedoktr]

If I'm after BIG walleye I like to use a 2/5 oz Little Cleo tipped with a couple of fatheads. If I'm fishing where the walleye only get to 6# or so, I like a Swedish Pimple, again, tipped with fatheads.

I'll change technique until I find whatthey want. It could be "pounding" the bottom, a short lift and controlled drop , a large lift (5-6 feet) and a flutter drop,or anywhere in between.

[grumpymoe]

If I'm after BIG walleye I like to use a 2/5 oz Little Cleo tipped with a couple of fatheads. If I'm fishing where the walleye only get to 6# or so, I like a Swedish Pimple, again, tipped with fatheads.

I'll change technique until I find whatthey want. It could be "pounding" the bottom, a short lift and controlled drop , a large lift (5-6 feet) and a flutter drop,or anywhere in between.

...or when shallow (5-6")....ripjig into the hole....flutter to bottom....and repeat......sometimes thats what they want....the bait disappearing upward to safety.....they simply wait out the rip....Grump