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[MarksHooked]

Hello friends! I'll be heading up to the cottage for a week at the start of June, and I plan on targeting and landing my first 'eye.  I'll be fishing Four Mile Lake which I fished a couple of times last year, lots of SM bass but only one 'eye my friend got on a dropshot at night.  I was hoping to get everyone's input on their favourite technique, lures, bait, or any tips that could help me out! I'll be fishing from a small row boat with a trolling motor, no other electronics. Planning on hitting the BPS on the way up, so help me with a shopping list!

 

Rather than make a new topic, I saw an ad for these inside In-Fisherman, and really want to try them out, I don't know if they are available in stores yet, going to call around this weekend but has anyone had any experience or heard anything about these new Uncle Josh Pork baits?

 

http://www.basspro.c.../1403260926303/

 

http://www.basspro.c.../1403260926305/

 

Thanks for any and all help

[IR4J]

Couple different techniques that I utilize frequently. The old jig and grub or jig and minnow combo is a great mid summer technique for slower fish, stay close to the bottom. Picks will tend to congregate around structure, whether that be underwater humps, weed edges or even sunken vegetation, these will be your high target areas. Another technique once youve found this structure is to throw crankbaits, rapala flat raps are a phenomenal bait with their tight wobble which walleye seem to love. Lastly If you are having a hard time covering water you can always troll the deadly worm harness/lindy rig/slowdeath rig, all tipped with either a live crawler or imitation like you mentioned in your OP.

 

Matt

[GoodenTight]

find a drop off. drop a bucktail to the bottom tipped with something. drift and jig slowly.

 

smashed some pigs with this method, pictures talk. MSG me for more details if you want:

 

and my partner in crime on the water got this 27" 11lb on it too

[salmotrutta]

at night.  

 

That's my tip for cronkites, they bite best at night. 

 

Start 30 min before sunset and fish as late as you want. 

[Jiggin]

I prefer to fish for them in morning and evening, trolling in 8 - 10 feet of water, on the shaded side of a lake if possible.

 

I jig (1/8 - 1/4oz) with live bait and synthetics (gulp) and have also had great success with Mepps Aglia's #2, tipped with leeches.

 

I always catch Walter just off the bottom.

[fishfearme]

For me a simple jig and minnow combo is the most affective all around, all season technique. My favorite way to catch them however is on a jerk bait. There is no more exiting way to catch a walleye IMO.

[MarksHooked]

You guys are great thanks a lot for the help. Picked up some of those Lindy Rigs, some 1/8 and 1/4 oz Jigheads in black and white, and some various 3" grubs, leeches, and those new Meat Worms from Uncle Josh's in 3 different colours. Also have a couple of bucktail jigs I picked up at the Hamilton Tackle swap.  I had heard they preferred low light conditions, so I'll be out there early every morning and starting up again just before sunset. I'll be sure to post a report after the trip!

 

I have a few different mepps and other inline spinners, when you guys tip yours with leeches or other bait, are you still casting and retrieving it, or is it sitting under a bobber?

[Aqua]

Keep inline spinners moving, regardless ... Have a great trip.

[Swing4Steel]

Worm harnesses tipped with worms or power bait grubs. I usually fish 15-25, so I use the wire bottom bouncers of appropriate weight for the depth/ speed of drift