Slip Bobber Walleye Fishing Tips

Today we are back out fishing walleyes with slip bobbers in Northern Wisconsin. The bite has just kicked off and fishing is good. This video is all about slip bobber fishing for early summer walleyes. I talk about where to find walleyes, how we find them, how we position on them and the ins and outs of slip bobbing. We are riggings up with leeches as they are the preferred live bait this time of year. Early summer is one of my favorite times to be walleye fishing and hopefully this video was beneficial to you!
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[@britneywhitney100]

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[@richardfenton1769]

Tom, your vids are so helpful. Was in Northern MN this weekend and had more success after switching from minnows (caught nothing but Northerns). Switched to leeches in 10-12' and caught my biggest of the year, so far, a chunky 24" walleye. You are helping me use my graph better, to locate places. Keep up the good work!

[@adamspiess7015]

Cant believe you left Mitchell hanging on the fist bump! Joking aside, your videos have been very informative. I look forward to more.

[@seanyB223]

Was thinking the same man, i was like wahhhhhhj haha

[@sachaleia]

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[@joshstarrvanhoose5335]

We need Tom Boley on the next 39hrs, he'll show them canadians what's up!!! Keep up everything you do!!!!

[@CBNF.]

Team USA would actually have a fair chance

[@romans310]

Great great stuff, thank you! You’re a refreshing change from the fishing videos and shows focused on how great the fisherman-woman is and focused more in making us all better. Keep it up and I’ll be watching you on your own show soon!

[@matiaskuusela8100]

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[@brianlomen4287]

Hi Tom, love your video! Just got home from a week at lake Osakis mn.Had a tough week, Windy about all week, bath time if you went out In the boat.Finally, got a day to get out to my previous way points. Got our there and saw my screen was full of fish. I put my slipbobber away and dropped my crappie jig down,immediately tap tap, set the hook, 4 " perch. Thought that's why nobody I talked to from my resort was catching any walleyes. buffets open !! Wish you was there with me to help me on what to do, or which other presentation to try. I tried, slip bombers, pulling lindy rig, and even tried raps. caught many northern but I don't like Northern. Ending the week by riding around to see anything I might have missed. Saw a group of boats so cruised over by them, put on my spotlock,caught my first eye, 14" so it went back, caught another 15" so it went in the box. Had to quit as my lisc. was about to expire,( just when things were looking good) so fished until 12:00 am, and that was the end of my week. So, until next year, see ya all you 18's 19's and bigger,next year. think I'll go earlier next year. Oh, Tom, did I see you sat. on I 35 around Minneapolis sat?I about ran up to you but you was making tracks.Thanks for the tips, I'll keep watching and learning from you! Bless you! Brian Lomen

[@Drewski2023]

Great tip on always moving your bobber around, even if it’s just a lift of 5’, can’t tell you how many I have caught right after moving the bobber, even a few feet.

[@wardenherring]

I'd say, Tom you should come down to southern Wisconsin for the walleye bite on Green Lake.

[@WonderBreaddprod]

Green Lake was fantastic last year for walleye

[@terrypetrochek]

Great informative video! Can’t wait to try this in Saskatchewan if the ice ever melts haha

[@fishnshack1988]

Thanks for all the great info Tom. You do a great job of breaking it down. I'm going to try the Manistee waters this weekend. Bobber rod rigged, jig hooks sharpened, bait a plenty, now it's the fish that have to cooperate. Lol. Fish on have fun and thanks again.

[@larryelliott4917]

Fish'n Shack you fishing Manistee Lake in Michigan..just got back from Tippy Dam pond. Changing weather made it tough

[@alexmerrill6624]

Hey, love these videos. You’re giving me so many great tips and tricks to be a better walleye angler. I’m not very good but have caught a couple. Could you maybe do a quick video on your 2 graph setup? Why do you use 2 of them? How do you have them hooked up? Are running 2 transducers or just 2? Are they networked? Again thank you for the awesome content! From a Michigan Angler, Alex

[@tannerjohnson5484]

Jeez at this point I think Tom should go out and try not to catch a fish and he still would. Dude boats so many walleye. Good work! Thanks for all the help!

