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<blockquote data-quote="shorthairman" data-source="post: 305861" data-attributes="member: 6223">One of the biggest walleye I have ever caught was on a spinnerbait at night fishing the dam at Lake McConaughy.&nbsp; Apparently lakes that have alewives as a primary bait source (McConaughy does) are lakes where a spinnerbait is often a preferred method of catching walleye.&nbsp; The alewives will follow the spinnerbaits and then scatter leaving only the spinnerbait when the walleye chase...I have personally witnessed the baitfish following lures like this so it makes sense to me. Apparently it does not work on shad lakes because the shad will not follow the spinnerbaits.Side note, I caught a lot of walleye this weekend using jigging raps in 20-30 fow.&nbsp; Took my brother on Saturday and then my boss and his daughter on Sunday.&nbsp; Thankfully Sunday the bite was better (windy as heck though), as my bosses daughter was able to catch a few as well.&nbsp; Jigging rap fishing takes a bit of getting used to...well at least for me anyway, so I was worried she might struggle realizing when a fish was on and then keeping it pinned once she did realize she had a fish.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shorthairman, post: 305861, member: 6223"] One of the biggest walleye I have ever caught was on a spinnerbait at night fishing the dam at Lake McConaughy. Apparently lakes that have alewives as a primary bait source (McConaughy does) are lakes where a spinnerbait is often a preferred method of catching walleye. The alewives will follow the spinnerbaits and then scatter leaving only the spinnerbait when the walleye chase...I have personally witnessed the baitfish following lures like this so it makes sense to me. Apparently it does not work on shad lakes because the shad will not follow the spinnerbaits. Side note, I caught a lot of walleye this weekend using jigging raps in 20-30 fow. Took my brother on Saturday and then my boss and his daughter on Sunday. Thankfully Sunday the bite was better (windy as heck though), as my bosses daughter was able to catch a few as well. Jigging rap fishing takes a bit of getting used to...well at least for me anyway, so I was worried she might struggle realizing when a fish was on and then keeping it pinned once she did realize she had a fish. [/QUOTE]

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