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Originally Posted by Lowrance Fishburn
Hey fella's, I'll be headed to Tobin lake for the second week of June and would like to ask if anyone has any experience there catching the walleye and what techniques etc. Worked best for them. I posted a similar thread last year when I headed there for my first time and did get some solid advice from a few members. I was there with my cousin and will be again this year. We found the fishing pretty slow overall last season. Did manage a couple very decent eyes but on the whole it was slow compared to some other lakes. We were there in July last year so Im hoping earlier in the season the feed will be on a bit more. Last year we mainly jig fished as bottom bouncing at the right speed was difficult with the large motor on the rental boat we had and no trolling motor. We did have some success when it was windy and we drift fished off the bottom. Any tips or advice or clues would be much appreciated. Cheers!
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I have been using bottom bouncers since about 1990 as well as all the other popular presentations for Walleye and IMO there is not another presentation that comes close to as successful as a bouncer rig. For covering water while fishing different depths they can not be beat.
If you can backtroll and get down around the 1-1.3mph range you will catch fish. A portable sonar and a trolling motor can increase your success probably ten times. Tobin is a fantastic walleye fishery but you may need to invest a few more bucks in equipment (or borrow some) to realize its full potential. Good Luck on your trip!