justtracytrolling

Absolutely Bruce! Anyone that is running trips and isn't following the guidelines is putting ALL our livelyhoods at risk. We are supposed to be professionals and set the standard. I really hope these people are singled out rather than all of us pay the price. It's gonna be hero shots that ruin it...seems like if we took away everyone's cameras they wouldn't even wanna fish. Give a nice fishing report if you want take an appropriate pic or 2, but don't give anyone a reason to make our situation worse!

For those of us that need this to work and earn a living, I can't say it enough... everyone of us has a bullseye on us and cameras are everywhere. Nobody's perfect but we have to put our best foot forward and follow the guidelines to a tee...no exceptions! Im focusing on my semi local regulars till June, and then assuming I can do lodging I'll consider my out of state customers, but that isn't an immediate priority for me. Save social media and pics for pleasure fishing and let's just do our jobs without antagonizing those who would rather see us at home. I generally don't post many pics from customer trips anyways unless they are on LOU also, but pics are what will attract the naysayers and open us to being shut back down.

I don't normally get involved in promoting tackle, but in this case I've been using these a few years and as good as the blue bombers and white hjs are as night casting baits these are a difference maker. Im not fishing Oneida where everyone does things completely different and everybody catches. I'm fishing where even good walleye anglers come back to the dock empty handed trip after trip. I've not had a casting skunk in May or june on these baits other than the short opening nights in 2 years. The flat bright nights are zeros far more often than limits but not anymore. Last spring lyke2fish brought his boys up for a night casting trip. He went for the full moon week and picked the night with the most wind. Turned out dead flat gin clear and Kevin was very frustrated as he figured he wouldnt get to see his boys first casting walleyes yet. I said I think we are gonna have to work but the Keitechs will work. I think they landed 4? Both outfished one of the best night stickbait casters that ever existed...and he was right he got skunked with sticks! This is another 5.8 fat which is much bigger than the 4.8 in profile and length... choked! Thats a fish that was totally fooled...not some tiny tick of a hit on a stick. How often do you catch a fish on a hj14 and it isn't visible...just isn't fair not to share these!

Normally a big walleye hookset leads to loose hooks in torn mouth, but you just are hooking them deep in the hard roof...just watch a bass fisherman and do that you seldom ever loose a fish and you will struggle to get the jig out! No wimpy rods and braid!

Did see some big girls but never cracked the 7 lb mark. Kept 3 for the 3 of us.

It's baffling at first how you can lose a fish when they slam it three times as hard as an hj....roof of the mouth is hard! I actually sharpen brand new jigs too. That being said my buddies tonight dropped 3 or 4. I stayed away from my bread and butter and just worked all the water I could trying to find some isolated pods of fish that are in spots where my experience says you can find some fish but I've never seen anyone else fish at night. Ended up 3-4 on the evening troll. Casted several hours and never got on any pattern whatsoever and the action was too spotty so we quit casting going 2-4 I think. I slid out to 12-15 fow and trolled 2 handheld rods with 1/2 ounce jigs and keitechs at 1-1.2 gps and went 4-6. Normally I'm against double hook sets or hooksets trolling, but even trolling you have to have a real hookset. Unlike stickbaits you can be late on the set no prob cause they don't let go. Next time you filet a walleye cut apart the head and just see what it take to get a hook in the roof of the mouth. I use the hardest set I dare without breaking 15 leader and I usually only drop 1 fish every other trip tops and it's always my stupid mistake. I just didn't have enough walleye in any area I went to grind out casting 6-8 fow. Crystal clear water and dead flat makes the fish that are in tighter super spooky. All of the eyes I was watching with a light were neutral at best and none were actively cruising. Only place I even saw a pod together was on a stringer tied to rnsurfnturf's dock. I caught 3 sets of eyes in my nav lights right on surface and thought here we go until I realized they were not in play! Almost played a mean prank but didn't! He went 3-6 in a prime spot early. Never took a pic but my buddy took a few I can post later.

