Andrew Martinsen Reviews Unique Walleye Presentations

Hi, Andrew Martinsen from Walleye Fishing Secrets here.

Changing up techniques and presentations can help you find ones which work effectively and increase the success you have finding and hooking these fish.

Here are some off-the-wall walleye presentations that can work for you to catch more fish.

One presentation that many anglers do not use is to use small leeches, especially during the cold weather when the Walleye are closer to the surface.

Smaller bait including leeches can be more successful when the fish are slow and sluggish due to low water temperatures. This smaller bait  will look like a tasty little morsel to even the slowest fish, and the odds are good that they will hit it.

In fact, next time you’re at the bait cooler at the bait shop, try out something you’ve never used before to walleye fish with – you may get a nice surprise when you try it out!

One thing to do which is weird but that actually works at certain times is to simply walk up to the water on the shoreline and drop in your line and bait.

This may seem too simplistic and too oddball to work, but it can be very effective, especially during certain times of the day and the year, such as dusk and spawning times.

Another weird presentation that is unusual but effective is to use underwater humps and hills. Most anglers stay away from these formations, from the belief that unlike underwater structure these humps do not provide any cover and so are not attractive to walleye.

This is oftentimes a false belief.

Underwater hills an provide a gradual incline that offers many layers fish can rest against. This makes presenting the walleye with live bait a simple matter of dropping it next to the hump in the water.

Use a bait with a treble hook, and if laws and regulations allow in your area, attach different live baits on each hook to present several baits at once.

This may seem weird, because most anglers use either artificial bait or live bait but not both together, but it can work to help make your next fishing trip more successful and productive than ever.

Another tip is to try new and unusual baits, no matter how odd.

Walleye are predator fish and will eat just about anything if they are hungry enough, especially if it looks and smells tasty.

Chicken gizzards have been used and been successful in a pinch, and this is not the only odd or unusual bait that has ever been used and caught a Walleye. Just because a bait is not commonly used for Walleye does not mean it may not be effective.

Another technique that may be considered weird by some anglers but which can work very effectively is to simply pull the bait across the bottom, using sufficient weight to keep it down.

This may not seem like a good move, because jigging once in a while may be advised, but a fast pull across the bottom of the lake or river may stir up the curiosity of the fish, forcing them to come and investigate.

Try attaching a swivel and then using two types of artificial bait, one brightly colored and the other in more subdued tones. Leave enough length for the bait to separate, and determine which one is more effective. You may get a surprise and get a bite on each one.

I love trying odd presentations and methods that no-one else is using. The best part is when you get to shore and tell people what you’ve been catching fish with and
watching the looks on their faces!