


The heavier leader material and treble hook combine to make these spinners deadly effective for open water trolling using keel sinkers, Tadpole Divers, Guppy Weights, Jet Divers and Snap Weights.īottom bouncing with a walleye spinner produces countless walleye and remains one of our “go to” methods for targeting walleye in the spring and summer months.

4, 5 or 6 Yakima HammerTime Colorado blade completes the rig. Depending on the fishery and the mood of the fish, a No. The plastic clevice allows us to change out blade colors and sizes quickly without having to cut the harness. 6 beads followed by a Quick Change plastic blade clevice. 2 Trokar TK400U Octopus hook to hold the nose of the nightcrawler.

6 Eagle Claw TK310 wide bend Trokar treble at the business end and a No. Two hooks are snelled in place about three inches apart including a No. In our humble opinion, longer leaders separate the lure from the diver better and helps us catch more fish when trolling in the often clear waters of the Great Lakes. Instead of the standard 10 pound test leaders most guys use, our spinner rigs are tied using 72 inches of 17 pound test that holds up well to the abuse of sharp walleye teeth and the more powerful open water fish we often catch. The leader itself is gin clear fluorocarbon and we favor a little heavier and longer leader than most anglers. Because these harnesses never get close to the bottom, we tie up our own custom rigs using components unique to targeting suspended open water fish. The spinners we categorize as “open water” rigs are designed to be used on suspended walleye. These Yakima HammerTime Walleye Harnesses have become the author’s favorite in recent years. The foam leader boards produced by FishEng Products do a nice job of keeping walleye harnesses organized and ready for action. To keep things in our boat ship shape and the right gear readily at hand, we organize our spinners into four different categories intended for completely different fishing presentations. The common walleye spinner or what a lot of anglers still refer to as crawler harnesses catch us a bunch of fish, but not all the harnesses we use are configured the same. Here at Fishing 411 we carry a lot of different spinner rigs for catching walleye.
