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DOOR COUNTY, Wis. – Plan to head to Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin…

During the late summer and early fall this year to tie into trophy walleyes in the 8- to 12-pound range.

Bring a variety of tackle as well as your golf clubs so you can take a whack at bagging a big-water trophy and your Titlist all in the same trip.

One of the bonuses of this fabulous fishery is that there are few anglers chasing fish in this area when there is not a tournament taking place.

Many anglers are also happy to hear there’s a golf course nearby.

“There are definitely some very large walleye to be caught out of Sturgeon Bay and Green Bay in general,” said Ranger pro and RCL Angler of the Year Tim Minnema of Markesan, Wis.

“I have weighed in some nice fish over 11 pounds out of this area.

The late summer and early fall is a good time to find plenty of active walleye in Sturgeon Bay.”

If walleyes are your prime target, then the Sturgeon Bay area is for you.

Look for plenty of walleye action from Sturgeon Bay up north to Egg Harbor and the various reefs and shoals throughout the area.

“The prime areas to target are the reefs and shoals,” said Minnema.

“A couple of the most popular spots are Larsen’s Reef and Monument Shoal, but there are all sorts of reefs in the area that hold walleyes.

I feel that you need to target the shallower ambush areas on these structures.

You want to look for the points coming off of the reefs.

The best spots are where the walleyes can ambush the alewives or gizzard shad.”

Find the baitfish, and you will find the walleyes.

“You generally need to be fishing the reefs to find the walleyes, but if the baitfish are not present, it doesn’t matter how good the structure is; you won’t find the walleyes,” said Minnema.

“You really need to rely on your electronics to tell you if there are schools of baitfish.

If there are baitfish on the structure, then you will find walleyes.”

For late-summer and early fall walleyes, it is tough to beat using planer boards and crawler harnesses on the reefs.

Planer boards are the ideal tools for presenting your offerings in a big-water fishery.

“You can’t go wrong fishing with planer boards and spinners out of Sturgeon Bay,” said Minnema.

“I use the planer boards made by Bruce DeShano’s company, Offshore. I really like the product.

“As far as spinners, I use blades ranging from size 5-7.

Stick with the hammered silver, copper or gold colors,” he said.

“I seem to have my best success using the metal finishes in this area.

I dress my spinner rigs with a night crawler.

The night crawler seems to be the best bait for this area, although leeches and some soft plastics can work too.”

Crankbaits are also an option in Sturgeon Bay.

Crankbait colors need to have plenty of silver tones in them, too.

Prism-colored cranks or silver colors with chartreuse, orange or red will all work well.

Stick with Reef Runners, Rattling Rouges or Wally Divers.

As the season progresses, expect a large movement of walleyes into the shallower areas in Sturgeon Bay and some of the other bays in the area.

When the big ‘eyes start moving into the bays to put on the fall feedbag, it is time for you to get out at night to try to land a trophy weighing in excess of 10 pounds.

If you are slightly intimidated by the big-water fishing of Sturgeon Bay but still want to give it a shot, then check out Camp Walleye.

“Camp Walleye is a program developed by Walleye Central,” said Sonja Pinkert of Walleye Central.

“The camp is designed for both men and women of all levels and ages.”

Walleye Central produces a live leader board of every Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Circuit tournament.

“Camp Walleye provides a hands-on learning atmosphere with top walleye pros,” said Pinkert.

“This year we will have … Angler of the Year Tim Minnema … as one of the instructors along with Land O’ Lakes pro Eric Olson at our Sturgeon Bay camp.”

The Sturgeon Bay Camp Walleye takes place September 5-8. The cost for three days and nights is $699.99.

This includes lodging and food at the Alpine Resort in Egg Harbor, Wis.

“This resort has excellent accommodations and a golf course to use when you are not out fishing,” said Pinkert.

“In addition to the instruction on the water, you will also find the meals an excellent time to talk with the pros to learn more of their techniques and secrets.”


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Summer Walleye Fishing: On Green Bay Wisconsin…


Once the fish on Green Bay have made it to their summer patterns there’s several presentations used to catch them.

First off we have to find the fish before you can catch them.

