| If you are going to be trolling out on a lake, plugs | | | | Crankbaits are a popular type of plugs that are often |
| such as crankbaits are an excellent choice of walleye | | | | used in walleye fishing, especially when trolling |
| fishing lure. Since plugs are made to sink in the water, | | | | weedbeds. If you decide to focus on a weedbed, |
| they will be located at depths where they will be | | | | troll the area in a back-and-forth fashion. One mistake |
| found by their targets. | | | | anglers tend to make when trolling crankbaits in |
| One reason why trolling is so popular is because | | | | weedbeds is using monofilament fishing line. While it is |
| instead of focusing on one area for an extended | | | | possible to catch fish using monofilament line, braided |
| amount of time, you can move from area to area | | | | line is a highly superior choice for this angling situation. |
| and concentrate on spots where the fish are biting. | | | | Braided line does not stretch in the way that |
| Trolling for walleyes is particularly effective because it | | | | monofilament does. If you have been trolling |
| allows you to keep your bait in the water for a | | | | crankbaits and have been having trouble setting your |
| period of time long enough for them to study your | | | | hook, try switching to a braided line. |
| bite and decide if they want to bite. Walleyes are | | | | Walleyes will be most attracted to a crankbait with a |
| picky when it comes to eating and will not make the | | | | wide wobble, so select a plug that is long and thin, as |
| decision to bite right away. By trolling with your plug | | | | opposed to a shorter and squatter bait. Chubbier |
| and twitching your rod at certain intervals, you can | | | | crankbaits will help you when you are bass fishing, |
| help pique and keep a potential strike's interest. | | | | but walleyes generally do not go for a tight wobble. |