Lake Erie Walleyes

Planning a trip to Lake Erie for giant Walleyes this winter. Time to update the gear. Any ideas? Line Rod and Reels.

Tuned up custom precision or power precision depending on your rigging. Shimano Sedona or better reels, 6 lb sufix fluoro. Haven’t tried the ice fluoro yet but I’m sure its great. That’s what id be bringing.

Think light gear lake trout. 8 guys fished for 3 days last January. Every one of them caught a 30.75″ or bigger hog. I believe the smallest for the trip was 20″. Most all being 26’+.

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Rick Schlesner wrote:

Planning a trip to Lake Erie for giant Walleyes this winter. Time to update the gear. Any ideas? Line Rod and Reels.

I think its personal preference on rods , but I used medium action rods with a softer tip , with 6lb test with smaller jigging raps and cleos and we caught a lot of 10lb plus walleye on Erie from the 2003 hatch, I know of 4 – 15lb caught this past season. I think last year was a record year for Ohio Erie ice fishing , ive never seen so many people or so many big fish caught… We went 3 years without good ice until last season, and I just hope we get some fishable ice this year. I caught 90 percent of my fish on blue chrome jigging raps, and the biggest fish came on a w2, but most days I used the w3. I know a lot of guys like to use the bigger baits, but with those smaller baits, most fish I marked took it without hesitation.