Summer fish typically more out to deeper, cooler water, but not all go deep.

There is three main areas myself as a Green Bay Fishing Guide looks for in the summer.

Deep mud flats is one of the best areas to search for roaming summer walleyes.

Fish stage in 20-40 foot of water for most of the summer in the mud flats for a number of reasons.

Food is the main reason, lots of bug hatches brings in baitfish, which the walleyes are not far behind.

A thermocline will also set up in the deep water that will attract the walleyes and baitfish.

Trolling is my preferred way to target these summer walleyes as they are always on the move.

Pulling crank baits, like a Berkley flicker minnow, is a great way to cover water in search of active fish.

For the more finicky fish, I like to slow down and pull crawler harness, both suspended and on the bottom.

It’s hard for a walleye to pass up a crawler pulled past their face.

Deep rock reefs also offer a great opportunity for summer walleyes on Green Bay.

Gobies are a main food source for walleyes on Green Bay.

Rock reefs and zebra muscle beds hold gobies and the walleyes will target them for food in the rocks.

This offers a great jigging opportunity for anglers.

The fish will sometimes be on top of the reefs or sometimes stages off the reef structures.

Trolling can be a good way to locate them also.

Normally in the summer I target 20-30 feet of water on most occasions.

Make sure to have a good fluorocarbon leader if your jigging near the rocks or zebra muscles.

They will fray your line and can make it an expensive day!

An often overlooked area too find summer walleyes is in the weeds.

Now where the weeds grow on the bay isn’t necessarily deep water, but the oxygen and cover the weeds produce attract baitfish and perch.

The walleyes love to bury themselves in the weeds and ambush their prey.

Ripping plastics can be a deadly technique to catch fish in the weeds.

A kalins jerk minnow on a 1/4 oz jig head is my go to!

Casting crank baits or slip bobers is also a great way to target fish.

Typically in targeting 6-12 foot of water when I’m looking for weed best.

Green bays west shore offers a variety of different areas with plenty of weeds to find fish.



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The Best Methods For Green Bay Walleye Fishing…


Walleyes are one of the most sought after bites in North American freshwater.

They’re good-eating and good-fighting, but they can be difficult to find if fishing unfamiliar water with the wrong equipment.


This article is geared towards shedding light on the ways to get hooked up! no matter the water, weather or fishing
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Trolling:


Walleye fishermen usually concentrate on the bottom, but often the most active fish are suspended in the water column.

When trolling, vary the depth of your crankbaits by adding or subtracting line behind the planner boards to achieve the desired depth required.

Inline weights are good for deeper suspended fish and trolling with walleye fishing lures, like spinner rigs, walleye spoons, crankbaits all work.

Sometimes the ‘eyes are out on the prowl,’ foraging on minnows or shad that are schooled somewhere between the top and bottom.

Watch your depth finder for clues to their whereabouts and fish accordingly.


Trolling can be a deadly way to cover big bodies of water breaking down areas is an effective way to catch walleyes, but getting starting can be a challenge.

Use the same techniques that big-water salmon anglers employ to attain appropriate depth—downriggers, snap weights, in-line sinkers, diving planers, or lead-core line.

Walleyes are often gear shy, however, so increase the length of the leader.

Fluorocarbon leaders will help, but be careful, as they have no stretch.


Planer boards that carry crankbaits away from the boat and are especially important in fishing big water.

Anglers who troll many lines usually use offshore planer boards that are connected to each rod, and they clip to their lines.

Anglers walleye boats can easily fish up to four to five lines per side with these offshore in-line planner boards.


The key is to set the far-running lines first. Position the rods closest to the bow, setting near-running lines last and toward the stern.

Allow more line out before you attach the outside boards, so the baits trail farther behind the boat.

That will let you reel in fish on an outside line without getting tangled.


Crank-baits:


Planer boards that carry crankbaits away from the boat and are especially important in fishing big water.

Anglers who troll many lines usually use offshore planer boards that are connected to each individual rod, and they clip to their lines.

Anglers walleye boats can easily fish up to four to five lines per side with small in-line planers.


The key is to set the far-running lines first. Position the rods closest to the bow, setting near-running lines last and toward the stern.

