Walleye

Planer boards spread your lines 20–30 feet per side, keeping baits out of the boat wake and letting you cover far more water than flat-lining. This guide walks through first-spread deployment, lead stagger, turn management, and troubleshooting …

This page gives you the complete first trolling spread — planer boards, crankbaits covering three depth zones, linecounter reels for repeatable results, and quick-change terminal. Use the presets to cut through decisions fast, or build your kit …

Lead length is one of the most powerful variables in a trolling spread — it controls depth, lure action, stealth, and spread management all at once. These rules explain how to set leads, stagger a board spread, and adjust when things stop worki …

Wind, depth, fish spread, water color, and available time all determine whether jigging or trolling puts more Erie walleye in the boat. This decision tree walks through every variable so you can make the right call before you drop lines. { "@ …

Lake Erie's water color changes faster than any other Great Lakes fishery — clear one morning, stained by afternoon when the wind shifts. This playbook tells you exactly what to throw in each condition, how to find and fish the mud line seam, a …

Divers are the logical next step after you've mastered a basic board spread — they reach depths boards and long leads can't, add controlled lateral separation, and expand your depth coverage without downriggers. This guide covers the specific s …

Speed is the most powerful variable in your trolling spread — it controls lure action, running depth, board behavior, and how walleye respond to your bait. This guide covers starting speed ranges, the change ladder that eliminates guesswork, an …

Bottom bouncer weight is the variable most harness anglers set once and never revisit — until they spend a whole pass out of the strike zone. The right weight changes with depth, drift speed, and current. This chart gives you a starting point f …

Leader length is the adjustment most harness anglers never make — and it is one of the fastest fixes for short strikes. More distance between the bouncer wire and the harness gives wary fish more time to fully eat the bait before reaching the h …

Blade selection is the step most harness anglers overthink. There are two decisions — size and color — and both follow a single upstream variable: trolling speed. Set speed first, match blade size to that speed, then adjust color for wate …

This page gives you the complete harness and bottom bouncer system — harness components or pre-tieds, bouncer weight matched to depth and drift speed, and the anti-twist terminal that keeps everything running clean. Use the presets to cut throu …

Spinner rigs outperform most presentations during the post-spawn flat bite and through summer — when walleye spread across structure and need a consistent, triggering profile. This hub covers speed targets, blade selection, bouncer weight rules …