Walleye

  Walleye trollers can increase their efficiency by employing a two-way rigging system that allows them to quickly change from a weightless flatline to a rig with an in-line trolling sinker. 

Don Skinner and Curtis McCormick finished strong to win a wild shootout among 74 of the West’s top walleye anglers at the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit’s tournament at Lake Pueblo, Colorado.

Twin brothers John and Michael Kopcok of Maidstone, Ontario, finished strong to win a big-fish slugfest among 196 anglers from 12 states and one Canadian province at the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit’s Detroit River tournament.

Ohioans Dan Johnson and Larry Rhoads III rocketed from 77th place on Day One into the winner’s circle on Day Two at the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit’s Spring Valley season opener on the Illinois River.

Ohioans Dan Johnson and Larry Rhoads rocketed from 77th place on Day One into the winner’s circle on Day Two at the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit’s Spring Valley season opener on the Illinois River.

Big fish and big winnings are on the line when the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit visits Detroit next month.

Zippo Manufacturing Company, maker of the legendary lighter synonymous with surefire performance, has joined their Outdoor line of products with the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit as an Official Sponsor for the 2012 tournament season.

Ask your average fisherman about sauger fishing and you might get some head scratching. Or you’ll get the pat response “I catch a few when I’m fishing walleyes.” Tragically, most anglers misidentify saugers as small walleyes, although trophy-size fish in the 5- to 6-pound class are frequently caught in spring.

More than 200 walleye and sauger anglers have already registered for one of competitive fishing’s longest-running rites of spring—the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit’s season opener on the Illinois River.

After a dream season on the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit in 2011, the trail’s reigning Team of the Year is gearing up for more great tournament action in the months ahead.