Allow more line out before you attach the outside boards, so the baits trail farther behind the boat.

That will let you reel in fish on an outside line without getting tangled.


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Understanding Your Weighted Bobber Rig…



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Chris Zaldain on Leader Size for Bass Fishing…


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QUICKLY Break Down NEW Lakes Seminar…



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Arkansas - Prime Walleye Time:


Arkansas - Prime walleye time approaches for Arkansas anglers
LITTLE ROCK - For many Arkansas fishermen, mid-February through March means walleye time.

The toothy, tasty but somewhat mysterious walleyes live in many Arkansas rivers and lakes.

And where do you find walleye?

The walleye is a fish of gravel bottoms, said Mike Armstrong, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's assistant chief of fisheries.

"They like clean water with gravel bottoms in both the rivers and the lakes," he said.

"If the water is generally turbid (discolored or muddy), you won't find walleyes on a consistent basis."

Veteran fisheries biologist Carl Perrin of the AGFC has worked for more than three decades with walleyes on Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas' best-known spot for them.

Perrin said the magic number is 47. That's the Fahrenheit temperature of the water that spurs walleyes into spawning activities.

What this means to the average fisherman is that the walleyes begin moving from deep waters, where they spend most of the year into shallow areas for spawning.

Angler Dick Bailey of Fairfield Bay fished for walleyes in the Little Red River before it was dammed to form Greers Ferry Lake in 1963.

Bailey said, "Walleyes get active when the water gets near 47 degrees.

The males move up the creeks and tributaries before the females do.

Males run smaller as a rule."

Bailey suggests keeping an eye on the water temperature by checking it yourself or by calling area marinas.

When there is a definite warming trend, that's the time to begin walleye work.

Fishermen work with live or imitation minnows, a favorite food for walleyes.

The lure can be a combination.

A popular setup is to dress a lead-head jig with a live minnow and work it just below the shoals or riffles of streams where walleyes may be moving in for spawning.

Also popular are stick baits or minnow imitations, either in plain or jointed styles.

Deep-divers aren't needed; this fishing is in shallow water.

Walleye anglers lean toward shallow-diving minnow lures instead of surface models.

Most walleye anglers believe night fishing is more productive than daytime work, too.

Arkansas' lakes with good walleye populations start with Greers Ferry but include Lake Ouachita, Bull Shoals Lake, Lake Norfork, Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine.

All are man-made impoundments on clear, gravel-bottomed mountain rivers -- the Little Red, the White and its North Fork, and the Ouachita.

An outstanding Arkansas river for walleyes is the Spring, better known for its rainbow trout fishing.

Walleyes are found both in the trout waters from Mammoth Spring down to Hardy and also in the warmer part of the river down to its mouth.

Current River and Eleven Point River, like the Spring in northeast Arkansas, have good numbers of walleyes.

So does the Saline River in central Arkansas near Benton and the Ouachita River from Remmel Dam, which forms Lake Catherine, downstream to Arkadelphia.

Lesser numbers of walleyes are found in lakes Greeson and Table Rock, and in the White River near Batesville.

Arkansas holds the world record for walleye, a 22-pound, 11-ounce fish caught on Greers Ferry Lake in 1982 by Al Nelson of Quitman.

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8TH CROW WING LAKE;

One of eleven lakes near Park Rapids on the famed Crow Wing Chain of Lakes, 8th Crow Wing is know for fishing northern pike, walleye, bass, crappie and sunfish.

The 492 acre lake is approximately 2 ½ miles long and one mile wide.

From Camp Liberty Resort the fisherman can also enjoy fishing 9th and 10th Crow Wing Lakes, accessible by boat through short and scenic passages.

All three lakes are noted for their variety of fishing.

For those who enjoy canoeing, the Crow Wing Chain of Lakes and the Crow Wing River offer more than 20 miles of Minnesota scenic beauty.

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LEDGE FISHING ON KENTUCKY LAKE AND BARKLEY LAKE...