[@timspears8976]

Any chance you could do a night time slip bobber vid in clear water? Love your vids Tom always current info

[@pywifishingandoutdoors]

Awesome tips, took it out on the water just to find 6-10 boats already sitting on those long flats. Lol, need to take a long trip up north to a more secluded lake.

[@billsutorius2753]

Great video, you're a great teacher Mr. Tom!

[@fidiusjwhoopie]

Shelby was "EXTRA GANGSTA" in this vid

[@patrickethier6190]

One thing I think you should mention when slip bobbering with braided line, is that you should use a heavier braid line for your Slipknot. Otherwise braided line that is too thin, the knot just slides. Actually two beads works good too, in case the knot slips through the first bead!

[@markblix6880]

I'll check my setup. Thanks.

[@Dmnazdaq]

Can you confirm that the walleyes you’re seeing on Side Imaging are the small brown marks at 4:26 & 4:29 time stamps?

[@babywueso]

Im.legit heading to the lake right now, thanks for the tip

[@Steadfast45]

Hi Tom, always great videos. If I were to come fish in the Hayward area, which lake would you recommend for best all around fishing, including Walleyes, of course?

[@kmack370]

Tom, what is the better bobber stop?

[@kevinwill8542]

new subscriber loving this channel

[@fishgrubblades9835]

Outstanding as always 👍

[@michaellemaster6637]

As always a great informative video!

[@manofsteel952]

Tom love the videos!!! Also love fishing northern Wisconsin. We fish a lot of turtle flambeau flowage around the forth of July and also a couple other times of the year. Any advice to mid summer flowage fishing and another bummer is there is usually a May fly hatch around this time. What can we do to up our numbers???? Thanks and like I said love the videos and the information👍

[@markpowell6240]

Tom great video . What would be your favorite type of fishing past dark during this time ? Lighted slip bobbering? Thx .

[@eyechaser8248]

Tom - would you ever use this technique in murkier water, and how deep is it effective in clear weather? Thanks for all the great info

[@zvezdanjevremovic4435]

Love your videos,keep up the good job, just have to work how you release fish....Cant just throw them like that they are rock.Girl on the beginning of the video let it go on a right way.🎣🛶🍻

[@lancerudy9934]

Show the slip bobber set up

[@robertreeve310]

Unless I missed it, never showed how to rig a slip bobber,just that you catch fish with them. Been looking for a site that actually shows how to rig them

[@Chris-pq2ie]

Tom, it looks like your using the thill pro series slip bobber float in this video? What size do you recommend? In the other videos you recommend the thill wobble bobber ? you also talked about weighted style bobber? The sizes online are in inches and confusing to match what sizes/model can u recommend ??????? I also want to understand when to use floaters, weighted, or wobbler ? THANKS TOM !

[@ScotTamminen]

'old man' slip bobbering 😂

[@wadesteven4270]

Hey Tom, I know you are a Wisconsin guy but I am heading to Lake Vermilion on Saturday. I know you have fished that lake. Do you have any advice on Walleye and Smallmouth you can give me?

[@Not-the-only-one]

Great informational video

[@codyphillips977]

Your the man Boley

[@jerometorrez8789]

Dude I’m fishing Saginaw bay I never threw jigs and slip bonnet till lately watching your stuff and my brother. Anyways what’s the ticket off the bank with slip bobbers or throwing jugs where and how.

[@shazam27]

Hey so what is it that helps you determine if you want to fish in the shallows with the slip bobber or the jig minnows? I'm in Wa on the Columbia and typically (so far) run only bottom bouncers and a lure behind it. I have the understanding that you only fish shallows in the evening... like night fishing with cranks. I'm new to this stuff of you can't tell. Thx in advance. You channel is great.

[@TomBoley]

Every lake is different. Seasonally lure preference changes. Early spring is normally minnows. Summer is normally crawlers or leeches for me.

[@dalefranckowiak9089]

How would you recommend slip bobbera if I can't fish live bait?

[@babywueso]

I have the same issue, I've been wondering if Berkley alive power leeches and power minnows would work

[@jeremiahmcnamara2780]

Amazing video!

[@stickjr.3715]

How's the bay? Open yet? River open yet?. Either way I'll be up there Tuesday!

[@holford50]

While searching is your chart speed=boat speed? You mention using side image while you are spot locked to see fish. What is your chart speed for that?

