Walleye Fishing Jig:Casting For Walleye Amazing Tips And Uses!
Posted: Saturday, February 28, 2009
by Mark Fleagle
oldfishinghole.com
Casting Jigs For Walleye
There are many excellent walleye artificial lures that work in different situations but by far the most universal artificial that constantly catches walleye is the lead head jig manufactured with the walleye in mind. If you think about it, there is an excellent reason the walleye jig is so universal. Walleye spend the majority of there time on the bottom of what ever type of water they are located in.
Casting walleye fishing jigs
The most widely used jigging for walleye fishing technique is casting and this technique works great in shallow water.When walleyes are in the shallows, drifting or trolling over them or even anchoring nearby, will probably spook them But you will not disturb them if you anchor at a distance and cast.
If you plan on working a shallow reef , anchor in a deep water position , so the the wind will push you to the edge of the reef. If do not get any walleye bites, don't quit! move you your boat about 20yards to left or right and anchor again. Repeat this process until you get a walleye hit.
If the walleye are not schooled, and are located at different points about the reef, or breakline, drift your your boat near the reef or breakline but but not on it, then cast your walleye fishing jig towards the shallows working the jig back towards you.I would recommend you have your electric trolling motor ready to keep you running parallel with the reef or breakline.Use your trolling motor to keep you boat drifting parallel to the reef or breakline. If you catch a walleye toss out a marker and work the area until the fish stop biting then move on.
Sometimes walleyes will be suspended off the bottom. You will need to find the depth they are located at by casting your jig for walleye and counting as the jig descends. Very your count count before you start reeling in until you get a hit. It is very important that you remember your count when you got your walleye hit. I will usually write the count down on paper for future use. Now repeat the same count and begin working the area.
Remember casting jigs for walleye work best when the fish or in the shallows.
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