The white superline also acts as a strike indicator. The key is not using the wrist, which imparts a whole different action." Glorvigen predominantly retrieves the shad bait like a crankbait.

It's one of my go-to meatless river tactics. (Photo: wired2fish.com)

jig head. And the proof is in the pudding: Walleye pros like 2014 NWT and MWC Champion Korey Sprengel are ditching meat and winning big.

"Could also represent a lamprey or American eel, which you know walleyes are going to eat. I may start to bring rod tip up, then let rod tip fall when I'm reeling and swimming it back to boat. "The Fin-S Fish is relatively thin, which gives it a unique action and it's packed with glitter. Big pike hanging on the bottom will destroy it. 3" are fine, but it seems the bigger walleye like the … Through experiments with bait profile, vibration, jigging cadence, and rigging, you become a puppeteer, dancing a deadbait to life.Skarlis adapts a Ratt song lyric: "You have to wiggle and jiggle it to make the bite complete." The big thing here is you avoid the nuisance species and having to re-bait all the time. Makes sense that years ago, we fished with Mr. Twister tails and what color where they? Sample baits include the Outside weed edges, flats and the 4 to 10 foot food shelf are areas he fishes with this jig.

Clear water means natural colors, like shiner colors, and whatever the color of the forage base at your lake.

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This gives me the advantage and helps get the walleye up and out of the weeds," said Glorvigen.For shallow rivers, Glorvigen uses a dark colored, 4-inch Berkley PowerBait Rib Worm or 4-inch "I want the jig to move at the same speed as a dead minnow drifting down the current," Glorvigen said. "Plastics deserve water time in the fall. "Contrast was a big deal on Winnebago," he says. After depth and speed, it was the rolling flash and vibration that came from the lure. "I used the first Mister Twister Tails while in my 20s, during the beginning of my walleye shorecasting years," Stange says.

"Once you have the confidence that plastics catch you as many—if not more walleyes—than livebait, you rarely go back to meat. "Brosdahl calls paddletails "rock 'n' roll baits," an ideal choice for calling out weed walleyes. yellow is also a good color for me. Black 3" and Chartreuse 3".

While your unnatural color is not ideal, rely on your realistic shape and presentation to seal the deal. TuscaroraBorealis