Takes a good hook set to drive in the roof of the mouth! I'm working some water that's not really ready yet but needs a thorough scouting. Struggling casting got 2

2-3 so far and a couple swing n miss trolling staging eyes with deep huskys and deep jointed huskys. Casting soon

Gonna lay right down I think. Perfect for a tough test of the Keitechs Bosco. Good luck...I'm confident but curious! Lol

I'm heading out tonight myself! I'm absolutely certain other colors will work and in some water better. For clear water at night where alewives are the forage hard to beat sight flash. I'm gonna throw the 5.8 fat all night. I'll take a pic or 2 and post live if they cooperate!

Lots of trollers... lots of casters...best guys can do both! I like jerk trolling from area to area to give my casters a break from casting and change it up. Usually troll a full spread at the end of the trip when guys are beat. The ability to fish the entire water column is key and you can't do that without trolling AND casting!

I didn't even know trolling was an option old man! I feel like you were holding out on us!!!

Wasn't any doubt in my mind where they were from.

Nice work!

I have used them, but not with much success outside of the river. These baits fish slower than any paddle tail I've used and they swim upright with only a 1/16 oz head with a 3/0 hook. The bait is made of 2 different densities so a big hook doesn't flip it over without head weight.

I could do shore or boat if I was at the lake, but I'm home and it's probably not warm enough for the effort...but never know!

I'm trying to motivate myself enough to try it tonight! Doesn't look to appealing out!

They will work! I was just watching The Next Bite and they were talking about the biggest changes in walleye fishing. They were of the opinion that large action tails up to 4" have revolutionized fishing big walleye. Ive used several brands and styles and they all worked to some degree. What I was looking for was a bait that would work when it's bright and flat. Anyone who has done this night casting big walleye feeding on alewives knows there are times when the fish are all around and you just can't get bit. Snagged bait helps on those nights, but the Keitechs fix the problem. Using paddle tails up to 4" is what's new...using paddle tails starting at 4.5" and up to 6" is what I've been doing. Keitech makes the highest quality paddle tails to 8" and they work better than anything I've tried casting.

If you can find feeding fish where they move up in shallow water, preferably less than 10 fow, it's pretty simple really. Using different weight jigs depending on the desired depth you slow roll the swimbait. The key is SLOW!! I don't "jig" them at all...just a slow, smooth, steady retrieve. A 1/8 ounce tungsten jighead is a good all purpose start, but as weeds become an issue or if it's very shallow and rocky you will want 1/16 ounce. Keitech has 3/16 and 1/4 as well. You want the 3/0 hook. The 4.5 inch swing impact is a good numbers size. The fat 4.8 and 5.8 are great for a big fish bait. I use thin braid to a micro barrel swivel to seaguar premier 12lb leader. With heavier jigs or weedy conditions I go up to 15lb leader. Make long casts parallel to shore or structure you are fishing. If you are in search mode make 30 degree angle casts so you cover a varied depth and relative positions. On small water where they feed around docks I primarily just make long slightly angled casts at the ends of the docks in like 4-6 fow. The bite isn't subtle. They usually crush it, but you need a solid hook set because every fish will be hooked in the roof of the mouth. Medium light fast and extra fast action rods are very popular with walleye guys, and I do too on Oneida, but I prefer medium and medium heavy moderate fast to fast action rods for big walleye. That being said I had my buddies son using my my 5'6" light action myriad walleye rod with an ultra light stradic ci4+ reel and he caught 9 at a 5 lb average without any trouble!

I ended up landing 33 in 3 days with almost a 5 lb average. We kept 17 total. 26 casting and 7 trolling. I think 23 of the casting fish came on the Keitech swimjigs!

I've spent years trying to find the perfect swimjigs and these are it! Anyone looking for a special deal on these baits or info please contact me! This pic is the fat series 5.8 inch on a half oz jig CHOKED! I know everyone says you gotta try this or that, but I'm telling you these baits will change walleye fishing for you!