Northland Tackle makes an amazing bottom bouncer that is second to none. It is called the 'slick stick'. It is made out of stainless steel which intensifies the bottom. You can easily tell if you're on rocks, sand, logs or transitions. It also has a bobber built into the top of it, so when you do get snagged, let some line out (loosen your line) and the bobber will wiggle your bouncer free. It's worth the extra cash as they are not cheap.
@danhufferdoutdoors5 жыл бұрын
A good rule of thumb that I use for weight, is one oz for every 10 ft, I fish 2oz down to 25ft, after that you don't get much feel.
@brojoutdoors82513 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@AlanS-zj3qf3 ай бұрын
Just wondering why you throw your cut off line in the water behind you...bad practice.. not a good look.
@danhufferdoutdoors3 ай бұрын
@@AlanS-zj3qf I didn't see it ?
@AlanS-zj3qf3 ай бұрын
Watch video where talking and sitting on edge of boat..maybe an innocent move...gd fishing thx for tips.
@erikstark32503 жыл бұрын
My favorite way to catch walleye is a triple swivel. a quarter to 3/8 ounce jig with a paddletail on a foot long mono leader on one end and a 2 foot mono leader with a walleye fly on the other. Cast out and jig.
@45degreenorth245 жыл бұрын
Trolling a slow death is always good . I would think a jet diver and back trolling a lindy rig or floating jig could be killer.
@lyleschock98495 жыл бұрын
Up here in Alberta , we call em bottom bouncers , excellent way to find fish on our reservoirs . Good vid .
@alexhenrie49063 жыл бұрын
Out in ontario too
@superdave31815 жыл бұрын
On Lake Erie this is my go to set up. We are having the best walleye season in quite a few years. Everyone is getting their limits, most of the time in a couple hours.
@wms70045 жыл бұрын
Yes sir!
@strikeforcek91495 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I do (minus the bottom bouncer, I just count out my line). 3/4oz egg weight with a worm harness trailing 24-36" back. Hammered Gold blades and virtually any bead, haha.
@cmercer82044 жыл бұрын
Ever try trolling rapalas? I've had very good luck with em. I'm a great lakes boy myself.
@Art-nd7mh3 жыл бұрын
I troll with a white ballon cut into strips about 5 inches long put on a regular harness, some old fisherman thought me a long time ago.no need for worms the ballon bait last for many catches. Good fishing everyone
@AddictedFishing3 жыл бұрын
Great idea!’
@rsantos6275 жыл бұрын
South Sask the number one game species is Walleye. I know a lot of anglers that cut their lines if they hook anything else. Pickerel rigs are the most popular set up with leeches
@jamesshearer10323 жыл бұрын
We had great success fishing below a dam from the shore casting a jig with a bobber about 2-3 feet from the jig which kept it off the bottom. Caught 12 in 2 hours. Kept 6 nice ones.
@bryson56355 жыл бұрын
Great video guys. As a rookie, learning as much as I can helps out tremendously. Y'all should do more videos like this for guys like myself lol anyways keep it up. I'm addicted!
@whisperingeagle3 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks I am a lifelong trout fisherman but lately I've been into pike. I know how tasty a walleye is. So ive been trying to figure out walleye methods from videos. Many seem to complicate it. Thanks for the simplistic clear cut video . I got it .
@darkthought78603 жыл бұрын
I live in north western Ontario. Nothing but walleye and jackfish here. Walleye taste great. Jackfish r a bit fishy so I lean toward walleye
@tinkis503 жыл бұрын
When I was a very little girl my dad would make me bait the hooks because he said my scent on the worm was what attracted the fish for him. I have believed him for more than fifty years. Nice to know it is a real REAL thing!! 🥳🥳
@DavidSmith19572 жыл бұрын
A wise Dad and terrific daughter!
@KELLEYSrUS4 жыл бұрын
I fish central Wisconsin and trolling Flicker Shads is usually the way to go but this year the crawler harness is killing them. I use in-line weights mostly. The bigger fish are sometimes suspended 8-10 ft down in 20+ fow. Jigging works too but I hate it.
@mikepowell89583 жыл бұрын
What are some good Walleye lakes around there?
@bryanmeigs14964 жыл бұрын
I like drop shot, find a spot, throw the anchor, drop shot with a leech best setup ive tried
@louis-philippedorion6354 жыл бұрын
I’m a poser at walleye fishing just 3-4 years at it. But I had my fair share of catch using a double pickering rig hooked to a 3oz. bottom walker. Form top to bottom : leech, crawler and minnow. Very effective.
