How To Troll For Walleyes

This video is all about how to troll for walleyes. I talk about how I like to run the boat, the rods and reels I use and the planer boards. I give out a lot of information in my videos and I want to mix up some of the hardcore information with some basic info on how to get started. If you are new to trolling this video should provide some useful info. We are fishing spring walleyes in the Green Bay Area and the bite is good. Thanks for watching!
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[@a.aspeedsoft871]

What’s up Tom it is Ty my Dad is Todd and we love coming up towards you you give great info on your guides and I would really recommend

[@keithbailey6855]

I really like the videos you share! I get to come up to the Chippewa Foliage once a year from Ohio, in September but I watch all your videos year around.

[@2SD251Jim]

Keep the trolling vids coming..we troll lake erie...

[@flyguy1457]

I'm digging your videos! I just bought a flycraft stealth x, and panoptix/perspective mounts to try to help me find walleye in our deep-water mountain lakes here in western north carolina! I usually do fly fishing here in the mountains on my channel, but will be switching up to light tackle for videos in the spring and summer. I don't think we get the walleye quite like how you guys get them up there! (And our lakes seem to be a bit different than yours due to the geography.) But I'm still watching how it's done, and throwing likes on your stuff! Thanks for the knowledge! Please keep it up!

[@Cyph3rX]

If you end up finding walleye in NC, that's something an upstate NY guy like me would love to hear about. I had always thought they couldn't be found in those warmer climates but I guess higher elevations work.. Good luck my friend, tight lines!

[@flyguy1457]

@@Cyph3rX Caught about a 10lber about a month ago miles upriver from a big lake! (It will be on one of my videos on my channel eventually; it was pretty cool.) And thank you!

[@Cyph3rX]

@@flyguy1457 looking forward to seeing that. I was going to move down that way but as an avid walleye fisherman I just couldn't do it thinking I was leaving them behind. Strange how a fish can alter your life so much! Have a good 1 bro

[@ksoutdoorsports]

Lots of great info right there!

[@katirji]

The lights are brilliant, thanks.

[@jeremymoeller4797]

Tom. Love your videos. New to walleye fishing. I live on and fish a shallow (7-8 feet) essentially structureless plate lake in southern MN. It produces a good number of walleye. What would be your suggestion as the best way to fish a lake like that? I do a lot of trolling because of the lack of structure and it basically seems like it just luck of the draw weather or not I troll through some good groups of fish because they are just out cruising all the time. How can I find fish more consistently?

[@xcaliberwolf6090]

oh and btw i love your vidoes. I do a lot of walleye fishing in the fall and do all the trolling, jigging, ect but unfortunately my lakes have been fished out especially the one that is hidden and difficult to get to. However finally this year they implemented a walleye limit so hopefully that will help with population

[@PEWPEWGURU]

5:00 great info

[@tommycornforth5150]

Great information like always!

[@wkdravenna]

That's cool, I'd like to try I don't think that lure is legal where I'm at. But I have one heh. Anyways I'll have to give it a try.

[@ballhawk387]

Another excellent presentation, but y'alls were so busy catching fish it took a while to get to the tips. One does not absolutely *need* line counters to get line out, and can go by level wind passes by letting out line at home and seeing how many feet per pass. Say you go 6 passes and have 55 feet out, that's very close to 9ft per pass (which is about typical for reels I use). Rounding to the half foot per pass for math purposes is fine, because that will get you within about 3% for a typical reel, well within the necessary accuracy.

[@TheNewMediaoftheDawn]

I fish this inland lake that has giant walleye 7 to 15lbs, that are deep and suspended feeding on herring in a lake trout type lake in Canada... Anyhow, I could always mark huge amounts, but never catch one, until I figured out the secret. Fast trolling up 3 mph, of course in warmer water than now. The speed triggers them.

[@danielboles6263]

Omg. We’re we’re you guys fishing and what time of year was this? We don,t do this fishing Lake Erie , we just haven’t try it. But what a awesome video. Thanks

[@franciscoalfaro5618]

I love the idea of the lights on the boards. I followed the link you provided. Only question is, what size are the ones you're using? Thanks for the great informational videos Tom!!

[@PEWPEWGURU]

Thanks great tips! New sub

[@StaindOC]

Awesome video! Boley = MVP!

[@michaelticen79]

Great trolling video! What line counter reels do you like to use?

[@barrystockdale3305]

Tom I have found your videos and I have 2 questions 1 what rod holders do you have 2 the lake I am on is a very heavy vegetation is there a difference in how you troll or find the fish we do well at night but it is very hard to find fish during the day

[@mikedahl4203]

Any recommendations for rod surge, im just atarting out and finding sometimes my boards surge. Other boards will run smooth while other surge and almost hop, any help would be greatly appreciated!

[@owensimonar2387]

Big fan of the information videos! How do you deal with planner boards running over your other lines when you’re reeling in a fish and it doesn’t pull the board back far enough? I seem to get a mess every time I bring in my furthest board. Thanks!

[@TomBoley]

Alot of times I try to dictate how the board comes In. I will either wait til the fish pulls the board back in or shorten up my inside lines. Obviously it helps when the fish are big. I get tangled plenty too...so dont feel back

[@owensimonar2387]

Thanks for info! Green Bay is my home turf so the videos are very helpful!

[@lunkerlukeoutdoors1306]

Great video super informative

[@broay73]

What's up with the sunglasses and a headlamp? Must have been some hectic and fast pace fishing!!!

[@davispassek2849]

Hello have ever used the salmo hornet lures

[@DRazz86]

Do you know of a good diving curve chart guide?

