| Most walleye or pickerel fisherman who fish on | | | | easy as aluminum boats. |
| large open water lakes and reservoirs normally will | | | | Small boats with motors under 25 hp work great |
| use 16 to 18 foot boats with a large deep v | | | | for bait fishing for walleye or pickerel because |
| design. A good bait fishing for walleye motor | | | | they can be slowed to a acceptable speed for |
| would be between 25hp and 75 hp in size. On | | | | trolling. Trolling is a very important walleye and |
| very large lakes such as Lake Erie, Lake Huron, | | | | pickerel fishing method of fishing. |
| Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and Lake Ontario | | | | If you are or want to be a serious walleye and |
| most walleye and pickerel anglers us large 25 to | | | | pickerel fisherman then there are some very |
| 30ft boats with a deep v design because of the | | | | important accessories you should have on your |
| extreme weather conditions that can develop on | | | | boat. You need to have a tiller handle for your |
| the great lakes. Storms can happen very quickly | | | | motor so you have total control of your direction |
| on these lakes and good boat is needed to ride | | | | when back trolling for walleye and pickerel. You |
| out the storm , or head for safety fast. | | | | need to have a good depth finder and fish finder |
| For smaller lakes and rivers a 14 ft semi v boat | | | | to get on fish quickly. You should have a transom |
| design will work when your bait fishing for walleye. | | | | mounted electric trolling motor with a bow |
| For these smaller boats you need to have | | | | mounted foot pedal for when you are bait fishing |
| between a 10 to 15hp motors. Small 14 ft boats | | | | for walleye and pickerel casting with artificial plugs |
| have been used to catch more walleye or pickerel | | | | and other lures. You should have GPS so you can |
| then any other boat and motor combination. You | | | | document good fishing spots. Also it would be |
| can use flat bottom boats or other low profile tri | | | | good to have surface water temperature gauge |
| hull designs on small to medium lakes and rivers | | | | mounted on the boat somewhere, so you can |
| but do not use them on large open water | | | | identify ideal walleye temperatures. All of these |
| because they do not cut through waves very | | | | walleye and pickerel bait fishing accessories can |
| well. | | | | make your next fishing trip more rewarding. |
| Many walleye fisherman use aluminum boats | | | | Well folks that concludes my article about walleye |
| because they are lighter, more durable and less | | | | and pickerel bait fishing. I sincerely hope your next |
| expensive then fiberglass boats. One thing about | | | | fishing trip is a success! Have a nice day and good |
| fiberglass boats is the may be more expensive | | | | luck! |
| but they are much quieter an and don't leak as | | | | |