03-01-2003, 02:35 AM
WELL IN THE DETROIT RIVER DURING THE SPRING SPAWN RUN I LIKE TO BOTTOM BOUNCE WITH A LEAD HEAD JIG 1/2 OZ (STRONG CURRENT THERE ) WITH A BIG FAT CRAWLER . MINNOWS ARE OK TO SUBSTITUTE BUT THEY REALLY LOVE THOES CRAWLERS . GET UP INTO THE CURRENT ANCHOR OR SLOWLEY TROLL FORWARD , THIS GIVES YOU MORE PRESENTATION TIME , RAISING AND DROPPING YOUR ROD ABOUT 3 FEET AT A MEDIUM TO SLOW SPEED . IF YOU HAVE GONE UP RIVER AS FAR AS YOU WANT TO , DRIFT BACK DOING THE SAME . (LINE TEST ABOUT 14 LBS .)
HANDLINEING USES THE SAME METHOD BUT YOU REALLY GET THE FEEL OF THE FISH ON YOUR HANDS .
HANDLINEING IS ANOTHER WAY TO GO , BUT THE EQUIPMENT I USE IS SCARSE TO FIND , AN OLD VICTROLA SPRING MOTOR , ( FROM A HAND CRANK 78 L.P. PLAYER ) , USUALLY YOU CAN FIND THESE AT A FLEE MARKET OR A GARAGE SALE IF YOUR DARN LUCKEY . A COUPLE OF 6" TIN PIE PANS , AND ABOUT 60 FEET OF THIN BRAIDED COPPER WIRE .
BOLT THE TWO PIE PLATES TOGETHER AND LEAVE A 1/4 " HOLE IN THE CENTER , REMOVE THE SPRING MOTOR FROM THE RECORD PLAYER , CONSTRUCT A TWO CHAMBERED BOX OUT OF WOOD , ONE CHAMBER TO HOLD THE MOTOR THE OTHER TO HOLD THE SPOOL (PIE PLATES ) MOUNTED TO THE MOTOR SHAFT . DRILL A HOLE FOR THE HAND CRANK , MOUNT THE MOTOR INSIDE THE BOX , ATTACH THE SPOOL AND TIGHTEN , PUT YOUR LINE ON AND YOUR READY TO GO .
NOW FOR LAKE ERIE , AN ERIE DERIE IS THE ULTIMATE WALLEYE LURE , POP ON A CRAWLER DROP IT TO THE BOTTOM ON A SLOW TROLL COME UP ABOUT THREE FEET AND THEN GET READY .
NOW FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT WALLEYE FISHING ! THEY ARE CALLED WALL-EYE FOR A REASON , LOOK FOR THE WALL IN THE WATER , THAT IS WHERE THE CLEAR WATER AND THE MUDDIED WATER ARE SIDE BY SIDE " THE MUD LINE SOME GUYS CALL IT " THE WALLEYE EYES ARE MADE FOR DARK AND MUDDIED WATER THEY WILL SWIM ALONG THE EDGE INSIDE THAT WALL (OR MUD LINE ) AS THE BAIT PASSES ALONG THAT WALL IN THE CLEAR WATER OR JUST INSIDE THE WALL OL' MARMLE EYES WILL HIT IT JUST LIKE A NORTHERN , BIG TIME SLAMMING FUN !
BANK FISHING FOR THEM IS DONE WITH A HEAVY ENOUGH SINKER TO SIT IN THE CURRENT , ABOUT 8"TO 1' ABOVE THAT PUT ON A BARREL SWIVEL WITH A LEADER OF ABOUT 2-1/2 FEET , THROW ON A LARGE HOOK WITH A CRAWLER , CAST THAT PUPPY OUT INTO THE CURRENT AND JUST WAIT FOR THAT ROD TO DOUBLE OVER ! IF A YE-HAA DOSENT COME OUT OF YOUR THROAT , IT'S TOO SMALL TO KEEP , PUT HIM BACK , GET HIS DADDY INSTEAD . THATS THE BEST METHOD I'VE FOUND FOR GAUGEING THESE FISH . NOW IF YOU GET ONE THAT MAKES YOU SWEAR , CALL A TAXIDERMIST AND POST THE PICTURE HERE[
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I GUESS I HAVE COUGHT A COUPLE IN MY DAY [blush], HOPE THIS HELPS !
