WWWW (Willing Willard Walleyes and Wipers)

[wiperhunter2]

I was out there again the next day (as you know).  Forgot to post up yesterday, so thought to add to this thread now.  Similar results for us on Saturday.  Really slow for the first 3-4 hrs with 4 eyes, a wiper and a perch.  Fished the same general areas as Obi.  Even hit the light pole before he did and it was dead, so started trolling back thru the openness to the south marina when Obi called and said they were hitting at the light pole.  Picked up the equipment and ran back and did circles with Obi for an hour or so and picked up three more eyes and a wiper.  The power squadron started to really show about 1pm, so trolled back through the openness to the south marina and caught another 4 eyes and lost a couple.  Ended the day at 2pm with 12 eyes, 2 wipers, 1 perch and a 12 pound carp my son snagged in the dorsal fin…that was a fun one!

Fish seemed to want BBs with harnesses more than the cranks…probably 3-1.  Best color on the harnesses was a chartreuse blade.  Cranks were a lighter purple #5 Flicker shad and #7 Flicker shad in red tiger.  The wipers were 18” and the bigger eyes ran 21”.  Noticed both on Fri and Sat that the bigger eyes were caught in the AM.  After noon, it was junior varsity time with the cutter 14-15” eyes showing up.

We ran across the same thing last week, one day they wanted cranks and the next time out they want the worm harness more, that's why it's always good to come prepared with both. Those carp can pull, when they are snagged on a dorsal fin, seems we catch more that way then ones caught in the mouth.