[@kevingervais2265]

Is the walleye season close where you are fishing, In New York the season closed march 15 till first saturday in may. They do not want us to target any closed fish cause of the spawn. love your videos. Heading for Oneida Lake in New York first weekend in may.

[@jakeruid4034]

Kevin Gervais different body’s of water have different season openers, typically rivers will be open all year when inland lakes will follow the first Saturday of may rule in Wisconsin.

[@travisnunya4641]

Tom what color do you use at night and what colors you prefer during the day ??

[@rawoutdoors5377]

Are you guys actually trolling with the motor or just letting the river current do the work.

[@bradnoah9240]

They're trolling upstream. Helps with boat control and dial in and keep a lure speed.

[@markpowell6240]

Tom , great stuff ! Gonna try this on some Arkansas lakes next year . Just gotta find some long flats without a lot of hang ups . You were using an “ all green” colored suspending rogue . Was that a custom painted bait or what color is that ? Thanks for all the great info !

[@TomBoley]

Some were custom...not all

[@jeffsabo2127]

tom what kind of lights do you have on your boards, and what size,and where to purchase. Great video

[@TomBoley]

Check out link in previous video

[@Schubox62]

Tom, when you troll the Fox (or any river), do you only troll upstream?

[@thorne5976]

Another great video. If you have to choose between getting side imaging or spotlock what would you get first. I have a helix 5 right now without side or down imaging. Just wondering what you would choose first?

[@TomBoley]

Si

[@ballhawk387]

Another excellent presentation, but y'alls were so busy catching fish it took a while to get to the tips, and little was said about the typical depths, other than that they were "shallow". One does not absolutely *need* line counters to get line out, and can go by level wind passes by letting out line at home and seeing how many feet per pass. Say you pull out 6 passes and have 55 feet out, that's very close to 9ft per pass (which is about typical for reels I use). Rounding to the half foot per pass (

[@travismochty9754]

Do you ever try handlining? I find it really effective, I usually hand line the mouth of the St Clair river into Lake Huron

[@TomBoley]

Never done it but the effectiveness of running multiple lines over a big flat is what makes this bite work

[@matthewdykstra4553]

I have always twisted my line and then clamped so that they snap out when i give them a tug. My question is how do you keep your lines from tangling up when say the middle board drops back and you have to reel that fish in through the others. And also how do you put it back into position without it crossing the lines of the others. Also, where did you get the lights. They are bad ass.

[@bradnoah9240]

If the fish is of any size, it will pull the board back and swing in behind the boat. Or use your method of snapping the rod tip to get the front clip to release, this will make the board fall in behind the boat. As far as resetting, if you're running all the same baits and line length behind the boards, simply move your inside board to the middle. Or if you let the board just lay behind the boat and let out line until you reach the length between the boat and board you had out before, it will swing back into the middle position. I usually run the shortest or deepest running line on the inside which helps the middle and outside line crossover without tangling.

[@fishnshack1988]

You like mono, in what lb test. What lb test do you use to achieve the proper depths? Can't wait for the opener, I got to wait till the 25th. I can cast off the pier but there are to many people and with the covid situation I'm afraid they will close more fishing spots. They closed Tippy Damn due to the people not social distancing. Anyway fish on have fun keep the good stuff coming.

[@TomBoley]

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[@tonypeschong6107]

Tom What speed are you running at when pulling in the spring at night?

[@colinh4748]

Just wondering if you or anyone on this channel has tried the Piscifun honor XT. I noticed it has the same 10+1 bearings and same gear ratio. I don't see a difference between it and the Carbon x and it's 20 dollars less. Any tips would be appreciated. Reel is gonna be used on a live bait jigging rod.

[@stefanthacker8114]

What pound mono is your go to ?

[@TomBoley]

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[@beardownxx6063]

What rod and reel are you using for trolling?

[@alexandergeiser3854]

What speed are you trolling at?

[@fabolous1982]

Hey Tom what size boards are u using

[@averystoller2419]

What kind of rod holders or you using?

[@Josh-sd1hg]

Your boards don’t release the front clip? So I take it you don’t mind fighting the board in every time with the fish? I prefer offshores so you can pop the front clip free

[@xcaliberwolf6090]

1st comment?? maybe? yes im gonna be one of those leave me alone

[@fishgrubblades9835]

Outstanding 👍, thank you.

[@calebstank4154]

What rod holders are you using?

[@nervousstranger]

My dad told me when I was younger never to grab fish by their gills cause it'll kill them. Not true I guess?

[@TheSlyFuu]

Your dads right, you never want to grab a fish by their gills. What they're doing is grabbing underneath the gill cover and doing what is called a "gill plate grab". It's a good way to control bigger toothier fish from thrashing around by controlling the head of the fish.

[@calebstank4154]

What rod holders lefts are you using?

[@IntuitiveUniversity]

Tom Calls 30' fish 26"/27" meanwhile so many others are calling 25" fish 13 pounders. LMFAO

[@greggilbert9403]

Are you in Green Bay waters?

[@bobkirkson]

Big time BOLEY is the BEST

[@jjmcg9688]

Why do some people back troll?

[@stevethiel5838]

Does color make a difference at night?

[@TomBoley]

Yes

[@upnorthkenny9674]

They just shut all Michigan down boats with motors in the water

[@nickb8618]

Upnorth Kenny don’t worry the fact people are not suppose to be traveling long distances in wi to fish and ppl are driving 100 miles Green Bay to fish wisconsin will be next. Rumor is they are discussing shutting fishing down here also.