@douglbe5 жыл бұрын
When I fished the Saginaw Bay in Michigan, I liked crawler harness and bottom bouncers, now I live on the west side of Michigan and fish smaller bodies of water. Jigging is my favorite way to fish now, the Berkley snap jig is awesome. But, when jigging isn't working I go back to crawler harnesses with or without bottom bouncers depending on where the fish are in or out of the weeds. This video was great, still picking up great ideas to try.
@Foxxyginger3 жыл бұрын
Northern ontario, lots of walleye. I use mepps spinners and chartreuse grubs active shore casting but the locals like a jig, silver minnow and bobbers.
@InTheYear5 жыл бұрын
Give these fellas a thumbs up 👍 they’re giving US FREE TOOLS!!! thank you for so much information and new styles
@InTheYear5 жыл бұрын
22,000 views and a measly 73 comments?? Y’all observers who view are NO ONE!!! Without a voice. Thumbs up M F errs.
@ryanpost78173 жыл бұрын
I searched for best technique for catching Walleye and turns out my usual set up is exactly this technique, minus the 35 - 65 lb braided boat anchor/vehicle tow cable you suggested for line strength, Lol. Honestly 10lb braided line is more than enough for up to 24inch Walter's. That just my opinion tho. I might try a heavier test (no more than 20lb) now that it was suggested. At least if I get a snag i can just rip it out and wont snap my line... at least up to the bottom bouncer. Lol good video tho. Thanks
@iainmorgan86992 жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoy the content of these videos. They are tested and explained well. All your presenters are enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Thanks for making well worth my time.
@thewoodmansk55104 жыл бұрын
My go to is a bottom bouncer with a hooges hooks northerlights spinner with a chunk of beef heart. Some days you cant beat a hard rattle bait
@ronhardin89635 жыл бұрын
This was a very helpful video being that I'm not a walleye fisherman but need to learn how to catch them
@mrcollier16412 жыл бұрын
They work great on Lake Erie all summer
@chriss21124 жыл бұрын
a year late, but from ontario here just started fishing for walleye, swim baits get me the most action, top water at dusk works too.
@paulsanders66454 жыл бұрын
Grew up in SDak, lots of walleye fishing! Rigs, jigs, plugs, through the ice, did it all. Favorite way for numbers was to wade for em in the evening. Small Whistler jig tipped with a minnow... awesome feeling the "tick" when an eye would take it. Like trolling/drifting with bouncers and leaders, too. Spinners, smile blades or even a single corkie with a crawler, leech or minnow depending on the situation (wind, current, water clarity, etc.). Have used the slow death hooks with some success as well. Only 3 lakes to target eyes here in Idaho and I have to drive a couple hours to do that! Try to get out every time I get back to SDak though! Great eating fish that are fun to catch.
@HoTankaHoksida2 жыл бұрын
I dont troll since i aint got a boat. But i use a 1/8 oz white and orange eye jig head with a live minnow and cast from shore and usually bring in my limit
@kenlynn3404 жыл бұрын
Northern Ontario. I use a 1/2 or 5/8 oz jig tipped with a finescale dace in morning and evening. Late morning or early afternoon I like to cover wind driven shores with a Husky Jerk in gold.
@johndudley17743 жыл бұрын
Pulling bottom walkers most effective, but I love catching walleye by bladebaiting. I live on lake rosivelt, kettle falls wa. Fish darn near every day.
@darrenlefebvre81964 жыл бұрын
I'm in Alberta Canada, and we are 100% all walleye fishing here, it's the ONLY fish I keep lol.
@paddlefar91753 жыл бұрын
You are really missing out on Northern pike, especially the bigger 4+ pounders. It can be one of the best fresh water fish, not including salmon. They have to be from a good clean lake, not some shallow, muddy river or lake though.
@darrenlefebvre81963 жыл бұрын
@@paddlefar9175 oh for sure, ill take a good big pike off the slave lake or one of the bigger cold water lakes, but slough sharks from small lakes that get warm aren't very tasty in the later part of summer. I am just partial to walleye lol
@shaolinchief5 жыл бұрын
Great video, great walleye fishing in northern Quebec, Canada, James bay, Assinica reservoir, my personal fav spots and home land, world class fishing!
@IMFSHN3 жыл бұрын
I grew up in North Dakota where the Bottom Bouncer" was created.the 1oz/10' is accurate. No need for a line counter. Watch your angle. I've enjoyed your videos.
@privatelabel40042 жыл бұрын
Rattle traps are amazing year round baits. If they don’t take it, swap to a smaller size. Or a nice loud Rip N Rap is better. I usually fish southern Wisconsin rivers
@gregoryfuzi47452 жыл бұрын
That's one way we fish for walleye in the waters of the great lakes of Michigan.
