| Anglers are often overconfident and sure that | | | | achieve a large enough profile to attract walleye |
| they know everything there is to know about | | | | thickly before find one that works for you - fine |
| their particular fishing sport, but there are times | | | | tuning your fishing is all about trial and error. |
| when everyone needs to take a little advice. In | | | | Next, if you are using a jig, you'll need to target |
| choosing walleye lures, there are special | | | | the right type because walleye jigs come in |
| circumstances to be considered that will help you | | | | several shapes, and various shapes may work |
| choose the specific lure you need, as well as the | | | | better in one environment, while others may do |
| best set up for that particular lure and your | | | | the trick in a different location. Ball style jigs are |
| situation. If you follow some basic guidelines for | | | | most commonly used because they are so |
| walleye lures, you will be infinitely more successful | | | | versatile, working in cases of casting and vertical |
| in your attempts. | | | | jigging. They are also choice walleye lures for any |
| Using jigs is the most popular way to fish for | | | | type of water, whether still or maintaining a |
| walleye because you want to stay on the bottom | | | | heavy current. Larger sizes are popular for trolling |
| of the lake or river you're fishing, since this is | | | | or drifting, and casting into the weeds requires a |
| where walleye will spend the majority of their | | | | swimming jig. The long, flat style of a swimming |
| time. Of all walleye lures, jigs allow you to do this | | | | jig with the hook eye in the front keeps it from |
| best, with crankbaits being the second choice. | | | | getting dangerously tangled. Current cutters and |
| You'll want to size your jig to keep the bait trailing | | | | pancake jigs are more hydrodynamic, designed |
| along the bottom. Of course, you'll want to find a | | | | especially for swiftly moving water. |
| happy medium because a smaller size will be | | | | Walleye lures should be bright in color and should |
| easier for the walleye to catch (they eat by | | | | be varied to simulate different types of feed for |
| inhaling the water around the target), but choosing | | | | the walleye. These fish have incredible eyesight, |
| one too small also makes it too light. Therefore, | | | | especially in dark and murky water, so the |
| small, weighty jigs achieve the best results of all | | | | brighter the lure, the more likely you are to |
| walleye lures. | | | | attract attention quickly. Jigs, crankbaits, and other |
| Next, you'll want to successfully choosing your | | | | lures come in hundreds of colors, and sometimes |
| lure by determine the amount of forage in the | | | | varying your color just slightly can enormously |
| area; a lure that is light is often too small to | | | | increase your take. |