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HANDLINEING USES THE SAME METHOD BUT YOU REALLY GET THE FEEL OF THE FISH ON YOUR HANDS .
HANDLINEING IS ANOTHER WAY TO GO , BUT THE EQUIPMENT I USE IS SCARSE TO FIND , AN OLD VICTROLA SPRING MOTOR , ( FROM A HAND CRANK 78 L.P. PLAYER ) , USUALLY YOU CAN FIND THESE AT A FLEE MARKET OR A GARAGE SALE IF YOUR DARN LUCKEY . A COUPLE OF 6" TIN PIE PANS , AND ABOUT 60 FEET OF THIN BRAIDED COPPER WIRE .
BOLT THE TWO PIE PLATES TOGETHER AND LEAVE A 1/4 " HOLE IN THE CENTER , REMOVE THE SPRING MOTOR FROM THE RECORD PLAYER , CONSTRUCT A TWO CHAMBERED BOX OUT OF WOOD , ONE CHAMBER TO HOLD THE MOTOR THE OTHER TO HOLD THE SPOOL (PIE PLATES ) MOUNTED TO THE MOTOR SHAFT . DRILL A HOLE FOR THE HAND CRANK , MOUNT THE MOTOR INSIDE THE BOX , ATTACH THE SPOOL AND TIGHTEN , PUT YOUR LINE ON AND YOUR READY TO GO .
NOW FOR LAKE ERIE , AN ERIE DERIE IS THE ULTIMATE WALLEYE LURE , POP ON A CRAWLER DROP IT TO THE BOTTOM ON A SLOW TROLL COME UP ABOUT THREE FEET AND THEN GET READY .
NOW FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT WALLEYE FISHING ! THEY ARE CALLED WALL-EYE FOR A REASON , LOOK FOR THE WALL IN THE WATER , THAT IS WHERE THE CLEAR WATER AND THE MUDDIED WATER ARE SIDE BY SIDE " THE MUD LINE SOME GUYS CALL IT " THE WALLEYE EYES ARE MADE FOR DARK AND MUDDIED WATER THEY WILL SWIM ALONG THE EDGE INSIDE THAT WALL (OR MUD LINE ) AS THE BAIT PASSES ALONG THAT WALL IN THE CLEAR WATER OR JUST INSIDE THE WALL OL' MARMLE EYES WILL HIT IT JUST LIKE A NORTHERN , BIG TIME SLAMMING FUN !
BANK FISHING FOR THEM IS DONE WITH A HEAVY ENOUGH SINKER TO SIT IN THE CURRENT , ABOUT 8"TO 1' ABOVE THAT PUT ON A BARREL SWIVEL WITH A LEADER OF ABOUT 2-1/2 FEET , THROW ON A LARGE HOOK WITH A CRAWLER , CAST THAT PUPPY OUT INTO THE CURRENT AND JUST WAIT FOR THAT ROD TO DOUBLE OVER ! IF A YE-HAA DOSENT COME OUT OF YOUR THROAT , IT'S TOO SMALL TO KEEP , PUT HIM BACK , GET HIS DADDY INSTEAD . THATS THE BEST METHOD I'VE FOUND FOR GAUGEING THESE FISH . NOW IF YOU GET ONE THAT MAKES YOU SWEAR , CALL A TAXIDERMIST AND POST THE PICTURE HERE[
]. I GUESS I HAVE COUGHT A COUPLE IN MY DAY [blush], HOPE THIS HELPS !
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