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Title: Alternate baits for walleye
Post by: Water Wolf on Jan 13, 2007, 02:54 PM

We all know that a person can usually catch walleyes on minnows/shiners, waxworms,grubs, maggots and earth worms and the scented lures but what alternative baits { ex. organ meats, bacon, power dough, hot dogs etc.} have you caught your walleye on?

I have tried smelt as an alternative but at least in my area walleye don't like them, must be too oily or something. :-\

WW

Title: Re: Alternate baits for walleye
Post by: indeeptreble on Jan 13, 2007, 11:41 PM

I use beef heart cut in strips like a leetch, cheep bait it's like 4 bucks at a butcher shop

Title: Re: Alternate baits for walleye
Post by: powderburns on Jan 14, 2007, 09:25 AM

Pork heart

Title: Re: Alternate baits for walleye
Post by: littleoldlady on Jan 15, 2007, 09:04 AM

Perch eyeballs or walleye eyeballs...

Title: Re: Alternate baits for walleye
Post by: walleyechaser on Jan 15, 2007, 09:12 AM

I've caught a 22" walleye on a 10" believer before trolling for muskies.  That was strange.
Also caught one on a hellgrammite

Title: Re: Alternate baits for walleye
Post by: Water Wolf on Jan 18, 2007, 11:49 PM

Thanks for the info guys. :)

I will give them a try sometime.

WW

Title: Re: Alternate baits for walleye
Post by: perch-man on Jan 19, 2007, 08:29 AM

I was shown a trick up north . A guy cut out the gullet of a walleye and used it all day . Caught as many fish as we did. :o

Title: Re: Alternate baits for walleye
Post by: littleoldlady on Jan 19, 2007, 08:45 AM

Quote from: perch-man on Jan 19, 2007, 08:29 AM

I was shown a trick up north . A guy cut out the gullet of a walleye and used it all day . Caught as many fish as we did. :o

All of these tricks work really well...I mentioned the perch and walleye eyes, or strips of belly cut to look like minnows,
or the gut.  They work, and they save a bit on buying bait...and if a person runs out of bait out on the ice, it is a good substitute.
The only problem is that my daughter gets finicky about finding a baggie of eyeballs in the fridge.