how is fishing in buffalo

[Alaskan Joe]

I did not get out, and I finally winterized the boat on Friday. This was a long, good season!

In one of the In Fisherman books, Al Linder says that he spends 50% of his fishing time jigging, 25% "precision" fishing with bouncers (short line, rod-in-hand), and the other 25% with all other techniques (Lindy rigging, trolling/casting cranks, etc.). I am sure that this is partly due to Minnesota's restrictions for 1 rod/angler (at the time that the book was written).

I am curious - How does everyone here spend their time walleye fishing? I am trolling worm harnesses ~70% of the time (most often multiple rods with bottom bouncers), trolling crankbaits 20% of the time, and ~10% of my time spent on everything else (jigging in the spring, etc.).

What do all of you do??

[captainjoe]

I spend 99.9 % if the time trolling. 75% of the time with worm harnesses. I use some plugs and spoons. I need to get out more. Work consumes way too much time. I plan to do more bottom bouncing next year. I don't use lead core but from what i hear it's been productive. I'm going to look into getting a lead core rod & reel. I'll have to see what fishkiller will be selling come spring.

[copo427ss]

Anyone get out on Thanksgiving fishing? Let' ignore the other posts and maybe they will go away. You know what i mean.

They won't go away til that person is banned snd this sight starts getting monitered better. I pm'd walleye Rick about it and am waiting his reply. Unfortunately this person has plastered the entire site and one member told his 8 yr old daughter on to read fishing reports and she saw porn. Not cool.

Otherwise I never did make it out T day. Got up in the morning and called my uncle and he decided to change his mind and not wanna go anymore.(Typical for him. he blew me off most of spring then wined when i came back with a bunch of fish) So I winterized the boat. Hard to find a fishing buddy replacement on thanksgiving lol

[copo427ss]

Personally my favorite way to fish eyes is jigging. Ill jig throughout the spring, then once they move deeper ill troll.
Jigging eyes requires a sensitive rod and a good feel for the difference between fish and bottom. This spring I out fished my friend standing right next to me using the same jig. He just didn't have the feel. It got to the point that he put his rod down and just netted fish for me. A friend of the family does better than me. He uses a different jig approach. 1/4oz white jig head with a whole crawler on it. He just lets it kinda swim through the water. He limits out as does his kids in their boat almost everytime he goes out. I added a number 6 octopus red hook to the end of the crawler and increased my catch rate by 50%. I trolled during the spring for years until I decided to jig.

[bailey]

I am a troller works the nuts i use everything but have yet to bottom bounce maybe give it a whirl this next season. I think we should see about having one of us added as a mod that way we can police our own threads. I think if one of you is computer savy maybe. You should make an offer to do it. I would offer but i know just enough to make me dangerous lol.

[copo427ss]

. I think we should see about having one of us added as a mod that way we can police our own threads. I think if one of you is computer savy maybe. You should make an offer to do it. I would offer but i know just enough to make me dangerous lol.

That's what I pm'd walleye Rick about yesterday.

[lineman49]

I am a troller 90% of the time & bottom bounce drift fish harnesses the rest. I use worm harnesses mostly but perfer stick baits & spoons when they are working. I run boards ,jets,& dipseys, riggers last if need be. Friends of mine bottom bounce rod in hand while trolling very slow & do really well with harnesses.
Whats up with all the crap on here?

[milt]

i like drifting or slow trolling with bouncers most of the time i tried jigging with erie dearys at night and got bigger fish in spring and early summer at the senca bouy im still learning just trying to see what works for me and listening to you guys on this site

[wnyguy]

I pm'd him before about that jerk who keeps putting up posts just trying to get people to click on his miami site and he never replied back. I wonder if he walleye fishes these days (if ever) because he certainly doesn't read the forums.

[captainjoe]

I talked to Walleye Rick a few months ago when i was buying some Cannon pole holders. I tried looking up his number in history and found it. I left a voice message about the porn on the web site. I asked him to check it out and delete it. Let's see what happens. He might be on vacation. ????? It's been a holiday week, maybe he's away????