LockJaw lures also makes very good jigs that I like to use in the 3/8 and ½ ounce size and when tipped with a plastic trailer made by Snoozer’s Bait Co they are hard to beat. Carolina rigging is my favorite method of fishing the ledges because as mentioned before they also transmit to me the information about what type cover and bottom I am fishing as well as being a very productive technique. I use a Falcon 7ft Carolina Lizard Dragger rod in MH weight for my Carolina rigging and have found it to be the best rod I have ever used for this technique. I equip my rod with a Lew’s reel filled with 20lb P-Line for the main line and use 10-14 lb P-Line for the leader. I prefer to use a ½ to 1 ounce brass bullet sinker, two glass beads, and a brass swivel to complete my Carolina rig. I have found that the plastic lures made by Snoozer’s Bait Co and also those made by Original Fish Formula are the best plastics on the market and produce fish when no other plastic bait will. Snoozer’s offers a unique concept in plastic fishing by employing hand poured, naturally scented baits that are custom made to your color, fleck and scent specifications. You can buy these baits in some tackle shops around the country but are readily available on the internet at www.snoozersbaits.com or by calling 1-866-JIGNPIG. Original Fish Formula is an old name in the fishing world that has come back into the market with a great selection of ready made scented lures as well as their ever popular Fish Formula scent now in aerosol cans. You can find this new line of Fish Formula Products in some tackle shops or they are readily available at www.fishformula.com or by calling 800-874-6965.

Ledge Secrets. As you can see, there are no secrets to ledge fishing. It is just another way of employing what you already know but in a different area of the lake than you are now fishing. The next time you are out there on the water and pounding the banks and the fish are not biting, look behind you and take time to think about how many fish there are out there on those ledges just waiting for you to find them. If you will spend some time learning to fish the ledges you just might turn that other half of the year that you are struggling to catch fish into some very good fishing trips or even a check at the weigh-in.


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LEDGE FISHING ON KENTUCKY LAKE AND BARKLEY LAKE...


Ever wonder why some anglers seem to be consistently successful year round while others do good in the spring and fall but struggle in summer and winter to bring fish to the scales? The most prominent reason for this is that those anglers that are consistently successful have unlocked the key to ledge fishing. Some know it as "drop fishing" and others know it as "ledge fishing" but whatever name you have heard it called, it is the key to being successful on reservoirs during the heat of summer and the cold of winter.

What is a ledge? Basically a ledge is a form of structure that can be found at the edge or bank of an old creek channel or the main river channel that remains underwater after the flooding of a reservoir. A quick look at a topographical map of any man made reservoir will show you these old channels. The creek channels will wind their way from the backs of the bays to the old river channel and the main river channel will wind its way thru the reservoir from the headwaters of the lake to the dam.

Seasonal fish migration. To understand why ledges produce you must first understand fish migration patterns. Although it is true that there are always some fish shallow as it is true there are always some fish deep, the most successful anglers will fish in depths and locations that are holding the majority of the fish during any one given time of the year. Bass are predatory fish and as such will follow the main source of food which in reservoirs is baitfish with various species of shad being the predominant baitfish in most reservoirs. Thus the majority of the bass in a reservoir will be found near the majority of the food source. Without going into too much detail about why their food sources and water oxygen content cause the shad to move into shallow water in the spring and back out to deeper water in the summer which is repeated again during the fall and winter months, it is easier for our purpose here to just know that this is the seasonal migration pattern for shad and thus for the majority of the bass.

Why ledges produce. Migrating fish use the old creek channels in reservoirs as their route or "fish highways" as they travel from shallow to deep water and vice versa. The previous statement is probably the most key knowledge to know and remember to be a consistently successful bass angler. If you give that statement some close observation you will soon realize that except for the few weeks that the majority of the bass are very shallow for spawning , that at any given time, the majority of the bass are going to be very near those migration routes or along those migration routes. This is why you always seem to catch more bass in shoreline areas that are near deep water, hence, you are fishing near a migration route or "fish highway". For example: points, docks, laydowns, vegetation, shoreline stumps, and brush piles that are near deep water are well known hot spots for bass. If you take this knowledge and apply the question as to where are the majority of the bass located when they have migrated to deeper water not near the shoreline then it only makes sense that the deeper fish will use the underwater "shoreline" or ledges that provide a similar environment of cover and structure near deeper water.

