Hair Jig Walleye

For some reason, it had been a while since I've thrown hair jigs for Walleye. They have now found a permanent place in my jig box. A typical couple hours of evening Walleye fishing in the Kawarthas will usually produce ,give or take, about ten Walleye in and around the lower limit of the slot size with the odd fish in the higher end of the slot. ( 35cm-50cm with exceptions, so please check regulations for the body of water you are fishing ) When ripping hair jigs , I've noticed two interesting facts fact. One is that I don't catch as many Walleye in an evening, but that's ok, because the second thing, is that the ones I do catch are all larger fish. As a matter of fact, I don't recall catching one in the lower end of the slot size. Going from 10, 12 -15 inch Walleye 4 or 5 18-20 inch Walleye is ok by me any day. Ripping a hair jig for walleye requires a few things. Braided line is a must and will allow your jig to move at the same rate as your rod tip. If you use monofilament line, the stretch will not allow you the sensitivity, and your jig will lag behind your rod movement. In order to rip your jig, simply cast it out and let it hit bottom, sweep your rod as if you were setting the hook and allow it to hit bottom again and the set the hook again, reeling up the slack as you go. Walleye hit these jigs aggressively, and quite often, you get a great hook set as you are always setting the hook along with no stretch braid. This technique works great when the weeds start to emerge in late spring and early summer, and can be utilized throughout the season.