In season 7 ep. 8 of IDO they are tip up fishing on Mille Lacs for walleyes with quick strike rigs. Anyone know where to get a good set of these or is it best to make your own? Maybe buy two stinger rigs from VMC and attach? Any suggestions. Thanks
James and I made those quick strikes on the ice ourselves. I’ve never seen what I consider a good quick strike for walleyes on the market, most of them are geared towards pike with heavy wire and don’t have nearly the quality of hooks that I prefer personally. In my experience using Fluoro for eyes makes a big difference versus wire.
Here’s what I recommend for eyes…
Step 1 – Take a 2′ section of 30# 100% fluorocarbon leader line, fold it in half and tie an overhand knot so that you now have a loop at the center of the line with two ~1 foot tag ends.
Step 2 – Trim the tag ends to be equal length and then tie a treble (or single) hook on the ends leaving a length of ~6-8″. I highly recommend Sure-Set Trebles.
Step 3 – Add a cross-lock (crankbait) snap to the loop.
Will