So I'm pretty new to fishing Lake Erie, I've learned a lot from reading what's been on here and a family member that fishes for walleye too. My question is, does anybody use these flashers and eletric e-chip to catch Walleye? I see a lot of advertisements from New York base company's . Is this primarily used for salmon? Just thought I'd throw it out there!
Thanks

extra cost ,no advantage,you can practise for salmon on lake erie,only 200 miles to lake ontario.

 

ive used flashers in general on lake erie for steelhead but ive never tried them for walleye....
maybe one with a slow steady roll to it would work idk..
ive never used one with the echip in it tho...ive seen them and know people that use them but ive never used them..
concept makes sense tho if ya think about it...
I know stray voltage on a boat can mess up your fishing while trolling....

 

I am with the rest of them. I use them all the time on Michigan and Ontario, but have never used them on Erie.

 

Not a go to bait but they will eat it.

 

Yep

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I tried these this past summer in deepwater for Steelhead out in front of Fairport and could not keep the walleye off of them. Consistently caught more on the rods that had these than without.

 

I saw someone here or elsewhere post a picture of a spoon they could not keep them off of too. Yes it was a dinner spoon with hook attached... Right now the fish are so plentiful in Central Basin and elsewhere on Erie that you have to work to keep walleye off your gear... Not complaining though!

 

I've ran the same flasher as miked913. Sometimes it made a difference.
Also heard rumors of a few peeps running large dodgers.

 

Just wondered if this would help in those day when walleyes can be a little stubborn? Had some days when I was marking them deep, but couldn't get them in the boat!

 

Just try something different when they are stubborn... One that we found is to increase trolling speed to get a reaction bite. Kind of like when they decide to pull the brisket from the buffet line, the fat guy grabs some even though he originally had no intent of getting any this trip... just didn't want to miss out.

i will run up to 4 mph with YoZuri stickbaits if there are fish marks and they have turned off. it works - if your lures can handle the speed. this is why we run the YoZuri, they can handle 4+mph where other stickbaits will turn over, roll, and tangle into a mess - esp with steel line...

 

I only troll with flashers during the summer
[shrinkage can be embarrassing]

 

I tried a 4" Chrome flasher on day it was slow to see what would happen. I did catch walleye
But no more than I did on the other rods. The big difference I had this year was between cranks and spoons. The bite would change morning to noon. Most days last year as long as you were in the water you had fish.

 

Some days one rod was all that was needed (and very busy catching eyes) there are a few kings caught every year so put something different down. I find it enjoyable getting them with something different.