How to Fish Swimbaits for Spring Walleyes - Walleye Fishing

Today we are out on a northern WI lake and we are fishing for whatever bites! Spring is a great time of year to be a multispecies fisherman as pretty much everything can be found up in shallow water. Often times bass, walleyes and other gamefish can be found on the same spots during the spring period. Generally we target walleyes but catch a wide variety of fish! Today we are using one of my favorite types of lures to fish for spring walleyes. Although as you can see we take whatever bites! I have been catching a ton of fish this season on the Kalin's Tickle Tail Swimbait. This video shows how I like to fish this lure for spring time walleyes. Thanks for watching!
Products Used
Kalins 3.8 Inch Tickle Tail - bit.ly/3c9NxDQ
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Reels
Piscifun Carbon X 2000 - bit.ly/2SoGKy3
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[@Noone-zq4xm]

Thank you for all the extremely informative videos for the last 2 years. My walleye fishing went next level with your tactics and knowledge. Maybe we can share a boat once again this summer or fall. Thanks for everything

[@johnkirkwood3445]

Thanks for the swim bait insights and techniques Tom. I have always just pretty much used live bait on walleye and yesterday on opening day I nailed the biggest walleye I have ever caught on the st croix using swim baits for the first time. I'm hooked!

[@rogerramjet7567]

My thanks for the great information. Nice day on the water.

[@jeffcummings5688]

Thanks Tom teaching us new tactics for us to catch walleye and Smallies

[@calebwistad]

Swimbait fishing is addicting! It’s such a fun way to catch fish. Great video as usual Tom!

[@Powell_Kayak_Fishing]

I'm intending to fish more swimbaits for walleyes this spring so appreciated the tips!

[@chrissnineyearwildlifejour9525]

Thanks for your education style of fishing videos and the details you include. I’m 53 years old and have been fishing all my life. There’s a ton of channels out there, but your vision, passion, reliability, variety and quality is only equal to Lindy and other top professionals. You have a new I pad subscriber here and I want you to know I appreciate you, Shelby and Surly (surly?). Keep up the good work dude! You’re the man, LOL!

[@jeffcummings5688]

We really enjoy watching and using swimbaits that work

[@jasonkoller4750]

Another great video!!! Keep the walleye content coming.👍

[@bombnbaits1908]

Swimbaits are awesome. They are my confidence baits. One of the best videos on pop jigging. Nice work guys!

[@Bocaj05]

You've really got me "hooked up" as a new subscriber. You're knowledgeable, entertaining and not afraid to try new things. Thanks for the great videos!

[@Bocaj05]

I have to ask, do you mostly fish clear water?

[@douglarsen4801]

I freaking love swimbaits.

[@juliebluhm5508]

Way to go Mitchel !! I was thinking Tom edited your catches out. LOL . No, He wouldn't do that .. Great work Boys..

[@donaldrosin4077]

My favorite way to fish no matter what season

[@michaellemaster6637]

As always a informative and entertaining video from one of the best!

[@jamesfriedrichs2777]

Great video and not one camera punch!!! Nice work, thanks.

[@DairylandLegends]

This video is great! I’m going to Canada in June and plan on implementing much of your tactics for walleye! Thank you, Tom!

[@joesteen9742]

Great video Tom! Keep them coming

[@pray332]

Great stuff as always Tom!!

[@letitgo8336]

As always great video Tom,headed to Chetek chain next week

[@patrickempey3584]

Glad the dude was using his leaf blower for 2 hours straight

[@remyconner1260]

You probably dont care but if you're stoned like me during the covid times you can watch pretty much all of the latest series on instaflixxer. I've been watching with my brother these days =)

[@josezeke8808]

@Remy Conner Yup, I've been watching on instaflixxer for since november myself =)

[@markkrieger7978]

Love watching your videos! What body of water is this?

[@RLD454C]

I noticed you did not try to lip the musky . Nice walleyes and smallies. LOL

[@broadcastfishing]

Great content Tom. Just placed an order for the tt. Gonna give it a rip! Keep up the great work brutha!

[@armandorosales3596]

Nice video’s dude

[@garymolson4441]

Can't wait to try this technique very soon. Great video as usual. Do you see any advantage (or disadvantage) to using a small loop knot for a little more action on the swimbait?

