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What kind of bait are you guys using for catching, not snagging, walleye? I've heard bright or neon curly tails in 3"-4" is not bad... but I really have no clue. How heavy of a jig head? I'm assuming 3/8? I've even seen pics of people catchin them with rapalas.
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You are right with the curly tails. Use a 1/16 oz head, the heaviest a 1/8th. The light ones sink just as good and tend to stay out of the rocks. I dont go as heavy as 3/8 untill i start chuckin swimbaits and really cookin right above the bottom.
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# 2 or 3 meps spiners with a home made paint job
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if you are going to the inlet at Willard. and the gates are open you may need something heavy like the 3/8 but I normally use a 1/8 jig head with white or [#000000]Chartreuse[/#000000] curly tail 2 to 3" . yesterday the water was running fast and furious. I could not get down to the fish. seen lots of guys rigging double jigs. but I've found that you snag more fish then catch at way. they were snagging a lot but thanks to the signs and DWR making the public more aware all the fish I seen snagged were released.
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Went to Utah Lake. I have wanted to try Willard, but I live in Sandy so UL is a lot more time efficient. I used a white and a brown curly tail - got NOTHIN! Luckily I found something that worked. I got 1 bite and landed it 22" 5 lbs. Pretty fun for my first walleye! Thanks for the responses guys.
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What was it that worked?
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I'm not exactly sure, but I think it's called a sonic bait or something like that. I originally got it for the white bass down there. It was the only bright lure I had on me. I'll include a pic.
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