Which ledges produce? Just as with shoreline fishing, there are ledges or areas on ledges that tend to produce more fish than other areas. I have found that it is imperative in my guide business on Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley that I be able to identify potentially productive ledges. The key to identifying these offshore productive areas is to apply the same rules as you would if looking for productive shoreline areas. Structure and cover are the primary factors in finding likely ledge fishing areas just as they are primary factors in finding likely shoreline fishing areas. Structure being the bottom composition such as rocks, gravel, mud, etc. and topographical features such as points, cuts, creek junctions, gradual dropoffs, steep dropoffs,… etc. Cover being that which allows the bass protection from light, camouflage and concealment from the prey, and physical protection. We all know that bass will orient themselves to cover such as stumps, laydowns, brush piles, vegetation, man made structures, overhangs, etc. When you take these two factors (structure and cover) into consideration when searching for productive ledges you can eliminate a lot of nonproductive water just as you can when applying them to traditional shoreline fishing.

How to find productive ledges. Just like shoreline fishing, preparing for the search of productive ledges in open water begins with a good topographical map reconnaissance. Pick an area of the lake you are going to target for your search and then by following the old creek channels and main river channel on your map, note those areas that have prominent structure variations such as you would do if looking at the shoreline areas. That is, look for points, cuts, creek channel junctions, channel bends, etc., These are the areas that have the possibility of holding fish if there is good cover available as well as food supply near. The next obvious step is to get on the water and go to those likely areas and check them for cover and food supply. Finding these prominent underwater areas on open water is not as easy as finding them on the shoreline where you can use the naked eye to assist you with visual reference. A good set of electronics such as a flasher, lcr, and/or graph recorder plus being familiar with how they work is a must in finding productive ledges. Assuming that you are familiar with your electronics, finding these spots then just becomes a matter of following the edges of the channels with your electronics and comparing the feedback you are getting from them with the map you have already marked. Take note that while doing this you may find some cuts or points or irregular features that are not printed on your map, especially if the map is a few years old. This is because floods, current, etc will change the channel edges over the years just as it does the shoreline you are used to fishing. You should take note of any of these "new" features on your map as they may be areas that have seen little or no fishing pressure. Once you have located one of these areas that you have identified on your map your next step would be to determine if there is sufficient "cover" to hold fish. Although your electronics may or may not show the cover, you should use a manual means of checking these areas for cover too. I say this because your electronics will only show you a small area of bottom as you pass over it and you can easily miss some cover or your electronics may not be sensitive enough to "see" the cover. This is especially true if someone has planted a "stake bed" in that location. Stake beds many times do not show up on your electronics unless there are cross members attached to the stakes. The best way that I have found to "search" one of these spots for cover is to use a Carolina Rig. The dragging technique employed in using a Carolina Rig will transmit to you thru feel the type cover if any that is present and even the type structure of the bottom such as

rock, mud, gravel, etc….The more you practice with the Carolina Rig as a search technique the more familiar you will become with identifying the type cover and structure it is coming over and through. Another plus of using the Carolina Rig to check these spots for cover and structure is that you may just catch some fish too. Once you have found one of these spots that has good cover on it you need to mark it on your map and make notations of what you found and how to locate this spot again. If you have a GPS unit, finding this spot again becomes simply a matter of marking the spot with your unit so that you may return to the spot using GPS navigation. If you do not have a GPS unit, then you can pinpoint the location by using the triangulation method of identifying the location. The triangulation method is no more than taking note of the location in reference to at least three or more shore line objects that are preferably close to 90 degrees in different directions from your boat.

