Red Hot Blades for Midsummer Walleyes

Riggers, jiggers, crankers, and bladers, all nicknames for anglers who use a particular method in pursuitof the elusive walleye. The most successful fisherman have become adept at applying all of th aforementioned techniques. While all methods can produce all year long; they’re not always the most productive method for that particular moment. Being able to read the conditions and adjusting your presentation can keep you on the fish. Good “bladders” have learned that one of the most consistent producers across the country has been a spinner and live bait combination. Spinners are designed to add flash and vibration to live bait like crawlers, leeches, and minnows. Flash and vibration is delivered by a revolving blade at the front of the bait. Different blade shapes and sizes can vary the amount of vibration produced and they can also add a splash of color. Northland Tackle’s new Rock’n Rainbow Spinner comes with a new level of vibration and has an erratic and kind of crazy action that can drive walleyes nuts and is something they haven’t seen before. It’s available in some great colors a and comes with a one or two hook harness. The standard spinner comes tied with a pre-determined leader length, and can restrict its use. The Rock’n Rainbow has a short length of leader that holds the main body of the bait together and has no extended leader. Leader length is determined by the user which allows you the flexibility to adjust the length for each set of conditions.

I believe it was the country singer Randy Travis who first coined the phrase "digging up bones." This phrase has become an anthem to people all over the Midwest and Canada as "shed hunters" set out in their quest each year to the woods and fields at their chance to "dig up bones." By definition a bone is "any of the pieces of hard tissue forming the skeleton of most vertebrate animals". This definition also happens to include the hardware so proudly displayed on the heads of white tailed buck deer, as a sign of power, ability to survive, and dominance.

Ice anglers who enjoy catching it all have a lot more fun, plain and simple. They have more options for one thing, and they can stretch out a season right to the bitter end for another. Getting hung up on one species really limits where you can go and what you can do and your timing has to be precise. The multi-specie angler on the other hand can almost always find something to fish for, and can take advantage of the good peaks that happen every hard water season.