Trolling for Walleye in Lake Erie with Nightcrawlers

We're out on Lake Erie trolling for walleye. We're trolling at about 2 Mph, using SP Viper Spoons, baited with nightcrawler worms and trolling for those walleye along the bottom. Antonio and I have on a pre-tied bait rig, the one with no hooks - just snaps. This way we can snap on the sinkers to get us to bottom, and snap on/off Viper Spoons as you go.
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Trolling for Walleye in Lake Erie
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[@jeremied3473]

It always makes me happy to see a Thundermist KZbin notification in the morning!

[@petemoss9693]

Hi IVO . . . Looks like you guys had a great day fishing for Lake Erie Walleye's - your gonna have a nice fish fry for sure wish I could join you . . . also . . . those hats look good to protect the weather and sun wish I had one for myself .

[@cardio9412]

Your one of my fishing legends. Probably my favorite on KZbin.

[@thundermistlures]

..thank you very much for such great feedback...very much appreciated :) :) :) Hope you are enjoying your summer - good luck on the water

[@cardio9412]

@@thundermistlures You guys should try fishing up North on Lake Temiskaming. There's a spot called the Narrow's right beside Ville-Marie QC.

[@harrisonmantooth3647]

Thundermist Lures; Thanks for taking us along on another great fishing trip. I look forward to watching each new episode. Nice fish you two, congratulations. Stan

[@dCaddyshk]

Nice seeing you jigging the Stingnose on Friday! Gave you a wave. I was bottom bouncing with worm harnesses and a silver Viper Spoon. The Viper Spoon caught 80% of the fish!

[@thundermistlures]

...thanks for saying hello and so glad you had a great day out there :) :) :)

[@Richhatfield9568]

Nice bait rigs and some really nice fish...

[@MrCt102]

Great job boys, I was just looking at your thundermist product guide book thinking on my next purchase while watching your video. Thanks for the fishing tips too.

[@johnmcclurg3325]

I’ll tell you something Zico a lot of times the sheepshead will steadily tap your line while your reeling it in. I use to fish Lake Erie back in the seventies and eighties that’s how we could tell the difference. It didn’t always work but for the most part it did. Now for what your doing now we use to fish over on the west side out from port Clinton it’s called niagra reef there’s a trough about sixteen feet deep we would get at one end and drift to the other with the same set up your using it worked good 👍

[@dsdmarketing1]

Great vid thanks - we've been limiting out all season east west and central basin.... Lake Erie is the walleye capital for a reason...worth a trip

[@rmarkjack]

Great fish Anto!

[@heroryan7859]

Mark Jackson Antonio

[@bert7274]

I love the simple details in your videos. IE speed that your trolling at. If you can take more time showing your rig set ups. Thanks again!! I placed a nice order on amazon today. Keep them coming 👍

[@AndrewMcGhie]

Great video Ivo & Boatless angler!

[@crevice5369]

you're out catching walleyes and im out river fishing for perch and white sucker. hope you had fun cause i sure as heck experienced white sucker can fight as hard as some carp and harder than alot of rainbows i have caught! crazy that it isnt considered more a sport fish than it is! got em on a slip sinker and a normal old nighcrawler in aberdeen panfish hooks. cant rememver the size 4 or 6 i think

[@johnpirowski8683]

Loved the vid ivo great tips also !!! J.P.

[@bankmaster777]

Good fishing u 2 always alone to learn from u guy

[@themontaukmonster1]

Ivo your SS viper spoon is the best on the market. They hold up great and have produced many doormats over the last few seasons👍👍👍

[@dustinhofer6502]

I like the way you to are fishing

[@clintbrainardbrainard6580]

just proves u don't have to have a 90,ooo thousand dollar ranger to catch eater walleye !!!! great job

[@bullmoose6739]

Walleye are good even at 30". You did the right thing keeping the fish.

[@LONEWOLFOUTDOOR-S]

Hello ...was you fishing sturgeon point marina lake Erie... thanks for all the videos very informative on walleye which I'm new to ..

[@thundermistlures]

we were fishing in front of Buffalo but not as far as Sturgeon Point......the area was in front of the windmills :)

[@jasonnester9514]

I’m in the eastern basin I fish outta grand river/fairport and I agree 100% south west winds can make it miserable north East isn’t pleasant either

[@jondonfishing]

I need to go to Lake Erie 😩😩

[@bullmoose6739]

One of those sheeps head darn near pulled the rod into the water when I was netting another fish.

[@rippstam]

You could also slow down to get deeper without adding more weight. Could also use braid but probably not a good idea for walleye. There's typically not just 1 or 2 options but maybe only 1 or 2 good options lol

[@jasonrolston1316]

Was out last night and only got 2 huge sheepshead

[@allencasal]

Good Video, what part of Erie you fishing?