Fishing the ledges. Probably the biggest adjustment you have to learn to make when fishing the ledges is getting used to the fact that you are sitting in open water with the shoreline as much as hundreds of yards away. Although techniques used fishing a ledge are very similar to "pounding the banks" and in many cases exactly the same, some people have a problem at first with not having a shoreline to reference their cast and cannot visualize the spot they are fishing. One of the things you can do to help you with this is to use "markers" to outline the area you are fishing. These "markers" are commercially available in most sporting goods stores and are no more than a floating piece of plastic with a string wrapped around it and a piece of lead weight attached to the tag end of the string. You can drop these "markers" along the area you are going to fish and even outline the area such as a point or cut to give you a visual reference. Another thing that will help you is to make good notes of the information you gathered when first checking the spot with regard to things like where on the ledge the cover is located or is it a gradual slope etc. Once you become familiar with a certain spot and get comfortable with offshore ledge fishing you will find that you will use the markers less and less. Just as with fishing shoreline spots you will also find that there are techniques that work better than others at certain times and that there are patterns that work better than others at different times. An example of different techniques used at certain times that is very similar to shoreline fishing would be that you may find that early in the morning and late in the evening that the fish are more active on the top of the ledge in shallower water and will take topwater baits and shallow running baits. Just like on the shoreline you will find in many cases that as the sun gets higher and the day progresses the fish will move deeper on the ledges just as they will move deeper on the points along the shoreline and you will have to fish deeper using deep diving crankbaits, Carolina rigs, Texas rigs, etc. to adjust to the depth of the holding fish. You may also find that the ledge fish may be holding in cuts more than on points or they may prefer ledges of rock bottom over gravel just as patterns will differ if fishing the shoreline areas. Another key to successful ledge fishing is current. Ledge fish have a tendency to be much more active when there is current present either from wind or from water being pulled through the dam. Although I am not really sure why this is true, I believe it is because current causes the microscopic food that the bait fish feed on to be swept along and the baitfish get more active in feeding and in turn this gets the bass more actively feeding on the baitfish. Whatever the reason, you can bet that if you are fishing a ledge and there is current on it that the fish will be more active than if there is no current present. An important point to remember when fishing a ledge with current on it is that the fish will face into the current and many times be behind a current break such as the down current side of a point or stump and you should position your boat and present your lure accordingly.

Technique and Tackle. As previously mentioned, the techniques employed for ledge fishing are the same or very similar to the techniques you would use when fishing the shoreline. I recommend you approach ledge fishing from a "top to bottom" aspect, that is, start fishing the "top" of the ledge first and then work deeper on the ledge to locate the active fish. Many times the active fish will be holding just at the top edge of the ledge or on or near cover that is on the shallow water side of the ledge. You can visualize this if you compare it to fishing the shoreline in which the fish are in shallow water near the bank or between the bank and the edge of the first drop into deeper water. You would employ the same techniques here as you would if fishing the similar shoreline area you have visualized. Topwater, shallow to medium running crankbaits, Texas rigged plastics, jerk baits, spinnerbaits etc. Just as in shoreline fishing you may have to cover the entire spectrum of shallow to medium water techniques to find the right pattern and lure selection for these fish. Just like in shoreline fishing you must take into account time of day, water temperatures, cloud cover, etc. to help you in finding the right lure and technique for the shallower fish. Generally, if the fish are in this top of the ledge area they will be actively feeding and it does not take long to find out if the fish are there. If the fish are not responsive on the top of the ledge then you would start to probe deeper on the ledge just as you would if you were fishing a shoreline point. Visualize the top of the ledge as the waters edge if you were fishing a shoreline point and employ the same techniques that you would there taking into consideration the slope gradient of the ledge. Just as with a shoreline point you may be fishing a gradually dropping bottom or you may be fishing a steep dropping bottom into the channel. It has been my experience that ledges that have good cover that drop off at about a 45 degree grade are the more productive ledges but there are times when a steeper drop or shallower dropping bottom may be the pattern and should not be overlooked. I have found to it to be the most productive to use deep running crankbaits, large spinnerbaits, jig and pig, and Carolina Rigs to fish the "drop" side of a ledge. I prefer Bill Norman crankbaits in the DD14 and DD22 series for my deep cranking. Good selections of these crankbaits can be found in any good sporting goods store or tackle shop. I like to use Lock Jaw spinnerbaits in the one ounce size and have found these to be a deadly lure when slow rolled over the top of the ledge and let drop slowly down the ledge. These spinnerbaits can be found on the internet at www.lockjawlures.com . LockJaw lures also makes very good jigs that I like to use in the 3/8 and ½ ounce size and when tipped with a plastic trailer made by Snoozer’s Bait Co they are hard to beat. Carolina rigging is my favorite method of fishing the ledges because as mentioned before they also transmit to me the information about what type cover and bottom I am fishing as well as being a very productive technique. I use a Falcon 7ft Carolina Lizard Dragger rod in MH weight for my Carolina rigging and have found it to be the best rod I have ever used for this technique.


