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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Walleye => Topic started by: scmelik on Feb 03, 2010, 06:16 PM

Title: Don't Want to beat a deadhorse-hard water eyes??
Post by: scmelik on Feb 03, 2010, 06:16 PM
I know this topic has been cover a ton and I hate beating a dead horse but I could use your guys advice.  Next weekend I am planning on heading out to fish for some eyes over night.  Unfortunately I have never targeted eyes on hard water so I don't know much, I am mainly a panfish guy and panfish and eyes are two totally different cats.  When I fish for panfish I usually try and cut holes until I find a school of fish and then move when they do, rarely do I ever fish a hole for more than 10-20 min unless the fish stay under me.  With walleyes from what I can tell are major movers, so do you setup and wait for them to come crusing through or do you still look for schools?  I don't run tipups (to boring for me) so I will probably have one deadstick and a jigging rod going in my shack.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks guys.
Title: Re: Don't Want to beat a deadhorse-hard water eyes??
Post by: IceMan08 on Feb 03, 2010, 06:36 PM
Gotta hit the high percentage spots like drop offs and rock piles.  Walleyes are tough in the winter.