There wasn’t a lot of new info forthcoming from yesterday’s walleye tourney on TV.
One tip, might be new for some folks, even though it has been widely used on Saginaw Bay and in recent years down here on Erie in tourney situations.
When rigging your crawler harnesses at home, and snelling the hooks on a two hook rig, use a #10 treble hook for your back hook. This would be tied on first, then snell your #2 livebait hook on next before installing your beads. The angler in this segment of the show used a quick snap clevis for adding his blades on to match the situations.
I tried this several years ago with a Mustad triple grip treble, and could feel some of the fish getting off while the treble skidded out of its mouth. Its like I love my St Croix rods because I could feel it happening, but then again, there were fish lost. I solved it by going slightly bigger and using a #8 Triple Grip. Problem solved. The use of a round belly hook might allow for the #10’s though.
Strategy #2:
This involved your choice of blades to match the conditions of the water and weather. Bright metallic blades for sunny days, and then your chartruses and other bright painted blades for darker conditions. Northland’s Sunrise (yellow/orange) blade pattern was highlighted during this part. Pink Panties would be a another good choice for this type of situation, from Silver Streak and Wolverine Tackle.