Slipfloat, dropshot dock walleye

[captpierre]

Going to spend a week at the cottage.

 

I have a weedbed about 10 ft out from my dock.

 

At 30 ft out, it stops and there is about 15-20ft deep water

 

I bought some glow in the dark slip floats and I was going to try some slammers or Gulp dropshotting just beyond the weedbed after dark from the dock.

 

Will this work? Anybody try it?

 

peter

[mike rousseau]

I was actually planning on trying slip float walleye soon... But drifting an offering under the float...

[mike rousseau]

Your biggest issue would be reeling a walleye through a weed bed I would think...

[Fang]

One of my go to techniques now up north. If I can see them on the graph on distinct structure and the bite is slow, out comes the slip bobber.

 

Rig a whole dew worm nose hooked on a 1/8 oz jig head and get it about a foot off the bottom. The biggest problem you might have is getting the bobber stop smoothly through the guides on a 7ft rod when casting. I run a 9 ft rod and change over to the dacron stops you get in the Lindy float packs. They travel through the guides a bit better than the rubber beads

 

Northland tackle makes a short shank bait jig head that is perfect for this presentation.

[northernpike56]

I dock fish for walleye all the time at my cottage! Similar layout to yours, 7 ft weedbed about 15 feet out. The eyes come in to feed at night.

 

I have a thrill lighted bobber that I use, set the depth to 5 ft, and put on either a leech, minnow, or worm. I had the most luck on a big fat leech last time. I have some pics as proof of what it can do on my laptop but don't know how to post. I also had very good luck casting a floating original rapala. I got a 16" and lost an even larger one in one night doing that as well as numerous 12-14".

[jim]

One of my go to techniques now up north. If I can see them on the graph on distinct structure and the bite is slow, out comes the slip bobber.

 

Rig a whole dew worm nose hooked on a 1/8 oz jig head and get it about a foot off the bottom. The biggest problem you might have is getting the bobber stop smoothly through the guides on a 7ft rod when casting. I run a 9 ft rod and change over to the dacron stops you get in the Lindy float packs. They travel through the guides a bit better than the rubber beads

 

Northland tackle makes a short shank bait jig head that is perfect for this presentation.

 

Hey Fang, learn to tie a nail knot, I have a "tie-fast" knot tyer that I bought on-line. Being able to tie the nail knot directly to your line , makes life very easy!!

[Fang]

Yep that's what we do. I keep a whack of 8" pieces of dacron in my box and some beads and tie up as needed

[steel&chrome]

I would give it a try, you never know! the benefit is that the slip float plus the heavier weight of the drop-shot will allow you to cast much farther, helping you to target the drop-off...goodluck!