Author Topic: River Walleye (Read 2026 times)

rboot · « **on:** Feb 11, 2013, 08:16 AM »

Anyone have any tips for catching eyes on the river at night? i/e what depth to set the baits? where fishing a setback that has deep and shallow water, weeds, and sandbars. Thanks in advance

rboot · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 11, 2013, 08:51 PM »

Haha got one

JigChaser08 · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 11, 2013, 08:57 PM »

Just saw the pic on facebook..nice job buddy! Told dylan we should try where we met a few weeks ago with Mark at my buddies shack one night.

rboot · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 11, 2013, 09:00 PM »

800stealth · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 11, 2013, 09:06 PM »

Wow, nice eye.

Oddfish · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 12:45 AM »

Holly Carp! Nice eye!

Odd

dunphy11 · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 03:50 AM »

Quote from: rboot on Feb 11, 2013, 08:16 AM

Anyone have any tips for catching eyes on the river at night? i/e what depth to set the baits? where fishing a setback that has deep and shallow water, weeds, and sandbars. Thanks in advance

Nice fish!! What info can you give us based on this catch? Bait , depth , structure...etc .
Planning in trying a setback near my place , but have never fished for them through the ice.

rboot · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 06:05 AM »

As reluctant as I am to share the info I was not able to get here, here goes. . . . . Flag went up at 5pm on the dot after we had missed what we think was another eye. I believe that jack was set in 7fow 1.5 feet off the bottom on a medium shiner. First one we have ever caught through the ice, learned a lot that's for sure.

coldsteel · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 06:07 AM »

congrats man thats awesome, im headin out next friday after work i have some new tricks i plan on trying

rboot · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 06:11 AM »

run beads and a red hook

coldsteel · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 06:14 AM »

thanks pal, i am assuming it is where I met you a few weeks back that is where I will be headed, i picked up some new jigs and rod/reel and thinking about a flasher aswell. going to spend the night out there

rboot · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 06:16 AM »

No we were way north of that, that's a haul for us. I would surely get a flasher if I were you (vex)

coldsteel · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 06:18 AM »

Quote from: rboot on Feb 12, 2013, 06:16 AM

No we were way north of that, that's a haul for us. I would surely get a flasher if I were you (vex)

oh ok man, glad you got one either way that must have been sweet. yea i have an oppurtunioty to get either they lowrance x67c or the vex fl-12 i am leaning towards the fl-12, i was addicted to hittin crappie on it when i tried it and i figured it will help in search for eyes

Dispy · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 06:37 AM »

Quote from: coldsteel on Feb 12, 2013, 06:18 AM

oh ok man, glad you got one either way that must have been sweet. yea i have an oppurtunioty to get either they lowrance x67c or the vex fl-12 i am leaning towards the fl-12, i was addicted to hittin crappie on it when i tried it and i figured it will help in search for eyes

Congrats on the Wally

I have never iced one in NH, however I have done well for them in other times of the year.

Erik, you can't go wrong with the Vex

dickbaker · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 06:57 AM »

Quote from: coldsteel on Feb 12, 2013, 06:18 AM

oh ok man, glad you got one either way that must have been sweet. yea i have an oppurtunioty to get either they lowrance x67c or the vex fl-12 i am leaning towards the fl-12, i was addicted to hittin crappie on it when i tried it and i figured it will help in search for eyes

Eric, Think about the FL18 for a little bit more money. The bottom zoom is a wonder when you jigging in deeper water. It doesn't have the flat screen of the FL12 but that should be a minor consideration.

Dick

coldsteel · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 07:02 AM »

right on I like the vex i was just thinking for my kayak in the spring with the lowrance it can be duakl purpose, my friend has them both and is willing to part with them thats why I would be going with the fl-12 Dick plus the price is more manageable for me right now. thanks for the input gentleman..

rboot, thanks for the advice and i hope to put it to good use

Dispy · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 07:04 AM »

Quote from: coldsteel on Feb 12, 2013, 07:02 AM

right on I like the vex i was just thinking for my kayak in the spring with the lowrance it can be duakl purpose, my friend has them both and is willing to part with them thats why I would be going with the fl-12 Dick plus the price is more manageable for me right now. thanks for the input gentleman..

rboot, thanks for the advice and i hope to put it to good use

With all that money you are saving for Valentine's Day, you should be looking into an FL-20

Vex's can be fished with during the open water too

dickbaker · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 07:06 AM »

Dispy is right. The Fl20 is my favorite but you can set up any Vex for open water fishing.

Dick

Oddfish · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 07:10 AM »

Quote from: coldsteel on Feb 12, 2013, 06:18 AM

oh ok man, glad you got one either way that must have been sweet. yea i have an oppurtunioty to get either they lowrance x67c or the vex fl-12 i am leaning towards the fl-12, i was addicted to hittin crappie on it when i tried it and i figured it will help in search for eyes

Get both make a payment plan and put the lowrance in the kayak.

. Money well spent on fishing gear will never be regretted.

The other option is putting a cheap humming bird that is waterproof in the kayak.

Oddfish

coldsteel · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 07:18 AM »

Quote from: Oddfish on Feb 12, 2013, 07:10 AM

Get both make a payment plan and put the lowrance in the kayak. . Money well spent of fishing gear will never be regretted.

The other option is putting a cheap humming bird that is waterproof in the kayak.

Oddfish

haha very good point sir!

sgthoskins · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 07:41 AM »

That is awesome!

dickbaker · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 10:03 AM »

Quote from: sgthoskins on Feb 12, 2013, 07:41 AM

That is awesome!

I think we got off the post subject? Nice walleye Bobby.
Dick

dunphy11 · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 11:58 AM »

Quote from: rboot on Feb 12, 2013, 06:05 AM

As reluctant as I am to share the info I was not able to get here, here goes. . . . . Flag went up at 5pm on the dot after we had missed what we think was another eye. I believe that jack was set in 7fow 1.5 feet off the bottom on a medium shiner. First one we have ever caught through the ice, learned a lot that's for sure.

Surprised you haven`t jigged one up through the ice, seems like they would be receptive to some form of jig, whether bucktail or pimple or simular. I guess that`s the fun of fishing is figuring out your opponent.

rboot · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 12:29 PM »

I know you can jig them but we jig for panfish with really small jigs that might not be as appealing to a walleye. Something else to work on.

Fisherm@n · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 03:08 PM »

We jigged a walleye up a couples weeks back. Really surprised us we were looking for them but I was set up for perch and caught the eye on a 5 mm tungsten wolfram perch jig with a spike. Congrats that's a nice eye

Fisherm@n · « **Reply #25 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 04:06 PM »

We caught this

With this

dunphy11 · « **Reply #26 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 04:19 PM »

Appears walleye are fond of tungsten.

Dispy · « **Reply #27 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 04:44 PM »

Quote from: dunphy11 on Feb 12, 2013, 04:19 PM

Appears walleye are fond of tungsten.

No, it is as simple as lead jigs are not allowed in that caliber

coldsteel · « **Reply #28 on:** Feb 13, 2013, 05:17 AM »

that is a nice surprise

rboot · « **Reply #29 on:** Feb 13, 2013, 05:57 AM »

that's a great walleye, hopefully we can stay one them and get a few more before the river unlocks.

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Author Topic: River Walleye (Read 2026 times)