@KKore225 жыл бұрын
Scent definetly matters. I was crabbing and decided to put some anise scent I had on the bait and caught a crap ton in the one trap. Then caught even more and put it on all of the traps.
@cargage9523 Жыл бұрын
Those are crabs dumbass
@murrayandru75273 жыл бұрын
weight , slip bobber and a floating jig with a leech always works for me .
@LARRYCAL3 жыл бұрын
Walleye are the best fish I’ve ever eaten
@jiminmontana5 жыл бұрын
We always called them bottom bouncers. I love your channel! Thanks for the info.
@dci762striker3 жыл бұрын
Guaranteed you’re the only people in the world discussing tidal changes and walleye fishing.
@MrSanteeclaus5 жыл бұрын
Been many years since I have fished with a bottom walker. They were very efficient with the Lake Erie fisheries
@cryingwolf49555 жыл бұрын
Simple yellow jig, bit of orange with a chartreuse grub. works all day every day
@superdave31815 жыл бұрын
When you know where the fish are. Trolling can help you find them on a bigger lake, then you can get out your jigs and cast to them if their schooled up. At least where I'm at?
@mr.springfield70145 жыл бұрын
Lake St. Clair Michigan. We use the same set-up. We call them bottom bouncers but a great tactic for walleye. Drifting or trolling.
@ZachNMcCall5 жыл бұрын
I caught a few on tubes fishing Roosevelt for smallies last week. But the bottom bouncer is a catching machine here in E. Wa.
@josh_c6035 жыл бұрын
I live in Minnesota and a lot of us use a Snell or Lindy rig with a worm or leech for walleye. Pretty much the same but no spinner and usually only one bead. Troll around .7 to 1 mph.
@Dan-ir4db3 жыл бұрын
Here in Northeastern PA the walleye seem to like leeches or crawlers on a jig when bank fishing. No boat yet, maybe next yr or a Harley. But if you know the layout of the body of water with depth charts you can usually pinpoint any type of fish. Gotta do the homework. Thanks Addicted I'll be trying out the garlic scent tomorrow.
@PinchTheBarb Жыл бұрын
When i was in the BWCA earlier this year, walleye capital of the world, jigs and leeches were unstoppable.
@davidsomero73372 жыл бұрын
Great video we fish like that in New Hampshire the conn. River
@user-xv5xj3zm7t3 ай бұрын
I tie my harnesses up with a single slow death hook...adds action to the crawler .. great video guys. Keep it up
@graymccomb77253 жыл бұрын
You guys are true pros, you have the Best videos that I have seen on walleye fishing!!! Please have a video on to tell the Best way to feel when your weight is on the bottom when chugging or bottom bouncing, Thanks for everything!!!
@bp75054 жыл бұрын
Bangin walleye in central Canada dragging a worm using a walker. They work great!
@pmcorriveau23663 жыл бұрын
Abitibi Témiscamingue ( north West of Québec), i personally love to goo near grass when its sunny in a 10 to 12 feet of water area with a thin fin ! Its easier to feel the fish and you can also fish some pretty big pike with that ! But i definitly need to learn this way too !
@connorwatson48973 жыл бұрын
Catch walleye or pickerel as we call it, up in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
@sheldonbenedict46862 жыл бұрын
Live in Montana along the mt nd state line, I fish mainly in Shade Hill in SD or in lake Sakaweia up by new town nd for walleye
@mariopaul67022 жыл бұрын
Fliker Shad 7 firetiger, so far best way I ever caught Walleye.
@johnnyboysky22745 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree with everything you've said. Yes help eachother!!!! You guys are great!!!
@crapanzanocarmelo2 жыл бұрын
Finally a good walleye rig video for beginners. Just Wish ya guys woulda talked a lil bit about night time methods and rigs. But great video thanks!
@montyhaskett93925 жыл бұрын
Over hear in Eastern Wa. at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia slamming them. Great video guys!
@silasclayton77773 жыл бұрын
Kennewick here!
@lone_wolf_lifestyle5 жыл бұрын
Could you guys do a lake trout video I've been wanting to catch a lake trout for so long but I can never hookup on one
@AddictedFishing5 жыл бұрын
SummitLifeTV We will see about this one.
@milkman25915 жыл бұрын
Caught 2 last weekend in upstate NY, 80ft of water. 78° surface temperature. Didn't think I was going to hook up at all with how warm it was.
@milkman25915 жыл бұрын
@B K I was in piseco lake in NY, up near speculator.