[@brianboudreau6083]

How many rods are you allowed per person. In Ontario Canada one rod per person. Your vids are great. Keep up the good work. If you want to call it work lol

[@TomBoley]

3 per person in WI

[@dh_hamdi4866]

How do you know how far the fish from the back of the boat? Would really make sense if you dedicate a video and show us some math Tom.

[@kylecasetta4091]

Off topic but how do you like the Suzuki engines? Want to repower and never really heard much on those engines from real users.

[@luca4741]

Tom, I gotta ask you. When your side imaging (or bottom for that matter) are you keeping your speed under 3mph? I have read that if you keep it under 3mph you don't loose detail. Also, how far out do you have your side imaging set too? I have also read to keep it under 60 Feet? Your response is very much appreciated. Love the vid brother! Keep em coming. Later

[@bigz5262]

Keep your chart speed setting the same as your boat speed. If you’re going 3mph set your chart speed to 3. I have the distance set to 50 feet but I just have a helix 7. If you have a bigger unit you can go farther out with the same detail

[@luca4741]

@@bigz5262 Hey man. Wow, I have never heard you should drop your screen speed match your boat speed. Normally we keep the chart speed cranked to get the most "in real time" info possible. Will have to give that a try next time I'm out. Actually, I have a Gen 2 Helix 7 also. I was told 60 maybe 70 feet max. Your saying 50 feet max? Let me know. Thanks

[@bigz5262]

@lushis v that’s just what I run because that’s where I see the most detail and it’s easier for me to see fish. If you’re seeing seeing fish at 60-70 feet then you should keep it that way. It also depends on what I’m doing. If it’s a big sandy flat with not much for structure then I’ll turn it up more

[@natesheppard1249]

Do you have to have Mega Side Imaging to see the fish? I have a Humminbird 898c SI unit. Will I be able to spot fish with it on SI?

[@clairebear2375]

What if there are a ton of Pike in the lake what do the walleye do? Or are they mostly just mixed in not a huge lake but nice size

[@markyarger1435]

Do you ever drift slip bobbers from boat for walleye

[@DirtyJobsGuy1]

So you always use leaches when you slip-bobber fish? Never a minnow? I noticed in some of your slip-bobber videos from last year that you guy were using a jig head, at what point of the season do you make the switch from a bare hook to a jig head?

[@TomBoley]

Generally mid july I go to crawlers. I dont slip bobber minnows much

[@hobbyhoundsmt5525]

What are your water temps? Do you have a good bug hatch?

[@poimendave9536]

Maybe coach Shelby a little on what to say before she’s on camera instead of blind siding her with a camera in her face. She can fish with you guys that’s a proven. 🐠 BTW I missed seeing your Dog ☹️

[@buckndoe9625]

Just wondering but is there no time or situation in the spring or early summer for Snap jigging acme hyper rattles? Is that a fall only thing you do or is that a sponsor issue now

[@TomBoley]

Some lakes it works on. Alot of the lakes I fish the walleye dont use much water deeper than 13. The jrap stuff always works better for me at deeper deptha.5

[@larryhamilton2729]

Tom; what size Thill Wobble Bobber?

[@TheWillman999]

Hey Tom, what is your favorite brand of slip bobber? Also would you recommend the weighted slip bobbers so you can cast a little further? Thanks!

[@davidtisch5237]

What size bobber Tom 1/8 or 3/8 oz

[@dennismosley9163]

Tom how deep the slips were

[@MikeY-kp1ir]

How far off the bottom do you fish ?

[@igadget56]

Why does it sound like you have rope on your reels

[@tonystraw7901]

Tom what are water temps in the Heyward area?

[@tonystraw7901]

or on a deep clear lake ?

[@driftless2487]

low to mid 60's, and my name's not Tom.

[@connorklevesahl7846]

Live bait again

[@zebwalton979]

If you’re able to catch walleye without the aid of electronics... these people should be taking tips from you. Understand... these people using electronics aren’t ‘fisherman’... anyone can catch fish if they’re shown exactly where they are.

[@DevonStahla]

Haha I mean I see fish all the time on my live scope and it ain’t that easy. Don’t hate cuz you can’t afford it on your boat