rufus Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) I went Walleye fishing for a bit on Tuesday and reached deep into my tackle box for an old-timey lure - an original Rapala. It was hot and hazy from forest fire smoke and the fishing was slower than a week ago but I did catch a few. I tried out Simon's "stomach cam" view but think I will leave that for him in the future <center><iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cdxDbCfN2yU?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </center> Edited July 22, 2011 by NWO Fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerbasshunter Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 hey cool video! cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 How many ounces is that egg sinker? Looks like you are dropping it straight down then trolling with your electric? Does that big sinker ever get caught up in the structure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 very cool, good tunes too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufus Posted July 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 How many ounces is that egg sinker? Looks like you are dropping it straight down then trolling with your electric? Does that big sinker ever get caught up in the structure? I am using a 3 oz sinker. It is actually a modified bottom bouncer weight which slides up and down the line. I like 3 oz because I am usually fishing between 25 and 50 feet or if I am shallower there is current and that needs some weight too. The original Rapala is a floater so that keeps it from getting hung up when trolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 That last bait looked like an HJ.. You jiving us coldtrain?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Farmer Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Thanks for sharing. Now if only shows on TV were like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Great video, thanks for posting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Great video...thanks for sharing! Great simple technique to get down to the fish...and it seems to work! Looks like an original floater with a modern day finish on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufus Posted July 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Thanks everyone! There was actually two different lures used in the video. The lure used in the "stomach cam" shot had the modern finish on it and it is possible that lure was a HJ although it was just used for that one fish. The main lure used had the original bland finish on it and was definitely the original floater - I know because it was still in the original box What didn't make it into the video were several sauger, a couple of pike, smallmouth bass, and even a perch and a rock bass smaller than the lure. They all liked the lure. I remember using a floating original Rapala back when that was the only Rapala lure they made back when I was a kid. Then there was a span of decades until I tried it again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) cool video... thats how a lot of people on the st.lawrance troll... with a weight in front of a crank.... and i do well in the spring fishing shallow for post spawn walleye with original floaters Edited July 22, 2011 by Musky Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 nice video!! Im going to give that a shot one day trolling the deep sections in the trent river! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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