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Old 05-09-2014, 01:01 PM
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While fishing for walleye has anyone noticed a difference using smelt vs minnows ? Thanks
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Old 05-09-2014, 01:16 PM
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While fishing for walleye has anyone noticed a difference using smelt vs minnows ? Thanks
I prefer minnows to smelt for everything aside from burbot, but that's just me.
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Old 05-09-2014, 06:13 PM
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Minnows are preferred. They seem to be firmer, fresher and seems to me, they catch more walleyes.
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Old 05-09-2014, 06:21 PM
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Minnows are preferred. They seem to be firmer, fresher and seems to me, they catch more walleyes.
Yeah but smelts are cheaper...

I prefer to not use bait myself. Lures all the way!
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Old 05-09-2014, 06:38 PM
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Yeah but smelts are cheaper...

I prefer to not use bait myself. Lures all the way!
Smelts are cheaper when you buy the one pound bag at superstore...We cut them into 3's today as usual and caught pike and walleye all day long....
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Old 05-09-2014, 06:46 PM
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Spot tail shiners are natural forage for walleye. Common in lakes and reservoirs. Walleyes prefer them and so do I.
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Old 05-09-2014, 08:26 PM
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Yeah but smelts are cheaper...

I prefer to not use bait myself. Lures all the way!
Me too. Open water is lures for 99% of my fishing.

Ice is another thing, with more bait used, however, I caught more fish this ice season on lures.

The lures out-fished natural bait 5 to 1 for me this ice season.
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Old 05-09-2014, 10:19 PM
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I can fish shoulder to shoulder with fishermen at a "popular" spot on Sylvan. I use smelts exclusively and it's actually comical how badly smelts outfish minnows.
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