Walleye Lures

[Deerhunter]

Have always fished for Walleyes with jigs or trolling/drifting Lindy rigs. Would like to try some lures. Here a lot about crank baits, any suggestions on lures for fishing Walleyes in Vermillion Bay up to Red Lake area?

Thanks, Tom

[Stehle]

I catch a number of Walleyes with Hot-N-Tots and Wally Divers and some on Shad Raps, Crystal Minnows, Reef Runners, Husky Jerks. The depth and style of fishing the crank will dictate the type of crank to use. I've primarily trolled over reefs 10'-20' deep. Bumping Tots and Wallys off the rocky bottom seems to trigger strikes. I have no experience fishing deep like on Erie (Reef runners and Deep Thundersticks) or casting with jerk style baits (Crystal Minnows and Husky Jerks). I hope this helps. There are many more on this site that do a lot more fishing than I do that can help.

[guide07]

For the last few years we have been finishing our evening fishing with the rapala family in the shallows on the windward side of our water body, Lac Seul. We go late June and they "eyes" have never let us down. We start about 10-14 feet deep and as the evening progresses we sometimes end up in 3-4 feet of water as they move in. My favorite has been the clown shad rap. #9 for the deep ones then slim down to the #5 when they shallow up. The tail dancers proved quite good last year too. I like the red tail chub color the best. As long as you can keep the nose on the bottom, or near it, you'll have fun.
Good luck.
guide7