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Move around on rock bars in 12' - 20' of water until you find active walleye , and then jig for them with "Swedish Pimples or Rapala Jigging Lures Tipped With A Minnow."

Quite a few 6 lb. to 10 lb. walleye are taken off Larson's Reef each winter, with the best fishing in February and March.


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Simplify Your Spinning Setups…


Modern anglers are blessed with a host of great options when it comes to fishing gear. As fishing techniques have progressed, specifically for bass and walleye anglers, the equipment used has become more and more specialized in recent years.

There are many great reasons to use rods, reel, and line that is fine-tuned for a specific application, but there is also a case for keeping things simple.


One of the best ways to keep things basic and match the situation at hand is to use a braided line for spinning gear and adjust leaders based on the conditions and techniques.

That's the approach that professional bass angler Miles "Sonar" Burghoff takes to ensure that he is ready for anything he is faced with on the water. Wisconsin fishing guide, Jeff Evans, takes an even more simplified lane, settling on the same mainline and leader combination for a host of different techniques for walleye fishing.


The Case for Simplification;
Seaguar® pro Miles Burghoff competes on the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit and finds himself following the trail from Florida to New York and everywhere in between in a given season.

As he travels the country as a professional angler, his boat's rod lockers are chock full of rods and reels, but he utilizes just two different models for spinning gear.


I try to keep it simple with spinning gear and use only two models to cover any technique I need," he says. "I have all of my spinning reels spooled with 20 lb Seaguar Smackdown™ Flash Green braided line and adjust my Gold Label fluorocarbon leader pound test depending on the cover and conditions."


Seaguar Gold Label and Smackdown Braid;


While he may have duplicate rods, he sticks with just two different models for his bass fishing needs, both from Fitzgerald Fishing in the Vursa series that he pairs with a S4000 Fitzgerald Stunner Spinning Reel.


"The 6'10" medium-heavy is my choice for close-quarters fishing when I am skipping a wacky rig or using lighter baits like a Ned Rig," says Burghoff. "The 7'2" medium-heavy is when I use anything heavier like a tube jig, shaky head, or heavier drop-shot.

There is something to be said about being familiar with your tackle and that includes it all — your rods, reels, and line."


With just two different spinning rod models in his arsenal, their feel remains the same no matter what technique he is using.


"Using the same pound test Smackdown braid allows me to have the consistency with casting and feel," he says. "20 lb is best for me because it has a thin diameter and is very manageable while also being plenty strong. Then, all I have to do is adjust my Gold Label size for how I am fishing."


He will fish anywhere between six and 12 lb Gold Label depending on the technique, and he can easily adjust or change lures on the fly if needed without swapping rods.


"6 lb Gold Label is very thin and something that I use to control the depth of my lures," he shares. "This is for lures like spybaits, where the action is heavily affected by line size. 8 lb Gold Label is my favorite all-around size and it's perfect for finesse applications like drop-shot rigs and Ned Rigs."


For slightly heavier lures or when around thick cover, he ups it to 10 or 12 lb Gold Label fluorocarbon, a line designed specifically by Seaguar for use as leader material. It is the thinnest and strongest leader made by Seaguar, the originator of fluorocarbon fishing lines.


"For baits that I am hopping along, like Ned Rigs and drop-shots, 8 lb is perfect," he said. "But when I switch to dragging a bait along the bottom more like a tube or shaky head, I prefer 10 lb test. I'll go up to 12 lb when I am around thick cover."


The Perfect Walleye Setup;

Northern Wisconsin's Jeff Evans, of Jeff Evans Fishing Guides, guides clients throughout the state on Hayward area lakes, Chequamegon Bay and Lake Superior.


