How to catch walleyes during an early-season bug hatch

It's (somehow already) that time of year where the bugs may show up at your secret fishing spot before you do…. Don’t let a hatch scare you off the lake! Here’s a few tricks to help you catch more walleyes right now.

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- Brett McComas

GEAR USED IN THIS VIDEO:

‣ 3/16-oz VMC Ned Rig Jig:
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‣ 1/2 nightcrawler:
Mother earth

‣ 8- or 10-lb Sufix 832 Advanced Superline (main line):
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‣ 8- or 10-lb Sufix Advance Fluoro (leader).
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‣ Elliott Rods 7’3” ML-F:
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‣ 1/8-oz VMC Hard Ball Jig:
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‣ 2B Genesis “Precision Shooter” (2B-S75ML-M):
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‣ Amped Outdoors lithium batteries:
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I upgraded my boat batteries to lithium last year and could NOT be more happy!

I went with Amped Outdoors' 36V 100Ah trolling motor lithium battery system (which is two 36V 50Ah LiFePO4 batteries in parallel). I was able to shave off roughly 140 pounds 😳 by running those 2 lithiums vs 3 lead or AGM batteries, and of course get some amazing run times:
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Which also freed up an extra battery slot in my boat, so I was able to plug in this 130Ah beast (only weighs 31 lbs) to exclusively run all of my electronics – fer dayzzzz 🔋 – instead of running them off of my cranking battery:
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