Using Dipsy Divers For Lake Erie Walleye - Ross Robertson - Bigwater Fishing

We blew my gas budget on a 23mi ride into Lake Erie's Central Basin to find some deep late summer walleye. The big Lake Erie Walleye live in much deeper, cooler water this time of year and we found them in around 45 feet of water using dipsy divers. This video has some great tips on fishing on Lake Erie for walleye using Dipsy divers, including settings and setup.
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Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the years he has worn many hats including time as a fishing guide, boat salesman, TV host, outdoor writer, product designer, tournament fisherman, speaker, radio host and podcaster to name a few.
Ross fishes ice-out to ice-up on the Great Lakes. He spends the majority of the year walleye fishing on Lake Erie’s Western and Central basins.
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[@oldmantod]

Are you even kidding me!! Using the word Donkey in August is unheard of, THIS is exactly why you are hands down the best on Lake Erie. Looking forward to the Spring already.

[@Dirty_Bird]

Awesome video, I went out with a buddy yesterday and we caught 9 walleye, 7 keepers. We were in 70 feet of water.

[@davidferrari3818]

Living the dream

[@louiealberty7408]

The man! The myth! The legend! Ross Robertson

[@JeremyReger]

This…. Is why I woke up this morning.. high five!!

[@JeremyReger]

Actually I’m going to buy a new walleye boat!! Gonna need to book some time with you so I can soak up some of that knowledge first hand. Love the channel!!

[@oldmantod]

Jeremy you won’t be disappointed, did exactly that in the Spring and learned a TON on using planar boards. Best investment I make is time on the lake with Ross.

[@JeremyReger]

@@oldmantod THANKS Man!

[@NastyNatesbaits]

Nice job dude and producer dude! Dude you always land donkey’s 🔥🔥🔥

[@billkeller6023]

I love how excited you get about catching a donkey! Fishing with you is on my bucket list for sure! I want to reel in a donkey 30"+ fat girl.

[@vtwinaddicted5852]

Ya give those sheepshead the stone cold stunner!!!!

[@michaeljustus5978]

Turn that clicker off when reeling in!!.

[@slimshadycustoms]

Glad someone said it! On the other hand, leave your clickers on when they are in the holder and loosen up your drags so that they barely hold and you won't have to worry about watching the angle of the line. Even a small walleye will cause it to slip a bit and you will hear it click. Thanks for posting!

[@lawsonhollenbaugh3626]

EXACTLY RIGHT, THAT CLICKER DRIVES ME NUTS, TURN IT OFF..! 😡

[@dagolf06]

​guides are used to leaving them on because it let's them know when there is drag being pulled or when the client is reeling. They want to hear it because it let's them know how fast they are reeling, which is very important with crankbaits. They can tell the customer to speed up or slow down depending on how that clicker sounds.

[@funjohnny86]

hmmm, hitting the rod makes them jump off? ever heard of flea flicker line? my guess is yes and if i'm wrong i will try smacking the rod

[@AndrewMcGhie]

Sorry if I missed it, what size dipsy do you use and do you keep the outer ring on? Very helpful video. Thank you!

[@stevethiel5838]

What is your reason for not running snubber? Good video.

[@tommadru6900]

Walleye tournament magnet.

[@barrywitt4298]

Just wondering Ross what rods you are using for your dipseys? They have nice action but backbone. They are not broomsticks which I see alot of anglers use.

[@tonybell9201]

What type of rods are you using for the dipsy's? I don't see any eyelets. Does the line run through the poles? I've purchased some from someone but never seen them before. I think they were some old Cabela's brand. Just wondering if they are the same.

[@SuperNascar48]

I use black and clear dipsys to know my settings but I’m only running 4 rods

[@paulbowkunowicz6960]

On the Canadian side we are fishing 70fow...they are way down deep

[@tommadru6900]

Other video you said don’t use Deep Bandits with a Dipsey

[@timross7046]

Great video . Not sure how deep you're catching them but do you have trouble with keeping them alive when you just toss them back in ?

[@Bigwaterfishing]

If I catch them supper deep they usually go in the cooler. Of they are fairly deep I put them in the liveweel first and use some ballast weights to see how they do

[@BootyBong]

Thanks for the great video! Did you ever make a video talking about line angles to know when you got a fish on? I tried to look through all your videos but couldn't find one. Thanks!

[@Bigwaterfishing]

There's one out there. Basically use a Hi vis line unless you have a very good eye in order to see when the line angle rides high and away from the 45 degree angle at water line

[@BootyBong]

@@Bigwaterfishing thanks for the tip!

[@barddzen]

I am new to Erie fishing and really like your track, post and holder setup. Can you tell me the make models? I have several of those holders from my kayak I could reuse but would need the track and post info. Thanks.

[@Bigwaterfishing]

Berts custom tackle track, riser cradle and swivel rod trees rod holders. Fishusa.com has all of them

[@jeredlemley8723]

What line size, type are you running after diver to lure?

[@tbsomerville5798]

You west basin guys are funny. 44 FOW is deep? We are in the eastern basin where the walleyes are suspended 44’ or deeper over 90FOW or deeper on a regular basis & dipsy’s are mandatory if you don’t have ‘riggers or fish 5+ colors of lead off of big boards. Great video though. I’d like to see some on lead core for any tricks that are new to us.

