Frisch: Go Plain For More Fall Walleyes 
By Mike Frisch US Source: bemidjipioneer 9/8/2023
Mike Frisch
Credit: Mike Frisch
Jigs and slip-sinker livebait rigs are two “go-to” lures for lots of anglers who target walleyes in September and October. While those two lure presentations certainly put fall walleyes in boats and livewells, another rig, one I call the “plain rig,” has produced even better catches for me during recent falls.
 

The plain rig consists of a simple bottom bouncer with a plain fluorocarbon snell and hook attached, with the hook baited with a nightcrawler. Pulling this rig over and around traditional fall fishing hotspots like sharp drop-offs, points, and along the edges of humps and sunken islands will often trigger aggressive bites from any walleyes holding on that structure.

 
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