One thing about walleye's this time of year is they make more gradual adjustments in their overall position in lakes. Unlike summer time once you find the area of a lake the walleye's are in, they move very little from day to day . I often find them feeding at night very close to where we find them during the day. With their main goal to gain weight while using as little energy as possible it make sense .
Targeting main lake saddles and the flats near far reaching deep water points are a good place to start. With the fish unwilling to use much energy to search for food, targeting open water fish this time of year is very effective. With the fact that the fish are less apt to make sudden moves you have the opportunity to cover water and mark several groups of fish before having to worry about them leaving before you get back.
When the water cools I find very few fish make transitions in the water column like walleye's do. Even though walleye's don't seem to make drastic changes in there overall location, walleye's will move from lying right on the bottom to feeding near the surface. Even though I have a high level of confidence in my locator overall, I focus my scouting efforts and tools toward identifying fish near the bottom. There are very few fish in the fall or even in the winter that will hug tight to bottom like walleye's will. Many species will suspend so it can be difficult to determine exactly what type of fish your seeing on your locator.
An effective strategy for focusing on fish near the bottom is to switch your graph on split screen with a 4X zoom on one side and a full view of the water column on the other. This will help you mark those negative fish hugging tight to bottom while still being able to see if the fish are already suspended and feeding. While scouting areas as deep as 60 feet, any sizable fish near the bottom are worth keeping an eye on. Being able to mark those fish on a GPS is definitely a bonus. You then have the ability to return later to identify a pattern. Being able to see the same groups of fish multiple times can say it all. When scouting for fall walleyes finding groups of fish that are working there way down toward the bottom in day light hours is almost a sure sing you found what you were looking for. When the fish are on a decent to the bottom that defiantly indicates the walleye's are reverting to a negative stage. However even if I'm no longer marking the walleyes on my locator I will focus on fishing the bottom in the areas I last marked them. More times than not they will lay on the bottom very close to where you last marked them. Two common ways I focus on these fish are with live bait rigs and three way rigs.
When live bait rigging with minnows in water of 25 feet I've found a couple of things to be helpful. Using fresh minnows is very important and being able to trap your own is second to none. Wild minnows tend to be unbelievably hardy even after their hooked. It's not uncommon to be able to cast a trapped creek chub several times and still feel him swimming around on his leader. A minnow you can count on to keep swimming in a walleyes face is like candy. The second thing is the rod you use. I like a rod with two specific characteristics. I prefer a rod with a light tip section so the fish can't feel resistance when they pick up the bait. The second thing is to have a quick taper creating good back bone for good hook sets. This is critical in this situation where you tend to have long lengths of mono out which creates a great amount of stretch. Jason Mitchell 7 foot 6 inch elite series rod is a good example of this combination. More information on these rods can be found at www.jasonmitchellrods.com .
When fishing a three way in main lake areas my rig consists of the following. I use a 6 to 7 foot heavy action graphite rod to support using larger weights. You don't want you rod to bend with the simple action of lifting your weight as you bounce bottom. Power Pro 4-15 with 25 feet of 10 pound maxima tied on with a blood knot has proven to be a good fit. The now stretch line supports being able to pound bottom with gentle lifts of the rod. The mono serves several purposes .You introduce a controlled amount of stretch in to a no give system , the leader to your bait is less visible and as you'll see it works nice for an adjustable lead length. My drop line consist of a 3 to 4 ounce weight with 2 to 3 feet of 20 pound maxima tied to a red off shore release. I clip it on right behind the blood knot. This gives you a generous 25 foot leader to your bait and can be removed when landing fish. It's also nice to be able shorten you leader by sliding your clip toward your bait if you find your bait is hitting bottom.
How much action your bait has is probably the show stopper. The floating Rapala in 11 and 13 works great on these rigs. You can give it as much action as you want just by how hard you try to pound bottom. The Rapala has little to no action if it's just being pulled. When the fish don't want to work it's almost like they prefer no action. This bait allows you to get as subtle as I've found possible. By lifting your weight off bottom and letting it settle back down rather than just dropping it the Floater is as subtle as I've seen.
Find out more about fishing fall walleye's day or night on Muskegon Lake at www.michiganfishguide.com .
In the midst of the madness, the pillar of capitalism has crumbled: Trust has disappeared from the system, from real estate to Wall Street to Detroit's Big Three.
The "credit crisis" has turned into an "econolypse" because at the very heart of it, a problem with credit is a problem with basic trust. And trust, not just credit, is what powers everything from business loans to elections to everyday consumer decisions. Trust, too, is Marketing 101.
There is now an inherent distrust of the "system," from the White House to local car dealerships. Trust has been broken in all facets of American business because for far too long, top brands have been making decisions in an environment where they stand to gain without personally taking on risk or responsibility. This atmosphere breeds recklessness, as it's easier to play dangerous games with money that's not your own and you aren't responsible for.
Not since the Great Depression has the global outlook been so bleak. My solution as an entrepreneur and a marketer is to stress the importance of brands earning trust ?- good old-fashioned entrepreneurial trust ?- by working hard and taking responsibility, long term and short term. And no one knows how to earn basic trust more than the entrepreneur, an individual who takes significant responsibility for the inherent risk and outcome of his or her enterprise.
We're now transitioning from a period when trust was taken for granted to one in which trust must be earned. Wealth will be redistributed based on who can make the best case for this "new trust." What does this trust look like? It is relationship-based, person-to-person, peer-to-peer and unrelated to big-brand institutions that sail by on a name. (These brands are heading for a tremendous setback in the 2009 economy, with consumer backlash against big players in many sectors, I believe, seen as the purveyors of disaster.)
Entrepreneurs, those who work hard, make payroll and don't expect a bailout, will lead the pack in establishing these new paradigms of trust. Main Street business people, who are in touch with their customers, can be reached at 9 p.m. and will do anything to properly service their businesses, are the ones who will come out of this crisis not just intact but even successful. The entrepreneurship of personalized service, boutique brands and hands-on results will grow, and one-on-one relationships will thrive.
The "cash and carry" mentality of the American dream will once again earn trust and re-emerge today.
While loans from banks may be scarce, the collapse of institutions creates opportunities for success. General market rules dictate that with chaos comes opportunity. Those who take chances and stand arm to arm with consumers will earn trust and prevail. A financial paradigm shift is under way, and the chances are there for those who seek them.
This week, a foreign entrepreneur, self-made and worth hundreds of millions of dollars, approached me and spoke of needing $10 million in cash within a week, providing a personal guarantee and tremendous returns within six months. Only a few days before, I received a call from an NYC real estate developer in a similar situation. Entrepreneur after entrepreneur I speak with says the same thing ?- in the next few months there will be a major reallocation of assets. It's an environment where millions will be made and lost in just a short time. It's also a time of fear, when relationships based on trust will go a long way.
While $250 jeans, mink coats and cars won't be purchased by consumers en masse this year, there is still tremendous opportunity in the long term. The economic times are simply more amazing than people today realize or understand. As Warren Buffet says: "Be greedy when people are fearful and fearful when people are greedy." Brands that today establish good old-fashioned entrepreneurial trust by way of responsibility, hard work and commitment will thrive. Those brands can now afford to be greedy because so many others, who have not an ounce of trust left to their names, will be destroyed. (Hint: No private airplanes when asking for bailouts.)
Ronn Torossian is CEO of 5W Public Relations(http://www.5wpr.com), based in New York, one of the 20 largest independent PR agencies in the United States, named to the INC 500 list of fastest growing privately held companies.
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