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Sharpshooting Walleyes
by Jeff Knapp
photos by the author
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f you are an angler serious about catching some big
Walleyes, sharpshooting may bring you desired results
from summer through fall. To sharpshoot Walleyes,
locate fish on sonar; cast to them with a glide jig with the
intention of triggering a reaction bite; then continue the
search for more Walleyes.
The basic tools for sharpshooting include a good sonar
unit. Traditional 2D sonar is the minimum. Units that
also display down and side images are much more useful,
as is a map screen. Glide jigs include Rapala's Jigging Rap,
Acme's Hyper-Rattle, Moonshine Lures's Shiver Minnow,
and others. A trolling motor with spot lock or anchor
mode, though not a necessity, is extremely helpful.
A typical sharpshooting scenario goes like this: Idle
slowly (around 2 miles per hour) over structure and
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habitat where you expect to find Walleyes on sonar.
When fish are spotted, immediately stop the boat and
cast (or drop) in the direction of the spotted fish. The
heavy, dense glide jig will rocket to the bottom, which
can trigger a strike during the initial drop. Then, employ
aggressive snaps to shoot the lure off the lake bed,
allowing it to fall back to the bottom on a slack line,
repeat. Walleyes typically pin the lure to the bottom, so
you'll feel the fish when you make your next snap, setting
the hook in the process.
Armed with a basic understanding of sharpshooting
Walleyes, here are some tips to try that are highly effective.
* This is not a tactic where you camp out on a
location. The objective is to put the glide jig in
front of fish as soon as they are spotted. Give them
a few casts. If they don't strike the jig, making more
casts won't change anything. Better to keep moving
to find " new " fish.
* It's okay to idle slowly with a bow mount trolling
motor deployed, particularly if it's an electric steer
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