walleye bait?

Question

Im having trouble catching walleye what type of like hard or soft baits do you use other than live bait?

Answer 1

I like using 1/4 oz lead head jigs, with a 2" Mr. Twister, usually white. Fish drop offs in about 15'-30' of water. Just drift, and bounce the jig. Early mornings, or near dark are usually good.

Answer 2

When I fish Lake Huron or Saginaw Bay I listen to the radio and listen to what everyone is using for bait. I think everyone does this. Then change bait accordingly.
I might have as many as eight lines out, some with plastic, crawlers and spoons, whatever one starts getting hits, I change. I do the same for water depth, behind the boat, etc.
Fishing is sometimes work. You have to keep changing bait, depth, length, colors, until you get hits.
What worked yesterday, or for that matter, five minutes ago, might not work now.

Answer 3

fatheads/shiners, night crawlers are the most common and effective live baits for walley today. as for soft bait, try motor oil, black, purple, pearl white, and yellow. chartreuse is a good all around soft bait it is a lime green color. for hard baits i have a lure that looks so convincingly like a minnow, that my mom thought i dropped a minnow in my tackle box and it died there. pretty much anything that imitates a big minnow.
walleye love creek chubs. especially about 3-5 inches long if you have at least a half dozen of those you are in good shape.

live in western PA, and damn proud of it <((((><

Answer 4

I live in WI. Here we use fatheads in spring, leaches and nightcrawlers in summer and fall, and golden shiners in the winter. As far as artificial bait I use salted ringworms they look like small lampreys. These lampreys tend to eat walleye eggs and walleye fry. I don't believe the fish want to eat them, but they do want to kill them. When in doubt throw a crankbait at them. I like rapala countdowns. Usually in firetiger, perch or clown color. Good luck and tight lines.

Answer 5

Kalin's® Lunker Grubs 5"

I've caught 5lb & 6lb walleyes on them.

Answer 6

If I'm bottom fishing, I will use a leech mainly. Weather and temp makes for a big difference in what they eat.

Answer 7

Small twister tailed grubs 3" in green,chartreuse or white!
Rapala count downs in many color patterns!
3" pencil tubes in motor oil,green pumpkin,gourd green,rootbeer!