@gavinpotwin3473 жыл бұрын
Oooh boy this is gettin me fired up to get out on the channel and get some tasty walleye on my kayak!
@billgregory95603 жыл бұрын
thanks Guys , I fish lake temagami in northern ontario, ( lucky me ) mostly I just fish off the back of my houseboat with a minnow and a weight , I catch lake trout and once in a while a walleye , Ive bought some of those bouncers and Im now going to troll off my little 14ft useing your worm harness rig, Ill let you know
@F-N-C6 ай бұрын
Sick dude, looking forward to using these techniques. I caught one at Dexter right outside of Eugene trolling with a Wiggle Hoochie. It was awesome.
@andrewpieri104 жыл бұрын
I haven't really fished for walleye since I was really young with my pops but I do remember my dad and uncles always used helgramites, not sure if that's spelled right but I think they are like the larva stage of a dragonfly and they look insidious lol. Almost like the predators face on a centipedes body. And they always fished lake Erie or pymatuning lake in PA.. I could be wrong but that's at least what I remember lol, hope it's helpful somehow.
@rgTORO_grOSO2 жыл бұрын
Dobsonfly larvae yep ✅.... similar to dragonfly larvae, which also look like an alien predator Lol...
@scottbenzing13613 жыл бұрын
Not to mention that you can catch just about any game fish with similar setups.
@billyharville77214 жыл бұрын
How fast do you troll? What about the lakes and reservoirs. Do you use this technique? Thanks for all the info!
@matthewadolph513 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips I just stopped your vid to order that secret sauce and duo snap swivels. Great video guys thanks
@truthless82615 жыл бұрын
pickerel rig with leeches and find a good drop off on a river, a good deep spot. i like spots where 2 streams meet, always great walleye fishing. but otherwise i've caught more fish on a black/yellow lenny 5 of diamonds than all my other hooks combined. its my go to.
@martycarroll64325 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me what is a Lenny 5 of diamonds? Thank you.
@truthless82615 жыл бұрын
@@martycarroll6432 its a brand of spoon hook. Lenny Thompson. red devil is probably the most common version.
@martycarroll64325 жыл бұрын
@@truthless8261 thank you!
@mikepowell89583 жыл бұрын
@@truthless8261 what's a good size?
@truthless82613 жыл бұрын
@@mikepowell8958 i like a no. 0 or 1. but if you only want to catch the big ones, go with a 1 or 2. a no.2 is one once i believe. then i use a leader and 12lbs test.
@jkwon7759 Жыл бұрын
I love the beaded bracelet the blue-shirted guy has on his left wrist.
@toddklein89205 жыл бұрын
Rule of thumb in reservoirs is an ounce for every 10 feet of water depending on speed you're trolling bottom bouncers.
@cobia17945 жыл бұрын
Too much.. I'd say half oz per ten, me- 17# mono main line, 14# lindy, and slow...
@ROBBANKS6666662 жыл бұрын
Garlic salt works great too.
@tyler975113 жыл бұрын
Anyone got tips for the trent river deer tail jigs used to work great but since the zebra mussels and gobys i cant get them to bite but see others bringing in good ones still
@timothythompson17844 жыл бұрын
North Dakota boy here can't ever go wrong with a lead head jig when it comes too walleye either tipped with live bait are a plastic
@jwill98774 жыл бұрын
What lake do you fish in ND? I lived there for 6 years and I miss fishing devil's and sakakawea.
@stevebenson30245 жыл бұрын
Liked the video. Everybody always have a better way. First thing is get rid of that snap on the end of the bottom bouncer and put a cross lock on. Start with two ounce go to three if you need to. Just my opinion we fish North and South Dakota, Northern Iowa clear to Lake Erie. Slow death will out fish worm harness thumbs down. Try both see which one works best. Like a # 4 blade. Smiley blade was killer in Canada last year and in June. Slow death no blade 3 ft leader. Liked your info.
@jakeriggs97963 жыл бұрын
These tips work great in Montana on the Missouri. Thanks for video
@sethpeake2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the informational video
@idahoweez72422 жыл бұрын
Smile blades in the snake river
@khmaisynz5 жыл бұрын
Excellent tips guys. I use to live out in the Northwest but moved back home to Minnesota. Many walleye spots here but love me some Lake of the Woods MN. Troll bottom bouncers and even 3 way swivels with up to 3 oz pencil weights,.. Love the video guys and keep at it. Visit MN and give any one of us a shout,. Good old MN nice welcomes ya.
