Walleye fishing

[funebonz880]

First off I love to walleye fish and am just a little curious on a couple of things. Like where are you guys catching you most legal fish (fow). And on what lure (like hot 'n tots color and size).

I have been walleye fishing twice this year (really once because Sunday we came back in because of the high waves). But i went out with my uncle and fish in 17 FOW and went 8 for 10 and all 8 being keepers with the biggest weighing in at 7.5lbs. Now our best color has been the ghostly white with orange bottom and spots on the 1/4 ounce hot 'n tot.

Two more things. We are using homemade planer boards and they seem to be working just fine. I would like to know what advantages otterboats would have over my home made ones.

And where can i get some maps that will show me latitude and depths and stuff like that?? Thanks for all you help

:fish:

[andy capp]

We use homemade boards too. I don't like otter boats at all. And the plastic folding planers, those flipped in 2 foot waves. We made a set that are 2 1/5 ft long out of 1x10 cedar that are sweet. We painted the hot pink for fun cause everyone elses are orange or green. We catch'em out deep and shallow both. Our magic depth has been 24 fow. But a month ago it was 16.

[RichP]

I've only been out on Erie twice this year so far. I've got a small boat so my trips have to be planned according to calm weather.

Between the two trips my buddy and I have probably boated 2 to 3 dozen eyes in the 10-14" range but only 5 keepers. Did manage one pretty 27 incher over this past weekend which I decided to pardon.

I'm not rigged for deepwater. I've been trolling harnesses in 14-20 FOW mostly with firetiger and rainbow hologram blades.

[funebonz880]

What are the pros and cons of the otter boats? I thought they were the best you can get.

[andy capp]

I've seen otters get stuffed in waves, and I seen them flip. I would rather run inlines than otters. Thats just my preference.

[MI_STEELHEAD]

I have both....it seems my otters don't pull hard. I called Big John and they suggested I redrill to change the angle of pull. I did and they work a bit better but I still am not that happy. I heard guys who pull big 3 board planners have the best setup. Does anyone know where to buy them? Anyone got a opinion on them. I don't have time to dik around making something I'll never think I have tuned right. I need to spend all my time catching and releasing undersized walleyes before CA take them all.

[funebonz880]

I've never heard people using 3 boarders. Interesting. I bet you could search for plans on the internet and just go exactly to the plans, would probably be pretty easy.