[@keithbailey6855]

Thank you

[@bradywernlund5228]

Great video! With the cold weather coming this weekend how will that change where and how you would fish?

[@markpowell6240]

Tom , what water temp were you fishing the swim baits in this video ? What’s your favorite for this technique ? Thx !

[@Moondog9322]

Do you tie direct to the jig or would a little quick connect be OK to use? Great video, as usual.

[@codyphillips977]

Badass! What’s your water clarity in the lake to have those fish up that shallow?

[@boomn216]

That and a grub are my two favorite ways to fish for Walleye?

[@mikemiller6503]

I'm pretty sure the guy way in the background with the giant beard around 5:37 was angry and bitter because you were catching things and he wasn't ;)

[@adammarcolini1871]

Great video Tom! Was this video filmed at LCO?

[@TomBoley]

Ham Lake bruh

[@RobsReloading]

Any big tackle shops that sell the kalins lures? I see them online, but wondering if they can be had anywhere locally in northern Wisconsin?

[@DirtyJobsGuy1]

I bought some yesterday at Fleet Farm! Not sure if you have any close to you, but that’s what I did

[@IMPitbull44]

walmart

[@aleckrug1554]

Hey Tom, I'm going up to northern Wisconsin today. What's the best size jigs for paddle tail swimbaits? The lake is 5-15 feet in most areas with alot of humps and holes all over. Also what size Lindy weights are good for drifting those depths?

[@bummallery748]

And if ya don’t know , now ya know

[@ronmacdougall9612]

What was that baits name at beginning of video

[@AnthonyXiong]

you think a twitch tail(single tail) would work just as good as a paddle tail?

[@markpowell6240]

Sorry one more question , I looked up the shiner color but it doesn’t look the same as you were using , could it be albino Shad ? Gray on top and white belly? Thx !

[@justingrey1409]

Do you find you get a lot of snags when you are pop jigging like that?

[@TomBoley]

No more than any other kind of jig fishing

[@gr8_22-15]

Do you prefer it over the jerk minnow jr now?

[@brianboudreau6083]

You need to be a member of the Googan squad. They talk bass and your expertise in walleye will help so many people

[@braxtonsmith3892]

What braid is that ?

[@karegoodness180]

If you were to do this on on the lower part of Green Bay in May what would be your preferred colors? I would like to take my son out to try this. Thanks

[@TomBoley]

I did very well on green bay with the color that is 2 toned. Light blue on back. White on belly

[@karegoodness180]

Thanks- I have seen this technique used before but never tried it myself- the fish are up on the sand flats in the Bay right now (similar to what you were fishing on your video). Looking forward to trying this technique- good luck this season

[@8nracing]

Ever fished Chetek or Rice Lake or surrounding area? Any walleye hotspots you can share? I am trying to help my son catch his first walleye and I have yet to catch one myself. The lakes are so big, I don't know where to start or what bait to use first. We do have a boat and a down imaging Hummingbird Helix. A lot of where we go has a weedy bottom and the bottom jigging is tough.

[@chrisgustafson9342]

Red Cedar Lake by Stout Island or the other private island used to have nice walleyes, Balsam lake is more if your into pike

[@8nracing]

@@chrisgustafson9342 Thank you. He has been itching to try Red Cedar Lake, but we haven't made that journey yet. Would you suggest a live bait, husky jerk, swimbait?

[@justingrey1409]

What color tickle tail are you using or is your go to?

[@TomBoley]

Shiner

[@Lefishn]

What is that constant noise in the background that sounds like an outboard or a loud bilge pump

[@TomBoley]

Leaf blower

[@Lefishn]

@@TomBoley ahhhh. Man that guy sure loves his leaf blower

[@fishwalleye9517]

What's the water temperature there?

[@TomBoley]

47

[@fishwalleye9517]

@@TomBoley Thanks!

[@Josh-sd1hg]

What’s the water temp?

[@matthewprestine1974]

Always the leaf blower Eddy around...............

[@TomBoley]

Dude was getting after it

[@tcfwest4914]

Eddy’s way of saying “get off my spot”!

[@fidiusjwhoopie]

Love all your vids,but cant stand the noise your line makes when reeling in fish,sounds like its destroying line guides and looks like lt doesn't reel in smoothly

[@TomBoley]

Doesn't do any harm to the rod or reel. Quick reel plus braid makes that sound. Its music to my ears.