Call me old fashioned, but...

[huggybear]

AMEN drifting and casting now THAT'S WALLEYE FISHING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[waterdog]

Happy Hooker has golden nuggets~! come get some~!~!

[Jimbo-lie-ya]

Being as I fish alone, I still like fishing the "bye-gone" way. Last time out I tied on my well worn Erie Dearie that was always good to me years ago. Drift fishing, I caught numerous 8" Walleyes. I finally had to move out from between Kelly's and South Bass. The marks on my fish finder showed them to be stack up upon themselves. Hope they grow faster than the 14 inches from last year. They either didn't grow or they are from another hatch.

[Pauken23]

IMO these shorts are from a new hatch. Getting a lot of 15 1/2-17 out there as well.

[bobd47fish]

Back in the day, I accumulated a lot of forward weight lures. Erie Dearies, Reef Runners, Tom's, Tiny Teasers, Parrishes, you name it. As time went by and fish started hitting more on worm harnesses, weapons, spoons, and crankbaits, in general, these went into the box and rarely saw the light of day.

70% of the time I go out fishing alone. When I go out with family or friends, I will bother to set up the trolling gear. By myself, I just don't justify the time, effort, and cost in gas to put out two poles.

Well nothing is easier to cast than a forward weight lure, and with the number of fish being caught this year, I have done something on a more regular basis that I haven't done for years (minus once or twice a year for kicks). I've been drifting/casting with forward weight lures.

In 2 trips on the lake I've put 10 keepers in the box using them.

Now I'm not saying this isn't a fluke, I'm just saying, with the number of fish out there... it's worth a shot if you still have them kicking around.

When you think about it, it makes some sense. Last time I saw the lake with this many fish in it was when the hatchery on south bass was still running, in the early to mid 90s. Back then hardly anyone bothered to troll. It wasn't needed. Packs of boats would be bunched up drifting and casting.

Man, it would be neat to return to that for a few years, as it looks like we have had a couple really good hatches in a row....

Some of us never stopped. It's called fishing, not driving around in a boat running into fish
Yes, trollers catch more, but trust me, we drifters have more fun feeling the fish hit etc.
Last few years have been tough drifting, but I have more than enough fish for myself and relatives. Next 3-4 years will be fantastic, unless trollers drown all the small ones.....

[Eyezcrazy]

Some of us never stopped. It's called fishing, not driving around in a boat running into fish
Yes, trollers catch more, but trust me, we drifters have more fun feeling the fish hit etc.
Last few years have been tough drifting, but I have more than enough fish for myself and relatives. Next 3-4 years will be fantastic, unless trollers drown all the small ones.....

You didn't have to go there. That is the great part - we are all free to fish in the manner that makes us happy. If I want to feel the fish I can catch sheep head all day. I like to eat them.

[drift fisher]

Always drifted/casted always will that's fishing

[Eyezcrazy]

Always drifted/casted always will that's fishing

We guessed that from your name...lol