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My Walleye Fishing Essentials!
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items These are all of my fishing gear and lure favorites for walleye fishing. I’ve been walleye fishing for over 30 years and have learned quite a few tips and tricks along the way which have caught me thousands of fish! I am always putting new gear to th...
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What You’ll Find in my Walleye Tackle Box!
The Best Fishing Gear I Have Found for Walleye Fishing!
What You’ll Find in my Walleye Tackle Box!
My favorite gear and lures that I use to catch walleyes!
This is my favorite lure of all time that catches pretty much everything! My favorite color is the black and silver, but I also do well with the perch pattern. You can twitch and pause them on the surface like a topwater lure, a more aggressive twitc...
Rapala Original
I love the Rapala Rippin Rap for walleyes, they work awesome in both lakes and rivers. You can reel them steadily or jig and rip them off the bottom to provoke strikes. I usually use Size 6 and Size 7 and my favorite colors are Helsinki Shad, Firetig...
Rapala Rippin' Rap
These plastics working amazing in the rivers for walleyes. They have a unique thumping action that entices walleyes to strike, even at night because of the vibration they send through the water. I love using the 3 1/4” size in white, chartreuse orang...
B-Fish-N AuthentX Series Pulse-R | Cabela's
The Berkley Gulp minnow is a must have for both lake and river walleye fishing. The scent on these will provoke even the most finicky fish to bite. I like to use these on a 3 way rig with a pencil lead sinker jigging them off the bottom. My favorite ...
Berkley Gulp! Minnow
These jig heads work great for any soft plastic or if you want to use live bait. They have durable, sharp hooks and lots of nice paint colors. I normally use 1/8oz or 1/4oz but it depends on if you’re using them in heavy current or not. The more curr...
Northland Fishing Tackle Gum-Ball Jighead | Bass Pro Shops
These plastics work amazing for walleyes in the rivers, they have a swimming action similar to a twister tail with a little more wiggle and walleyes can’t seem to get enough of them! I use both the 3” and 4” size for walleyes and my favorite colors t...
B-Fish-N AuthentX Series Moxi | Bass Pro Shops
The Keitech Easy Shiners are a staple for me for all different fish species but I love using them for walleyes, especially in the rivers. I use both the 3” and 4” sizes. Try reeling or jigging them and I guarantee you’ll get bites! I love the colors ...
Keitech Easy Shiner Swimbait | Bass Pro Shops
These Kalin plastics work awesome for walleyes in the rivers and lakes. I use the 3” and 4” sizes the most and love the colors White, Chartreuse Salt & Pepper, Chartreuse Pearl and Blue Pearl Salt & Pepper! You can reel these at a steady pace...
Kalin's Lunker Grubs | Bass Pro Shops
Keitech Swimbaits are a staple for me for all different fish species but I love using them for walleyes, especially in the rivers. I use both the 3” and 4” sizes. Try reeling or jigging them and I guarantee you’ll get bites! I love the colors Electri...
Keitech Swing Impact Swimbait | Bass Pro Shops
The Best Fishing Gear I Have Found for Walleye Fishing!
I love using the St. Croix Triumph 6’6 Medium Light action rods for walleyes. They allow the fish to put up a good fight while also having the backbone to get them in the night easily.
St. Croix Triumph Spinning Rod | Cabela's
The Piscifun Carbon X II reels in the 2000 and 3000 size have been a recent favorite of mine for open water fishing. If you pair it with a St. Croix rod, you’ll have a great set up for multiple species!
Piscifun®Carbon X II Best Ultralight Spinning Reels
PowerPro Braid is my favorite braided fishing line to use for multiple species. For walleyes, I primary use 10lb in moss green. Braided line is very durable and snag resistant which is crucial for river fishing because it will help you pop snags out ...
PowerPro Braided Spectra Fiber Microfilament Line 300 Yards | Bass Pro Shops
Trilene Fluorocarbon is an excellent fluorocarbon line that is super invisible underwater and works well for leader material in case you don’t want to tie straight to braid. I mainly use 10lb for walleyes, but if you’re using smaller lures you can do...
Berkley Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon Line | Bass Pro Shops