Jigging in the wind/waves/ tips
 

Without an ipilot this can be frustrating,do you double anchor,just troll,drift and cast or??

Wind blows

Double anchor is the best imo. That's what I use

As of this year, wind is my new favourite.
I used to curse it and do my best double anchor job, but as of late, I simply drift with the wind and upsize to a 3/8 oz jig head with swimbait. Allow for a little extra line out in order to maintain contact with bottom and the forward motion of the swimbait is impossible for them to resist.

That being said, your "sweet spot" must be conducive to a bit of lateral drift.

Cheers!

Use a slip bobber set up

drift sock
 

I got a drift sock for this reason, works well to keep boat from drifting. And can be used to slow your trolling speed if needed.
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I'm a huge fan of slip bobbers. Not just for kids but for adults. Suspending bait over structure without snagging weeds is unbeatable. In my opinion there is no better system to anchor and catch tons of walleye.
Drifting with a slip bobber is tough. The bobber lags behind the boat and ends up flat. When that happens you can also lose contact with the knot and bead therefore eliminating it's effectiveness. Still works yes. It not nearly as well as static. If you can stay holding with the anchor in the wind, nothing else gives better life to a slip bobber presentation than a good chop...
My bass fishing partner has brought some techniques to northern Alberta and has become a master walleye fisherman. While drifting we utilize about a 3 to 4 inch swim bait skipped slowly off the bottom. So much fun and very effective. Slip sinker rig with bell weight and spinner tipped with leach/minnow is also perfect on a windy day.
If the walleye fishing is hot on the flats, let's say in June for example-we just find the leeside of a point where the chop is the lightest and anchor.
Monday morning musings.

Yes to all. But, double anchor is still best if you want to stay over a spot. Others are good under other situations where you need to cover water.

although double anchors is the best way - I have become a victim of continence and technology and it is so much work to drop, anchor, position yourself feeding slack line and the over and drop anchor and drift back to to the spot. Too much anchor pulling and yanking and, then the feeling that you better stay there and commit to the spot after all that work.

I use the spot lock on the minnkota and sometimes run the kicker to assist (keep it running and bump it in gear).

At some point, however, it's just tough to stay put over a good spot unless you go through the trouble of tandem anchoring.

The biggest anchor failure people consistently have is not letting enough rope out - in high winds, and 20 feet of water - you need to let out 80-100 feet of line and use a shock cord for good results. It will hold you, but you will wander left and right and need to send a tandem line out at a 45 degree upwind angle with another 80-100 feet of rope.

I've slept in the boat overnight in some pretty choppy conditions and this was the way to go.

I generally anchor in 200-300 fow, and if there is a big wind it makes it miserable. Conditions have to be pretty flat for me to jig, generally we troll in the wind. I have anchored in some awful big ground swells, they do the work for you. :)

While anchored using a drop shot rig during the wind is pretty effective. Easy to keep it on bottom and if your tag end is long enough the waves are pretty much jigging your bait for you without moving the weight all over the place and losing positioning.

It allows you to fish a specific spot below you without worrying about getting tossed about a bit by the waves at least IMO.

Cheers

I used my 60hp yamaha tiller with the rpm's set as low as possible and worked my way up and down a point this past weekend. It produced a lot of walleye. When we marked a fish we pretty much got a bite every time. We were using 1/4 jigs in around 17 feet of water and minnows. I try not to use my spot lock at all anymore unless it is fairly calm. I find i catch way more fish using an anchor with the rope attached to the bow eye of my boat and then tied off to a front cleat. If it isnt too windy i just use a carribeaner to attach the rope to the bow eye. If it is windy i use a bungee system i made attached to the bow eye to act as a shock absorber.

If it is really windy I like Adam J's approach. You can bounce the bottom with a jig with your line on angle. The wind sets the hook for you.