Fishing the West v.s. Mid-West

Can you guys help me out with this one. As I will soon be fishing as a co-angler, guys have been asking me if I’ve fished the Mid-West. Well, no!! So is the fishing so different than Colorado , Wyoming , Nebraska and South Dakota where I’ve spent my time fishing.

I suppose it depends on what you’re fishing for

By the way welcome to IDO Ron

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Thanks, for the welcome . I am interested in walleye. As I will be new to fishing the Mid-West as a co-angler, I’ve been asked if I’ve fished the Mid-Waters for walleye. I do a tone of jigging (vertical mostly), lindy rigging, trolling and bottom bouncing. I have no idea what this “slider rigging” is all about but would like to get an understanding of it. So my fishing will most likely be during the day.

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Thanks, for the welcome . I am interested in walleye. As I will be new to fishing the Mid-West as a co-angler, I’ve been asked if I’ve fished the Mid-Waters for walleye. I do a tone of jigging (vertical mostly), lindy rigging, trolling and bottom bouncing. I have no idea what this “slider rigging” is all about but would like to get an understanding of it. So my fishing will most likely be during the day.

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I think when most people think of the Midwest they think live bait and lindy rigging and jigging. This is true to an extent. For example, if you sign up for the Leech Lake FLW as a co-angler you will probably get a dose of live bait rigging and jigging. There will also be people trolling crankbaits, etc but Leech is more known as a classic Minnesota live bait lake.

You mentioned slider rigs and that is something more common to the Great Lakes. Signing up as a co-angler is a good way to learn more about these different techniques. I would say sign up as a co-angler and pick one of the events where you can learn more about a technique you are interested in.

Mille Lacs Guy,
Thanks for the in-sight, it helps to get info as it seens with the economy the pro’s are wanting co’s that have experience which makes no sence inless they get lucky and draw their co-angler that they signed up with. I’ve told most pro’s looking for co’s that I’m as serious as they probably are I just lack experience.

I’m sure you will pick up a ton of knowledge being a co-angler so just let it all soak in. It seems like each area has it’s own little secrets that the locals use whether you go from one part of a state to another or state to state. Just pay close attention to what the pro does and says and I’ll bet you walk away a better angler!

Ron

Everyone is correct just being a co-angler will help a ton

But doing what you’re doing, just asking questions is great too

Aswell as hooking up with some people from IDO

As you can see its a HUGE resource and I’ve never met anyone from IDO that I didn’t like

People will gladly hook up with you and show you around and show you some of the local techniques

If you’re gonna be in a certian area at a certian time put a post in the Trip swap forum for when you want to fish and where you want to fish and most of the time you’ll get some response, because most everyone on here loves to have a fishing partner

Not to mention make new friends