I saw my first walleye at the age of seven and i have had a love fest for the fish all of my fishing life. when I was a boy the only pickerel that were cought came from the canadian reefs the chicks and around pelee. and back then it was the flat fish hard bait and casting into the rocks on the reefs to catch fish and usualy early morning paid off. then came the weight forward lowe lure the answere to count down casting and a whole new way to find the elusive walleye then the hot & tot and every other stick bait that could dive deeper became a good bet. today the worm rig and bottom bouncers. I think every method that I have used in the past would work if i would want to try them today but as fishing conditions have changed the trolling moter has been mounted to the boat and worm rigs with weight forward on boards has been my best attack. it has been a good bait for the past seven years by changing blade colors to meet the conditions of the water. this year has been extreamly rough with high winds and muddy water I have not had a great spring but I think every one is hitting the panic button a little early no it is not 2007 or 2008 any more but the fish are out their and maybe a bad spring is what the fish needed so fewer spring fish pulled may help the population for all in the future