While tackling the seasons anglers need to consider many variables in fishing for cold water eyes. Like in the pike topic the other day, walleyes want the slow approach when temps are chilly below the surface. Whether you use cranks or blades this time of the year, dial down the speedometer on the boat.
I am a harness guy, give me a meat rig and I can pretty much fish with anyone on the big water, no matter the season. This time of the year presents a certain type of approach to catching eyes, you want to fish slow, but you have to have enough speed to get the blades spinning. The solution is to choose plastic.???
Mack’s Lures offers a special blade unique to the walleye world, a spinner made of plastic.
This unique blade spins freely with the line going through the center hole, and because it is made of plastic it will spin at at slower speeds. My favorite ones are the “Mirror” blades at the bottom of the pic, just because of the finish.