what methods you you guys use to troll for walleye at night?  How do you mark your board lines so other boaters can see them?  I have heard of guys using glow sticks.  Where can i get them in bulk for cheap?  Where can i get some battery lights that i can clip on my lines?

I would use reflective tape. Much cheaper. just a flashlight to find them.

  What I use would be the same as in the daylight. Might do more backtrolloin.

At night my boats marker lights are on, but my bait is totaly behind my trolling motor, i find at night this harness wich is simple, attracts the fish instead of detering them, a very slow trolling motors blade i found attracts the fish insted of chaseing them away, (it calls them?) Walleye is a night feeder,yet they are atracted to sound first, then they hit my bait?  (a crawler) Troll very slow at night!!! The  fsh allways hate that thumping sound in theier domane,,,,, good luck.

Well I got some tips. I commonly night troll for big walleyes. It does have its pros and cons. I find that the best time to night troll is either late in summer when the water and water skiers are hot, these two things really shutdown the big eye's. The second time is right after the spawn, because the feedbags comeon then.  As for lights I use the backpacker waterproof lights. I screw them on and you can see the red lights from a long ways away. Sometimes water gets in and you have to dry out the lights with your shirt.  The lights cost about $5 and take 2 watch batteries (batteries last several nights).  The batteries do make it a little expensive, I troll all night long, but well worth it-because they are very visible. I have had boards with reflective tape com-off in 1-2 foot waves and by the time you turn around you will never find them with the spotlight, in calm water you are okay. Most of my big fish(8-11lbs)  are caught at 11pm to 1am.

When you get a big eye' on that light and board should be 4 feet off the water and the drag giving line-then you know its a big one!

For big fish use a big lure. I hear people say the original rapalas are best for night, but I do much better with jointed lures and bright colors.

Good Luck Fish'n!

I've done great trolling chartreuse shad-raps on moonless nights.

11:00 PM until 1:00 AM is the best time. The big eyes are out cruising then.

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Oh yeah, the red lights were Coleman brand hiker lights available at Kmart (2 for $5). The batteries are the standard watch batteries and they cost ~$1.50-2 each. When boards are $28 each...the lights are worth it and you don't have to keep turning on the lights or shining the water to see if they are still there.

Go big or go home.

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Good Luck.

I have tried different styles of inline boards & types of attachments for lighting up such boards .The blinking red lights will drive your eyes buggy after a full nights fishing expedition.They also are not seen well by others on the backside of them as they only give light in the direction faced,therefore easily run down by unknowing boaters!I prefer to use 6"-8" glow sticks which are a bit smaller diameter than a pencil & easily fit in the slot of my flags in the brand boards I like best.They can be seen 360 Deg. & you wont burn up batteries in your flashlight until needed boatside bringing fish aboard.Best of luck fishing all   WHITETIP

Plus, a flashlight is like a mosquito magnet at night.

 

 

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