Video: Spring Crankbait Rigging Tips for Giant Walleyes
Ross Robertson 04.21.17
We’ve all seen the countless videos showing how to tune a crankbait, but did you know that your terminal tackle can also be throwing you a curve?
Regardless of where you fish during spring, trolling crankbaits in some fashion or another will likely play a role. One of the biggest mistakes anglers can make is using too large of terminal tackle, which can actually change the way a crankbait runs.
Forgoing a large snap-swivel in exchange for a small Duo-Lock snap will help ensure you’re getting the most out of your crankbaits. When snap weights or anything that can create line twist are likely, add a micro-swivel several feet up from your lure to combat twist, but still get great action out of your crankbaits. Note: Placing a swivel more than 3 feet up your line will impede netting, and it can smash into your rod tip, potentially creating damage.
Check out the video below to see exactly how it’s done.
Editor’s note: OutdoorHub is pleased to welcome our newest contributor, Capt. Ross Robertson of Bigwater Guide Service. Capt. Robertson and crew provides educational guide trips for monster walleyes and smallmouth bass. The Bigwater team fishes ice-out to ice-up on the Great Lakes, spending the majority of the year on Lake Erie’s western and central basins.
