WANTED WILLARD WALLEYES

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When I feed it to them, it's after they have nibbled on the worm harness but not fully taken it. I want to make sure the fish has it in it's mouth before you sweep set it and you can tell that by feel. When you can feel the resistance, not the initial bite, and know it's in the eye's mouth then sweep. If the walleye nibble at the rod and don't hit it where the rod is bending then I will try and pick it out of the rod holder and feed it back to them, there is usually no reeling in unless the fish takes the bait towards the boat. If I'm trolling a lot of the time they will hit it, the pole is bending and comes back pretty much setting the hook by itself. I do give it a hook set just not as major as most people do. I lost a fish yesterday because I didnt set the hook hard enough. There is a lot of guys with a lot of walleye experience on this board. Maybe some of them could offer their opinions as well? It's easier to show then to type.
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