These fish put up lively battles on the way to the net.Īfter removing hooks and then re-baiting, I noticed the monofilament of the spinner rig was often wedged into the "split ring" type bend of the wire of the bottom bouncer. None of these walleyes were under about 21 inches, with some of the longer walleyes running about 25 inches or so. I caught around thirty or so walleyes over the span of a little over one hour. I would start in about 25 fow and slowly work my way out to about 28 fow. I was pulling a two hook crawler harness behind the bottom bouncer. I pulled up to a rock hump and decided to use a bottom bouncer rather than vertical jig fish. These bottom bouncers have the "split ring" type of bend in the wire where the main fishing line is attached. I used some of my standard bottom bouncers while on a fishing trip during mid-September to a lake in NW Ontario. I will offer a bit of background for my original post. Many thanks to all that have responded to this post. On the other hand, maybe it is necessary to keep the gap of the "split ring" open to serve as a "spring" when the bottom bouncer is "pogo sticking" along the bottom. Do you do anything to the "split ring" on the bottom bouncer to close the gap? For example, do you close the gap in the "split ring" with a dab of epoxy or maybe solder? It took time to remove the spinner rig from the "split ring". I suspect the bottom bouncer was doing "loop de loops" around the main line and spinner rig during the course of fighting the fish, netting the fish and removing hooks. This bend sort of resembles a split ring.Īfter catching a fish, I frequently noticed that the spinner rig would often be fouled in the "split ring" of the bottom bouncer. The bottom bouncers that I use have a bend in the wire shaft where the main fishing line attaches to the bottom bouncer. I had considerable success when fishing for walleyes with bottom bouncers this summer. I would start with a good inexpensive rod (say $50-150, and then if you have the means, buy better rods if you feel the need.I have another question about bottom bouncers that I would like to pose before the Walleye Central fishing community. Like anything fishing, get the best you can afford. Takes a bit of practise, you'll understand once you catch a few fish. The other thing to learn is how to increase your hooksets by dropping the rod back when you sense them taking the bait - let them have it, then set the hook. I am embarrassed to tell you how many 28"+ walleye we have lost in my boat over the years due to the rod unloading as the fish breaks the surface - way too stiff a rod! Using a medium flex, well, that got rid of that issue. IMHO, longer the better - knowing what i know now, my choice would be to get a 8' or 8'6" rod (8'6" in the boat now)- makes it easy to get around the boat if you're turning/avoiding other caught fish, etc. There is a reason rod makers make rods specific for this, and they all have good backbone with usually a medium flex. You can still feel the bottom pretty good, yes not as good as the stiffer rods, but again, the increase in hooksets is rather remarkable with a softer rod. ^^^ that is very true - however softer rods will certainly increase your hooksets we proved that 100x's over this year ESPECIALLY when you have a light bite.
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