How fast do you troll crawler harnesses for walleye?
Walleye trolling speed for crawler harness The best trolling speed for fishing with a crawler harness is from 1 to 1.4 mph. This is significantly slower than most other baits used in the summer, and the reason for this is that you don’t want to rip off your nightcrawler from the harness by trolling at high speeds.
What line do you use for a crawler harness?
Monofilament is the second most popular choice of line for making spinner harnesses. Examples of Monofilament Lines used for Tying Spinner HarnessesFluorocarbon line is also a great choice for making spinner harnesses. Similar to monofilament, it’s easy to tie and widely available.
How long should a crawler harness be?
You can put crawlers, minnows, leeches and plastics on a harness. My go to set up is a two ounce bottom bouncer with a harness between 4-6′ long. It is conducive to use a longer snell in clearer waters, thus on Lake of the Woods, I normally go about 5′ or so as the water is stained.
How much line do you let out when trolling for walleye?
Downriggers allow for extra long length between the downrigger ball and the lure. Let out 50 feet of line and clip into the release. If that’s not enough distance to prevent your lake’s wary walleyes from seeing the ball…then let out 150 feet of line!
What size hooks for crawler harness?
For single hook harnesses a size #2, #1 or 1/0 Octopus live bait hook is often used. Sometimes a longer shanked hook is preferred for single hook harnesses, such as a #2 , #1, 1/0 or 2/0 Aberdeen or a size 1/0, 2/0 or 3/0 EWG or Offset worm hook.
Can a crawler harness be used to catch walleye?
One of the key takeaways that really helped me to become a more effective walleye angler was the fact crawler harnesses are extremely effective in a variety of waters, a variety of depths and are absolute walleye catching machines.
What’s the best way to hook up walleye?
If you’re trolling higher in the water column (for suspended walleye), you can increase the hook up rate on a crawler harness by exchanging the single hook at the end of the harness with a treble hook, and this setup is also better for improving the hook up rate with planer boards.
How big should the hooks be on a crawler harness?
I normally tie the hooks about 1.5” – 2” apart. This allows one hook in the head of the crawler and the other near the band of the crawler. Ideally, I want the crawler running straight in the water. If you have an interest in tying your own harnesses, I would recommend looking at YouTube, where there are many great examples.
What kind of rig to use for walleye?
By far the most popular way to use a bottom bouncer rig for walleye is with a crawler harness (also known as a spinner rig). For more details on this rig, check out our guide on rigging for walleye.
