Went out tonight for a little night trolling for walleye to see if I could catch a few bigger fish.I've been catching 5 or 6 jigging each time but only 1 at 18in.Most around 15 or less[the new size limit this year]Started in 18 yo 20 ft just before dark trolling a tail dancer and a perch colored shad rap.I caught 3 small ones in 15 minutes,all on the shad rap but then things slowed down.Put on the 4in x-rap and a clear colored glass shadrap and moved to 10 to 12ft.Between 8:30 and 10:30 I caught 11 or 12 more walleye and 1 smally.Most all were caught on the x-rap while working the rod while trolling.Mostly when I paused the bait for a second or two the strike came.I lost one big boy,eventhough I was only trolling at 1 to 1.5 mph I had to stop the motor.It was like a stump that had violent head shakes.Got him half way in and,oh well.6 or 7 lbs at least.I only kept 3 in the 17 1/2 to 19in range for supper.Im sure they'll be good eating.I dont post much here but enjoy reading your posts greatly.You guys sure have a great forum,the best fishing reports around.
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