03-09-2010, 02:21 AM
Hopefully one day I will be able to contribute to the Utah walleye-catching club but in my day I have caught a many of Waldos. Tube dude is correct in that they can be very finicky. I have been in situations where the fish would hit like wild fire and then a small front would roll through and it was like someone slammed on the fishing breaks. Also I have fished areas where bait was everything, for instance in the fall right before ice up in North Dakota the only things the Waldos would eat were live frogs, nothing else. The bigger the better. When tube dude mentions cold weather. Imagine a nice 30 or 40 mph NW gust on into evening in October, 30 miles from Canada. BRRRRRRR!!! Then I've been places where they would only eat leeches. But like fishing anywhere or any species you must get out and get after them. There were a many time I got the old skunkarroony but then there are those when the monsters took hold. I am attaching an old photo of my monster the picture is not very good and all I have is it and some fond memories but I thought I would share. The biggest is 30" and 12 lbs. It is deceiving with the others but the other 4 were all over 20". The ruler doesn't lie!
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