Trolling Hornets for WALLEYE on Lake Sakakawea

[@5199John]

Jason, this is such a great video! I enjoyed how you walked through all of the pieces of your rigs and how you set everything up and also what you look for in the lake. The electronics tips are really helpful as well. You guys were obviously have a great time and enjoying the fish catching. You described very well changes you mite make when catching fish on one set up and also when you are not catching (eg going to bigger/longer profile baits). All of this info can be applied easily to other bodies of water, with specific adjustments for those conditions. One piece of info you described but did not show is the snap weight system you mite use long lining or with the lead core. Thanks for another great video!

[@justinkossan6721]

I used to work with Jeff, at dakota concrete back in 1996 1997. Funny to see him fishing walleye really coool...

[@misterbulger]

Colorado walleye and smallmouth sure love when I troll Hornets behind my canoe. These lures seem to catch fish at least 10:1 when I troll any other lure right next to it.

[@Eric-lu8gm]

you should do more shore fishing videos this spring on devils lake! Maybe even kayak fishing?

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Nodak great ideas. Check out the shore fishing episode from Devils Lake a few springs back m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIuvZp9unNlnb8U

[@alraiche5529]

Great tech tips with Lowrance features- useful applications. Awesome program, Jason!

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Al Raiche thank you

[@moear636]

Love the Channel and love fishing sakakawea lake can you guys do around hezan bay I would love to see places where there are Wallayes

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Moe Ar we will sure try. Thanks for watching!

[@moear636]

Thanks a lot cant wait to watch it n got out there fish with brother in law who lives in hazen which is been my get away trip from fargo

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Moe Ar good luck!

[@Eric-lu8gm]

you should try some bass fishing in eastern nd/western mn

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Nodak that is one of our favorites! Here is a Vid that just m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYWcnoippJWWq9U

[@5280Adventures]

Great eyes. Nice vid

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+5280 Adventures 👍

[@dh_hamdi4866]

Great video How much leed core line did you let for 25’ depth?

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Dheyaa Hussein about 160 feet with a twelve foot leader at 2 miles per hour.

[@cephaswilco]

Fish jumps @ 6:12-6:-13 as he says "... if you're not going to find the fish, you're not going to catch 'em."

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+David Vallieres good eye!

[@cephaswilco]

@@JasonMitchellOutdoors I am fishing in a lake in Ontario, Lake Muskoka. There are a lot of cottagers here AND it's a GETS-DEEP-QUICK lake... There are Walleye here, but I have a hard time catching em. I've tried jigging, maybe I'm just bad at jigging? Gonna give crawler haulers a try... Any suggestions?

[@cephaswilco]

@@JasonMitchellOutdoors How fast show I be trolling for walleyes that sit 15-20 ft on plateaus? I've been finding nice stacks of fish in 30 ft of water, they are stacked from 20 ft - 10ft. This lake I am fishing drops off about 30ft almost everywhere instantly. I see a lot of these fish on ridges that come up to 10ft. Having a hell of a time catching any of them though, any ideas? Diff speeds, diff presentations? The lake is not extremely muddy, but not really clear either? Pretty typical Northern Ontario lake, you can see about 4-5 ft deep before it gets too cloudy. Not sure what colors to use.

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

@@cephaswilcoIf the fish are stacked on top of each over deeper water, they might be whitefish, Are there any shallow weeds?

[@cephaswilco]

@@JasonMitchellOutdoors There are some areas with shallower weed beds, the pike/bass seem to dominate those areas.

[@DEVILDOG1964]

THAT'S WHY ONE REEL WAS AN OKUMA AND ANOTHER WAS A SCHEELS OUTFITTER REEL MATCH UP EXACTLY?

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

They are one and the same. The Scheels Cold Water line counters are made for them by Okuma.

[@DEVILDOG1964]

SO IS A CONVECTOR, A COLDWATER AND A MAGANA BUT NOT ALL THE SAME@@JasonMitchellOutdoors

[@teaglet]

Just watch your TV show, my wife and I watch it each Sunday. One request, I can hardly hear you when the background music is louder than your voice, maybe it’s my hearing. Just a suggestion

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+teaglet thanks for the heads up. We often struggle with audio as the networks sometimes adjust audio levels. We will let the editors know.

[@scottm5342]

Jason? Why aren't you guiding any longer?

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Scott M just don’t have the time. Filming all the shows that we do keeps us plenty busy.

[@rogergoodwin374]

OK, what is a hornet?

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Roger Goodwin SALMO 4.5 Rattling Hornet is the crank bait we caught most of the fish on.

[@theofulk5636]

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[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

Theo Fulk we will check the file. Thanks for watching!

[@johnfarmer4099]

I won’t watch shows that push this agenda of putting back fish that are caught. There are catch limits for a reason. I’d like to see you try this hunting

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+john farmer we do try this when we are hunting.. we don’t shoot does with fawns or choose to let some bucks walk. We don’t care if people keep a legal limit of fish and eat fish all the time. We never tell people not to eat fish. We release fish because we don’t need any. At times we keep some to eat, most of the time we let them go. Our only agenda is getting people outdoors and use common sense with harvest. Keep only what you plan to eat. Thanks for the view.

[@johnfarmer4099]

Know one I've ever fished with kept more than what they were going to eat. It was called quitting time. Now almost every fishing show specifically has a shot emphasizing fish being put back in the water. Years ago they showed them being put in the live box or cooler. What changed?

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

@@johnfarmer4099 We do sometimes keep fish and show that when we do. What has changed for me is I might only eat fish once every week or two and have gotten burnt out on eating fish every day. When I am away from home, putting in long days to film an episode... the last thing I want to deal with is cleaning fish and how to keep them cold. I keep some fresh fish when I am home and seldom freeze them because that is how I like fish. When I am fishing for several consecutive days, I release a lot of them unless they are bleeding or I don't think they will live. Each their own. I think what has changed is an overall mentality that fishing is only about keeping a limit of fish. Each their own.

[@justinkossan6721]

You dont always have to be a game hog. Pictures are the best bragging rights,not how much fish is in the freezer