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If you are new to the trolling game or thinking about getting into it, there are a number of things that you need (or should have) before you get started.    I understand that it may take some time (and lots of money) to accumulate everything on this list, so you don't necessarily need everything before you start trolling big water (but...

As a custom crankbait maker, you are probably thinking that this article will be written to convince you that crankbaits are always the way to go.   Well, that's just not the case.   There's a time and place for crankbaits, harnesses and spoons, along with a variety of other options for catching walleyes.    I primarily fish Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, the...

In my previous article, I covered how important water color is when trolling for walleyes and what "just right" looks like.     In this article, I will cover how I go about finding the right water color without driving all over the lake looking for it.    If you are someone that enjoys chasing walleyes on Lake Erie or Lake St. Clair,...

When it comes to finding and catching walleyes on the great lakes and connecting waters, water color is one of the biggest factors.  This is true with jigging, trolling, etc.  However, it is absolutely critical when trolling, especially with crankbaits.  If you have been trolling for walleyes for many years like I have, it is relatively easy to look at the water...

We fished Lake St. Clair the morning of New Year's Eve, December 31, 2021. We started out hot, with 3 fish in the first pass, plus a lost muskie at the boat. We caught another 3 in our second pass, with another lost muskie and then they shut down. It was great to get out on the last day of the year....

Here's a link to a short video from "Big John", who is a friend of mine from Windsor, who has recently started focusing on the crankbait trolling bite for walleyes.    We were used to seeing him jigging for walleyes or Muskies on the Detroit River.      However, in this video that was shot on December 31st, 2021, they caught around...