@joaotorres28102 жыл бұрын
VMC UV Moon Jig paired with a 3inch easy shiner kietech
@Follower_of_The_Word3 жыл бұрын
I’ve fished walleye year-round on the river in the Mid-Columbia basin for over 30 years. I’ll drag a slow death if things get slow, but my go-to is trolling stick baits, 3-4” long bodies. Sometimes a weight is needed, but under 20’ they will dive freely to that depth. Trolling downstream in summer and upstream when the water cools down. Eat them all, they are a tasty invasive species that will never be fished out. The best breeders are NOT the big fat pigs-that’s a terrible myth that is not based on science. Just ask a biologist.
@freetimeoffshore31577 ай бұрын
Flicker shads and bandits behind planer boards on Saginaw Bay is my favorite way to catch limits!
@rippleblue33533 жыл бұрын
Awesome video thanks guys
@kamsharps4 жыл бұрын
Bottom bouncing seems to pull bigger fish than jigs here in Wyoming all depending how scattered or concentrated the fish are
@jeffcummings56883 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your tips!Try the Dreamweaver worm burners
@austinmakin9352 жыл бұрын
So if I’m fishing in 20 feet of water, how much line should I let out? 30 foot to get the good angle?
@anthonyjenkins60735 жыл бұрын
I live in HUBBARD, OREGON JUST GOT HOME FROM NORTH DAKOTA VAN HOOK what a great fishery hookem JUST like video showed nice vid need to HOOK up with peel the reel.
@thefishwistler3 жыл бұрын
A lake I like to fish here in the smokey mountains of western NC has walleye. I think they are pretty uncommon in the south. I've had them visiting the upper Midwest. They are yummy, I have yet to catch one I end up with some nice bass for trying though. Bass anglers on the lake catch them frequently.
@Missionsabroad Жыл бұрын
Here in Canada 🇨🇦..We call em Pickerel..Detroit River..Mid April! Only got one yesterday..shall see today!
@nicholasgrzych10084 жыл бұрын
Slow death hooks? Not always the ticket, but they have put a lot of fish in my boat. Great tutorial!
@duanewandel50452 жыл бұрын
Fishing in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in mid September , just can't seem to get them to bite. I really liked your video, I have never used a leader over 3 ft long, nor have I used a weight over 1 ounce. Now I have to give these both a try. Thanks guys
@joshcandela13 Жыл бұрын
Dude good vid I'm in mid Illinois...walleye fishing for my first time today ...thank you for tips heading to bait shop now
@traviscox-anders34193 жыл бұрын
Lots of walleye in the North Saskatchewan river where I live. And Yeahh worms on a pickerel rig works awesome
@gregfuzi10693 жыл бұрын
Saginaw bay northern point tawas Michigan. Walleye heaven.
@PRACERZ5 жыл бұрын
For me, over the years a 1/4 oz jig with a leech or leech type body has been dynamite for me. Casting or trolling it just works.
@edwardcoulier47344 жыл бұрын
Here on the lake michigan shore we catch em off the piers before and after they run up the rivers to spawn. Fire tiger and clown pattern cowntdown raps for the win 😁 Too bad clown pattern was discontinued 😤😖😜 You'll catch some monsters this way, so put dem hoggs back in the lake to make babies :) Tight lines..jointed
@darickhuffman89293 жыл бұрын
Sandusky, Ohio fishing lake Erie right by cedar point, we call those bottom bounces, and that's 1 of the main game fish for us around here on lake Erie
@michaelcatalano8882 Жыл бұрын
I'm In Ohio and fish for walleye on lake eire which for me at least is like the holy grail of walleye fishing. A style of bait fishing I almost only see in the Midwest is slow dropping minnows. It is super simple and effective in basically any jigging scenario. Just find a pod of fish suspended and take a minnow either alive or dead and hook it and about 18 inches up put a tiny little split shot. The key is as the name suggests that you want the minnow to really slowly fall to the bottom amidst the fish. Just post up about 10 or 20 yards away from the pod and cast in directly on top of them. 30 or 45 seconds later it should fall through the pod and BAM you have a fish. In my experience 9 times out of 10 this will soundly out fish jigging or power corking.
@gllyson10 ай бұрын
Minnesota, huge walleye country
@Boyers-baits3 жыл бұрын
In the up of Michigan i exclusively go for walleye trout and salmon
@toddlingren16442 жыл бұрын
Wyoming walleye are the bomb
@randyjones2004 жыл бұрын
Yup gold hammered spinner with a 3oz sinker and a minnow ,,,,super simple
@Sirach9853 жыл бұрын
Very informative video. Great work!
@gerardhaubert82104 жыл бұрын
Gold hammered sickle blade, red and yellow beads, 10lb test braid