how do you fish these?

 

 

 

Thread a worm onto the hook (see the little barbs?) then hook it up to a bottom bouncer or inline sinker and troll it for walleye. Its called a spinner rig.

1 hour ago, Vilas15 said:

Thread a worm onto the hook (see the little barbs?) then hook it up to a bottom bouncer or inline sinker and troll it for walleye. Its called a spinner rig.

This is the correct answer.  It's not great for casting - the inertia when casting throws the worm off much of the time.

11 hours ago, Vilas15 said:

Thread a worm onto the hook (see the little barbs?) then hook it up to a bottom bouncer or inline sinker and troll it for walleye. Its called a spinner rig.

i dont know what a bottom bouncer is? Inline sinker I get........I bought some to try, i was thinking to hook a dead shad on there and fish it like a worm...........the package has rigging instructions on the back, either inline sinker, or using it with a bobber..........using it with a bobber doesnt make sense to me, why would you  have a spinner on there if its just sitting there floating?

6 minutes ago, Jonas Staggs said:

why would you  have a spinner on there if its just sitting there floating?

Any body of water has some sort of current going - that'll get the spinner turning. Also, if there's some waves...even just ripples...the up and down motion caused with the bobber will get the spinner turning as well.

 

As Vilas said - it's more a walleye rig than a bass rig.

44 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Any body of water has some sort of current going - that'll get the spinner turning. Also, if there's some waves...even just ripples...the up and down motion caused with the bobber will get the spinner turning as well.

 

As Vilas said - it's more a walleye rig than a bass rig.

 

 

I didnt realize that, trolling made sense to me but not the bobber.........I was hoping to fish it like a plastic worm with a dead shad on there.....figure the spinner will give it the action of a lure, coupled with the scent and look of actual bait. gonna give it a shot and see how it goes. 

52 minutes ago, Jonas Staggs said:

i dont know what a bottom bouncer is? Inline sinker I get........I bought some to try, i was thinking to hook a dead shad on there and fish it like a worm...........the package has rigging instructions on the back, either inline sinker, or using it with a bobber..........using it with a bobber doesnt make sense to me, why would you  have a spinner on there if its just sitting there floating?

Its a big wire with a weight on it. The arm drags on the ground and keeps the spinner suspended off the bottom as you troll over areas with changing depths or rocks. You could cast it with an inline weight i suppose but trolling is best.

13 minutes ago, Vilas15 said:

Its a big wire with a weight on it. The arm drags on the ground and keeps the spinner suspended off the bottom as you troll over areas with changing depths or rocks. You could cast it with an inline weight i suppose but trolling is best.

can you link me to a photo or vid of one?

5 minutes ago, Jonas Staggs said:

can you link me to a photo or vid of one?

Video of the bouncer at work - starts about the 50 second mark.

 

8 minutes ago, Jonas Staggs said:

can you link me to a photo or vid of one?

Mainline gets tied to the little loop at the bend in the wire bottom bouncer. So you've got the leg with a weight on it that drags the ground, and the spinner tied to the arm up off the bottom. Cant be cast at all. Also if you stop trolling it will lay over on the bottom so they only work when moving.

20 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Video of the bouncer at work - starts about the 50 second mark.

 

 

17 minutes ago, Vilas15 said:

Mainline gets tied to the little loop at the bend in the wire bottom bouncer. So you've got the leg with a weight on it that drags the ground, and the spinner tied to the arm up off the bottom. Cant be cast at all. Also if you stop trolling it will lay over on the bottom so they only work when moving.

 

 

thanks for the help guys, much appreciated.