"For me, my go-to setup is the same for almost all of our walleye fishing," he says. "A 6'10" medium-light 13 Fishing Omen rod, 2000-sized 13 Fishing Creed GT spinning reel spooled with 30 lb Seaguar Smackdown Flash Green braided line with a leader of 10 lb Gold Label fluorocarbon. That line combination is the perfect diameter match and provides excellent knot strength."

His simplistic approach with rod, reel, and line gives him enough versatility to target walleye and bass with a wide range of different techniques. For walleye, that could be jigging minnows or leeches, using a Herky Jerky Minnow or Rapala Jigging Rap, or fishing spoons like a Kastmaster.


"Those three ways of fishing are 'bullet-proof' ways to catch walleye all season long," he says. "The same setup can fish them all."


Through much trial-and-error, he arrived at what he believes is the perfect line setup to cover almost all the situations he will face as he guides his clients nearly every single day from May 1st through November 1st.


"To be honest, the season is so busy that it's a blur, and as a guide that is on the water so much, I want to spend as little time as possible rigging rods at night and retying leaders," says Evans.


"That is one of the first things I noticed when switching to Gold Label fluorocarbon leaders is how easily the knots are to tie. They cinch down perfectly and that makes me faster and more efficient for my clients."


He credits Seaguar Smackdown braid with withstanding the grueling guide season he goes through every season.
"For as much as those reels are used, the Smackdown braid is incredibly durable," he adds.

"I spool up the reels to start the season, and I never have to re-spool all season. That's impressive to me and the line holds up to all of the rocks, wood, and weeds that we have in the water here."


There is still a place for simplifying things in the day and age of intense specialization for fishing gear. The use of braided fishing lines in spinning applications has helped anglers experience the benefits of better casting distance, more sensitivity, and the ability to customize your setup just by adjusting the size of your fluorocarbon leader.


Seaguar Smackdown braid is available in high visibility Flash Green and low visibility Stealth Gray. It is available in 150-yards spools in sizes ranging from 10 to 65 lb test.

Seaguar Gold Label fluorocarbon leader is available in twenty five-yard spools in 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 lb test for fresh water use, complementing the 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 , 50 , 60 and 80 lb test leaders available for saltwater.


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Third Crow Wing is located in southeastern Hubbard County, eight miles east of the town of Hubbard.

Third Crow Wing has a surface area of 643 acres and a maximum depth of 35 feet.

There is a state-owned public access located on the northwest shore of the lake.

The Crow Wing River flows from Fourth into Third then into Second Crow Wing Lake.

Boating between the lakes is possible with smaller craft.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has classified Minnesota's lakes into 43 different types based on physical, chemical, and other characteristics.

Third Crow Wing is in lake class 25.

These lakes are generally irregularly shaped and deep and have clear hard water.

Other area lakes in this same classification include:

Belle Taine, West Crooked, Upper and Lower Ojibway, Eagle, Island, Big and Little Mantrap, Little Sand, and Spider.

Third Crow Wing is a popular lake for panfish, as well as supporting good populations of Northern Pike, Walleye, and Largemouth Bass.

Bluegill and Pumpkinseed abundance was similar to recent surveys, with trap net catch rates near the first quartile for this lake class.

Bluegill and Pumpkinseed abundance in past surveys has fluctuated from low to moderate numbers.

Anglers will find Bluegill and pumpkinseed in the 6-8 inch size range.

Black Crappie abundance was similar to recent surveys and anglers will find good numbers of crappie in the 8-10 inch size range.

Walleye are abundant and numbers are similar to previous surveys.

The average size of sampled Walleye was 16.25 inches but fish up to 27.9 inches.

Northern Pike were abundance and similar to previous surveys.

Sampled northern pike had an average length of 22 inches, with pike measured up to 32 inches.

Third Crow Wing supports a decent largemouth bass fishery.

Other species sampled included Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Common Carp, Greater Redhorse, Pumpkinseed, Rock Bass, Shorthead Redhorse, Tullibee, White Sucker, and Yellow Bullhead.

Currently no aquatic invasive species (AIS) have been identified in Third Crow Wing.

However, faucet snails have been found in Second Crow Wing which is downstream of Third Crow Wing.

To avoid spreading AIS, lake users are required to remove all aquatic plants or animals from their watercraft and drain all water from their boat before leaving the access.


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