[@thundermistlures]

Eastern Basin :)

[@billwalker4836]

Good job you guys... I smell a fish fry coming. Got tartar sauce :] Ivo, I was wondering about those rods and reels set ups you guys are using to accommodate that much weight...are those some kind of Ugly Sticks Or maybe not...just curiosity...

[@stevenmartinelli1834]

Will you be at the Walleye School in Erie Pa. on the 7th of March?

[@thundermistlures]

...hi Steve...unfortunately we will not be there, but here is a walleye seminar I did a few yrs back, that you may enjoy :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHqchXtoZrGAhbs

[@certifiedfishingcycling9208]

Is that a rocky bottom? If the bottom is weedy would u use the same bottom bouncing system or switch to something different?

[@thundermistlures]

the bottom is rocky/muddy - if fishing sparse weeds, you can use the same system but to ensure your viper spoon is above the weeds while you are trolling, just use a longer dropper line to your sinker and then a shorter line to your Viper Spoon - for example, if the weeds are 3 feet high, you can use a 4' line to your sinker and a 1 foot line to your viper spoon.If the weeds are thick, you will then need to keep your sinker above the weeds totally - good luck out there :)

[@TrophyGameTags]

Nice video Ivo. I checked out your website. I'm curious to know why the smaller spoons are almost twice the price as the larger ones?

[@thundermistlures]

...the SP3, SP4 and SP5 have been replaced by the SS series, so that is why they are lower in price :)

[@rivaking4569]

Great year, only gonnna get better if the hatch estimates are accurate. Hopefully the asian carp stay out of the great lakes...

[@jasonnester9514]

Y’all in front of Cleveland ?

[@thundermistlures]

Lake Erie Eastern basin in front of NYS :)

[@jasonnester9514]

Thundermist Lures cool I’m in central basin lake county Ohio great year this year again

[@codylee309]

Upper Niagara soon?

[@thundermistlures]

...probably lower first, then upper :)

[@charliebelle6693]

How about a little info on the rod/reel/line you're using, please?

[@thundermistlures]

...Sure....Lew's Cranking Stik Rod, Diawa Reel, 17 lb Seaguar fluorocarbon line :) Good luck out there

[@charliebelle6693]

Be out 'there' tomorrow. Probably right on the 'line' or close to it.

[@fishdestroyer472]

Those guys are following you ivo

[@bullmoose6739]

They are in 60' now.

[@dustinhofer6502]

I need a sp 2

[@redbear1935]

If you thinking about releasing walleye, do not stick your fingers in to the gills and hold heavy fish by it, boat less angler .Grab it by the tale and support belly with other hand .

[@heroryan7859]

What boat do you have

[@thundermistlures]

Key West, Bay Reef boat :)

[@sja14]

What time of day were you out?

[@thundermistlures]

it was morning :)

[@nilin7823]

Good afternoon~ we're going Niagara fall early Sep. May get one day for fishing. We have fishing gears but no boat. Any tips? Or suggestions for local fishing trip?

[@thundermistlures]

...the salmon will have started to slowly make there way into the lower river...you can fish Queenston boat bock area on the CDN side or Lewiston Boat dock area on the USA side - of course, the bass and walleye will be on the bite as well, and if you want to really have some fun, target carp - another great spot to fish from shore on the CDN side is down the whirlpool - all kinds of fish there and big muskies as well - hope you have an outstanding trip :)

[@nilin7823]

@@thundermistlures Thanks a lot! Good luck, good fishing!

[@carl3233]

dont throw the sheap head fish back put then under your roma tomatoes the tomatoes love it .

[@nathandarval1]

antonio is in a boat more than 98 percent of people. boatless angler

[@jeffreyrose46]

He doesn't own a boat...so on his own he fishes on the shore..hence the nickname "boatless angler" plus if your boss says..hey Antonio were going out on the boat today...ya go.

[@adkbeau]

boatless angler yeah he's in boat more then rest of us....wonder what he does for living ....ivo should give others a chance

[@jeffsmith825]

He works for Ivo that's why he's on the videos so often. Doesn't own a boat, nicknamed the "boatless" angler as such.

[@fishindudas3205]

Whats the point of antonio?

[@michaelswincicki4042]

Get to tartar sauce ready

[@kbchannel8090]

My good spot foot ferry Buffalo

[@Thebazzman]

Ivo, you might want to invest in a new net, you’re risking losing a monster fish out there!

[@thundermistlures]

LOL :)

[@SmeeUncleJoe]

WTF is a 'sheephead" ?

[@thundermistlures]

its a fresh water drum

[@nealscheuermann4938]

Antonio the mope at it again. Gotta work on your camera presence my man

[@cardio9412]

What do you mean camera presence? There's nothing wrong with there recording.

[@crevice5369]

agreed