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How to get inactive Walleye to bite in late spring?
Late spring can be a challenging time to get inactive Walleye to bite, but there are a few strategies that can increase your chances of success. First, it's important to understand that as the water temperature warms up, Walleye become less active and more lethargic. This means that you may need to adjust your tactics to entice them to bite.
One effective strategy is to slow down your presentation. As mentioned in the video, when the water temperature cools, Walleye are less likely to chase after fast-moving baits. Instead, try dragging your bait along the bottom or using a slower retrieve. This can mimic the natural movement of prey and entice a bite.
Another strategy is to downsize your bait. In late spring, Walleye may be less interested in larger, more aggressive baits. Instead, try using smaller jigs or soft plastics that mimic the size and movement of the baitfish they are feeding on. This can make your presentation more appealing to inactive Walleye.
Additionally, paying attention to the location is crucial. Look for areas where Walleye are likely to congregate, such as drop-offs, weed edges, or rocky structures. These areas provide cover and access to food, making them more attractive to Walleye. Using your electronics, as mentioned in one of the videos, can help you locate these fish-holding spots.
Lastly, don't be afraid to experiment with different colors and presentations. Walleye can be picky eaters, so it's important to find what they are responding to on any given day. Try using a variety of colors, sizes, and techniques until you find what works best.
Remember, the information provided is based on general bass fishing knowledge and may not specifically apply to Walleye. If you have any specific questions or need further clarification, please provide more details or refer to the video context for a more accurate response.
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Make Sound to Find and Catch Ice Walleye by Wired2Fish → how they get soft and they end up getting mushy and that they'll fall off but that's definitely helped out the hook-up rate today let you go back down so remember in your head not under these big bodies of water or even the little bodies of water back home take this two-step approach make some noise bring them in and then if they're not biting on that that noise or that larger profile baits drop a spoon down there throw some plastics on there with with your with your frozen shiners or a minnow and you're gonna end up having a lot more productive day out on the ice fishing
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Fishing a Jig and a Minnow For Fall Walleyes (Catch or Go Hungry) by Wired2Fish → that school of bait fish just an aloof minnow kind of off on its own that's the one that's going to get singled out and get hammered now i guess you know fish are cold-blooded creatures so as the water temperature cools they get more lethargic so you know they're obviously less apt to chase those big ripping minnows like that so just dragging it on bottom for the most part just dragging it usually all you have to do when the water really cools down like that so a few simple things to remember in the fall wind blowing points wind blowing flats and shorelines are going to be your best bet going to concentrate plankton bait fish and walleyes use your electronics trust your electronics if the fish are there the electronics are going to show you so pay attention to those eighth ounce jig rip jig it as the water cools slow it down a little bit seven foot light action saint croix rod thousand size little dialer reel here eight pound braided line main line and then just a six pound fluorocarbon leader for invisibility and uh i got some fish to clean i got a ways to go across the lake yet so we better get rolling here go ahead and buy those tires
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Targeting Early Ice Walleyes with Lipless Crankbaits by Wired2Fish → kind of kill it and give him that opportunity to eat it if he wants it and if not I'll just kind of keep bringing that fish up and trying to coax that fish into biting when you're fishing artificials you don't have any of that added attraction that live bait does no scent there's no meat on the hook so getting him to to eat artificial can be a little bit tricky unless the fish are in the right mood we really have you know this is a good example of a neutral negative fish he's just kind of hanging out down there he's not being real aggressive on my bait and so just trying to do different Cadence's to try and get that fish a little bit more fired up it's what you have to do dropping it down below the fish sometimes you can get that reaction bite I like to stay above and give it some bigger you want to stay mobile as well when you're doing this because you're searching out those active fish you're not just sitting and waiting for them to come through you're gonna fish a few holes work the area over hop on your wheeler move to the next area drill some more holes sometimes you'll land on a big pot of active fish where you can sit in one spot and really hammer them out other times like today having to move around and really go and search those
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Fall Bass Fishing Tips and Techniques | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → feet deep waters. Cast along with a deeper diving crankbait
or slow roll a spinnerbait along there, and hang on, because those fish will dart out
of those weeds and smack your lure. As you get further closer to winter, the bite's
gonna start to wane. It'll start to slow down. Those faster moving baits, they're not apt
to hit them as much. That's when I flip over to using a jig or
a tube bait. A tube bait can be a real sleeper bait this
time of year because a tube mimics bait fish but it also mimics crawdads. Crawdads are protein-rich snacks that those
bass love to eat. Perfect bait to be throwing closer to winter
with those jigs. As you get... One of the things I've noticed that has a
tendency to happen in the late fall, is those fish, sometimes they'll just kind of mouth
the jig. They'll grab them and they'll spit it out
really quick. When that happens, that's when the tube bait
shines. It's a little bit smaller profile and it's
soft. When they bite onto it, they really don't
feel that hardware that you have in a jig. They tend to hold onto it a little bit longer. It gives me a little bit more time to set
the hook. As for colors, fish white or shad color, any
kind of white colored bait, white crankbaits, white spinnerbaits. If you're fishing a topwater bait, use a topwater
that's got a white belly on it. White works really, really well.
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Targeting Early Ice Walleyes with Lipless Crankbaits by Wired2Fish → fish out call them in from a long ways out with this style of bait I like to use it a real rod with a real soft tip it lets me feel the bait make sure it's not fouled up because when you're digging digging like this a lot of times you can foul follow it up when you're straight vertical jigging being able to feel everything through the rod making sure your baits working properly down there is key on the business end I like to use a snap when you're just barely jigging it that snap allows the bait to move up and down a little bit more and then a lot of times what I like to experiment with different colors easily change it out between sizes colors all that stuff figuring out what the fish want is it's nice using that snap and the cold weather not having to retie knots cold fingers and everything today I'm fishing six pound fluorocarbon fishing out side sheds water a little bit better than a braid would and then I like using these inline reels just eliminate inline twist when you when you pause the bait down they're limiting line twists the baits sitting still it's not moving and triggering those strikes so usually I'll start out and I'll give it a few big reps really get those beads rattling and they're making a lot of noise and I'll just kind of level it off
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6 Best Walleye Ice Fishing Lures by Wired2Fish → head just kind of just dangles back and forth and that can be a really good look for fish that have seen a bunch of different baits have seen these more aggressive tactics can really help you get extra bites around those cold days when they're just not aggressive and they just slowly want to chase after something this bait just has little action and that can really come to play and then last but not least is the good old Dead stick so what I have here is just a plain old octopus style hook and then just a typical split shot weight and it's really simple to use I have one set up here and I'll show you the system all it is is just that little hook where all you got to do is just hook a little Shiner a fat head a little sucker in the back where they get to swim freely they have that good action and then you put your split shot anywhere from I would say six to eight to a Max of 18 inches above your Hook when you have your split shot too low to the hook you kind of limit the action of your minnow and it doesn't just look as natural when it's up higher but if you have it too high you can give that minnow a little bit too much range and he can get tangled in your line so anywhere from about 6 to 18
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