| Walleye fishing secrets for weed beds include | | | | One preferred crankbait in this situation is the |
| using baits that will put more and bigger fish on | | | | Rattlin Rogue, which is very effective for trolling |
| your hook. Weed beds are perfect hiding spots | | | | the top surface and outside edges of the weed |
| for Walleye, and knowing which baits and | | | | beds. If you are trolling the deeper edges of the |
| presentations work best can really help boost | | | | bed then a Wally Diver or other bait that dives |
| your walleye fishing success rate. During the | | | | deep may be needed to reach the Walleye on |
| daytime one of the best techniques to use for | | | | the bottom. Once the sun goes down and the |
| weed beds is to troll slowly using a live bait rig, | | | | feeding frenzy starts with the Walleye, the bait |
| with a fat crawler or an active leech attached. | | | | and presentation may not be as important as it is |
| This method will allow you to cover a large | | | | during the day. Understanding the depth of the |
| surface of water faster and easier, with a better | | | | weeds and how compact they are can help |
| chance of a successful bite. | | | | determine which baits and presentations to use: If |
| Another presentation that can work very | | | | the weeds are extremely thick, some baits and |
| effectively in weeds that are clumped together is | | | | presentations may result in a lot of aggravation |
| a weedless jig that weighs between one eighth | | | | and time lost clearing weeds from your line. |
| and one sixteenth of an ounce. The bait to use | | | | One presentation that seems to work well for |
| with this is a crawler or other worm type, and | | | | most weed beds is to continuously switch from |
| this presentation works very well in calm weather | | | | the shallow edges to the deeper center of the |
| conditions. Troll with this bait in a slow but steady | | | | weed bed, trolling back and forth, to find out |
| pace over the weed beds, without any stops and | | | | where the fish are located in the weed beds. At |
| starts which can startle the fish and chase them | | | | times the Walleye may be on the outer edges, |
| out of the area. Once the sun goes down, the | | | | and at other times the fish may move in towards |
| Walleye may move even further into the weed | | | | the center. Paying attention to the amount and |
| beds. Troll over the entire weed bed with a | | | | thickness of the weeds can determine whether |
| crankbait that runs shallow, and then work on the | | | | the your presentations should go through the |
| inside edge of the weeds. This can be a good | | | | weeds or above and around them instead. |
| way to catch a trophy Walleye. | | | | |