[@odochartaighofodonegal2351]

Using 6-8 oz. snap weights will give you great depth over shorter lead lengths- an 8 oz. on 60' of line at 2 mph will get you to 42'. Add 30 more to lead and you're hitting 55'. Not a lead core guy so I'll often run them with deep-diving cranks on 20' leads behind magnum boards instead of using the riggers.

[@digitallureworks7297]

If you had been fishing a tournament instead of filming this video for us, would you have been optimistic of cashing with those fish?

[@douglaswoods1910]

Can you just turn your clicker off , so we can hear you talk?

[@kkokanovich]

What type of line do you prefer for your dipsy program? Wire or braid?

[@rnendzame]

Ty

[@fingerlakesoutdoors2909]

What kind of rods are those?

[@survivingcountrylife7069]

Hello sir. Do you happen to be a guide around put in bay ? Thnx

[@Bigwaterfishing]

Yes....bigwater fishing guides primarily on the wester and central basins of lake erie

[@survivingcountrylife7069]

@@Bigwaterfishing excellent. I got a bigger boat this year and am planning on going walleye fishing with buddies in April at put in bay. I want to use my own stuff and boat but would pay for knowledge on where and how to fish

[@michaelmanion9434]

I saw the comment about no snubber. I was wondering the same thing. I assume you are using braid. Also, I was told I cannot watch your videos when babysitting. New vocabulary.

[@jamielucchesi6057]

what did you do to your net? electrical tape? I have the same net, and I'm assuming you strengthened the end...

[@jasonpalladino7895]

Thoughts on dipsy colors? Worth just spraying them all black?

[@Bigwaterfishing]

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[@ChrissyEis]

Current s are huge in catching walleye I am probably the best Dipseys fishing man on Lake Erie .

[@johng.9877]

Help me on you rod.. I used to use diawa interline's but they are not available in the states anymore...

[@billschneider1233]

I see you are running Cabela’s inner flow rods. Have you ever had to replace the end guide? If so where did find the guide? I have two inner flows and I love them. One of the guide is cracked and I need to replace it. Any help would be appreciated. Bill

[@Bigwaterfishing]

Not likely repairable

[@lakeeriefishingchartersllc3741]

Number them S0 S1 S2 S3 P0 P1 P2 P3 with a label maker and glue the the plates in place

[@randymiller5008]

Hey Country Steve ! Shut the clicker off 😅🎣🤙

[@Bigwaterfishing]

Lol

[@randymiller5008]

Just Kidding. ❤ U guys 🎣🤙

[@michaelnoeldner379]

Nice Wis. Walleye Ha ha

[@andrewtrask9650]

Thoes are some interesting rods ross

[@andrewtrask9650]

What kind of rods are they if you mentioned i missed

[@MrHarryson1985]

Yeah, seriously. What are these rods?

[@brothergas1260]

Dude!, dude!, dude, Donkey Son!!. Producer Dude!!, son son son!!!!!

[@DEVILDOG1964]

FISHED DIPSY'S IN 101 FT 60 FT TO 70 FT DOWN 1.4 MPH KICKED WALLEYE BUTT NO PROBLEM SEEING Bite!

[@browndawg5872]

country steve should be out there with you

[@achristianson4059]

Got tired of mine… barely dives

[@rogerchapman9820]

Hey saw you last nite,i so wanted to ask you,(if it was the angle of the dangle ,when you told me it was a shit show(huron) lmao..

[@mikenelson983]

At least it's not just me who ends up with a shit show fishing dipsys 🤣🤣🤣 Maybe you should take a buddy with you 🤔

[@paulbowkunowicz6960]

No snubbers....wow

[@jeffmcelroy5168]

why no snubber?

[@slimshadycustoms]

He’s using really long leaders behind his dipseys so there is plenty of stretch already. Plus, walleyes don’t scream like Kings do. I prefer to use a stealth set-up myself (where you can remove the dipsey) vs long leaders. But that’s just my preference.

[@TheHead129]

How important is the color of dipsy diver?

[@oldmantod]

Ross has said in past that it’s kind of important because you want the bait to be the only thing to catch the fish attention. You will note all of his are black. IIRC somewhere along the way he spray painted some that were NOT black to BE black.

[@June-tb4vi]

@@oldmantod you need a channel..these guys cant bother to answer...so thanks!

[@MikeVacura-r8c]

Turn clicker off

[@tomflynnallabaugh1823]

Please give him a better name than producer dude. Lol

[@masondryer2839]

Sheephead Steve

[@Bigwaterfishing]

Wow...lol

[@scottgoins8481]

Bill dance …lol

[@brothergas1260]

LMAO!!!…..

[@candyhicks-sf9de]

Why in the world is everybody throwing them stinking sheep head back smack them in the stinking head and throw them back for the birds to eat. They are getting overpopulated in Lake Erie. You cannot enjoy a day of fishing for walleye without catching a half a dozen or more of them stinking things.

[@mikemikovsky3112]

Shut your clickers off when you re a fish in

[@mikemikovsky3112]

Shame on you for throwing back walleye