What is the best color crankbait for walleye?
In open-water situations, purple is still a winner. And red works everywhere there’s crayfish, like Lake of the Woods and Leech Lake. In the Dakotas and lakes with freshwater shrimp, red can be good, too. And red is always a good color for casting crankbaits, for whatever reason.
Can you catch walleye with crankbaits?
Crankbaits are one of the best methods to attract and catch large walleye. Walleye hit crankbaits with such force, it may take the rod right out of your hand. There are several different crankbaits, each with different depths and actions. They include deep diving, shallow diving, floating, lipless and much more.
How fast do you troll crankbaits for walleye?
Changing speeds is key Typical crankbait trolling speeds are 1.5 – 3 mph, and there are times when it makes a big difference. If you are marking bait and fish but not hooking up, don’t be afraid to speed up or slow down. Making “S” turns is also a good way to test several speeds at once.
What is the best lure to use to catch walleye?
Minnows. Minnows are the most popular bait option for walleye anglers, I have found consistent success with shiner and flathead minnows. When targeting bigger fish, shiners in the 4-6″ range are the mainstay, these will weed through some of the smaller fish and get you on 25″+ Walleye.
What Colours do walleye see best?
By inserting minute probes into the retinas, they’ve discovered that walleye see the colour orange best in clear, relatively shallow water. When conditions are darker, the fish see colours at the red end of the spectrum better. They also see the colour green, but not as well as orange or red.
Do walleye like crankbaits?
Truthfully, in walleye fishing there really isn’t a clear-cut favorite lipless crankbait. Legendary winter walleye locations like Lake Winnipeg are great places to jig lipless cranks for hardwater walleyes. While ice use isn’t a secret, it’s also not as mainstream as it should be.
How do you troll deep for walleye?
In order to troll deep for walleyes, you need to do one of three things basically:
- Fish BIG lipped crankbaits that can dive that deep, typically the biggest baits you’ll find at the store.
- You can fish snap weights or 3-way rigs for trolling walleyes.
- You can fish leadcore.
Does lure size matter?
Decreasing lure size usually has a minor effect on catch rates. In contrast, even minor increases above the size optimum can yield major decreases in catch rates. If your catch rate falls off after upsizing, you are beyond the preferred size.
