Walleye Run
- Thread starter ohiooutdoorsman28
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I get what you're saying Red but you know as well as anyone some days certain color combinations make all the difference.
It's really not as complicated as it sounds. In fact, I think the set up is fairly elementary in comparison to other rigs. If you're serious about coming up and trying it, I'll take you out.
Yeah this wouldn’t work well for your style with the egg sinker. You’re basically throwing a Carolina rig. But if you were just throwing the jig then this could be an option.
I once thought this too, but I respectfully disagree. We have won tournaments without using any tails.
LolI once thought this too, but I respectfully disagree. We have won tournaments without using any tails.
Its been a few years since I've put more than a day or 2 a year into the river fishing. But I can believe it.
Honest to God, it doesnt matter. We havent run tails in a couple years. Just whatever jighead we grab. And we run smaller jigs because it's easier to slide into their lip from the outside. And I guarantee there ain't too many folks gonna out fish Nate and I on a consistent basis. Just a couple guys on the site.
I spill the beans. I believe another thing that helps us out floss everyone is well fish lighter than them. If you can keep your leader and jig moving the same speed down stream with minimal drag, you basically keep a longer rig stretched out going downstream towards there faces. If your too heavy with the weight, it hangs up while your jig swings downstream, in essence cutting your catch radius down by half or more. If we can swing the real long leaders a d get our speed right, guaranteed were gonna big time everyone else around us
OO2
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Well how do you avoid tickets from the man in green hiding in the bushes if all your fish are hooked outside in?
That's what I'm saying. Flossing is snagging ? Won tournaments with snagged fish? I think it's kind of in the gray area or something.
I've done it with DNR watching from the bank behind me, numerous times. Law states the hook must protrude the mouth. Been fishing the river heavily during the run for 20 years.
Must pierce inside of mouth. Doesnt say which direction it comes from. The DNR Doesnt hand out tickets for outside in fish. Like I said of the 10,000 fish caught every day up there during the peak, 9,999 are outside in
I am going to disagree with those numbers. I've seen plenty and caught plenty of them where the jig is inside the mouth. And plenty as you have described. You can't tell me those river fish are different from the lake fish. They are the same. Lake fish have no problem snapping at a hair jig and minnow combination right now or deepthroating a large crankbait. I've also been ticketed at Orleans Park for having allegedly taken a walleye that was hooked outside in and have seen and heard many people getting tickets for outside in hooked fish on the river.
I was hoping to get some time on the river next Tuesday, Thursday morning and the following Monday if anyone would want company
I won't be able to do mornings until I take some vacation time or I'd take you up on that. I can fish pretty much every evening though if you're able.
loose_is_fast
Junior Member
I went this morning brought home 2, snagged 2 and caught 7 suckers. We need some rain to get this party rolling.
Nice work. I'm gonna poke around tomorrow for the first time. I was hoping that weather front yesterday would have came North a little. At least beat up on Fort Wayne for us.