When I started fishing for walleye ~5 years ago, I bought a bunch of crank baits (reef runners, tail dancers, shad raps, etc.), some trolling spoons, and a bunch of jigs. I use stick baits in the spring, and I occasionally spend a little time jigging, but 90-95% of my walleye fishing is pulling worm harnesses. I am sure that they are not the optimal bait at all times, but they seem to work almost all of the time. It is hard to move away from something that works so well....