LV SportFishing & Teachin Fishin: Recent Episodes
Lance Valentine SportFishing
Every angler has their own favorite crankbait color. Sometimes a bait that caught a special fish or holds a special memory is our favorite. Sometimes we KNOW a certain color works at a specific time and place. There is no problem with having a favorite crankbait color, if we don’t continue to fish it when it is not producing!! I like to let my detailed fishing records PROVE to me that colors work when and where I am fishing. I still have some “favorites”, but I always defer to what my past fishing history shows me works when I start fishing.
Fall is a great time to chase trophy walleye, and trolling crankbaits is one of the best ways to catch fall monsters. Picking the right crankbait for fall walleye trolling is an important step in maximizing your success for trophy fall walleye. Let’s look at some factors to help you pick the best shape for fall walleye trolling.
Bottom bouncing for walleye is a proven, easy to use technique to catch walleye wherever they swim. Choosing the right bottom bouncer and rigging a bottom bouncer properly are critical to fishing success. Join Captain Lance as he explains the basics to getting started catching walleye with bottom bouncers.
Trolling leadcore line for walleye can be effective and efficient and on some days is the best option for getting spoons, spinners and crankbaits to the right depth. Selecting the right leadcore line, rods, reels and getting set up correctly is important. Captain Lance explains all the details you need to get rigged up for catching walleye on leadcore this season!
Our phones are hardly out of our sight, even when fishing. Using them to help us catch more fish and boat safely is a great reason to have your phone on the boat. There are several great weather apps that will help your fishing and in this episode of Coffee Hour Plus Captain Lance Valentine reviews some of his favorites.
One of the most effective ways to catch walleye, the lowly crawler harness is a go-to presentation wherever walleye swim. Choosing the best spinner blade for the conditions is something anglers should pay attention to. Picking the proper size, shape, flash, vibration, finish and color are all important factors to make your crawler harness rig the most effective it can be.
Fluorocarbon line has become a main stay in the fishing world the past decade or so. But do you know which is the right fluorocarbon line for each presentation? Picking the best fluorocarbon line is critical to fishing success. Captain Lance covers how to pick the right fluorocarbon line in this months Coffee Hour Plus
Getting the correct size and shape of plastic is more important than color every day! Getting the plastic with the right profile, fall rate and fall angle should be your number one priority when you leave the dock every day. Find the BEST shape, then dial in on the color.
Fishing walleye in heavy current demands attention to presentation. Getting lures to where the fish live can be challenging, but with the right equipment anglers can be very efficient. Lance shares his favorite techniques and the proper rigging for fishing the including vertical jigging, casting jigs and glide baits, trolling and more, that produce fish in the Detroit River and anywhere walleye live in heavy current.
Spring is a great time for catching large walleye and crankbaits are one of the most productive ways to catch them. Picking the proper spring walleye crankbaits is critical to fishing success in the cold water of spring. Lure size, shape, action and color are all important factors and change daily. Lance shares some of his favorite tips for selecting the best crankbaits for spring walleye fishing.
Dirty water, especially in the spring, is something all walleye anglers will be faced with. Walleye need to see a lure before they will hit it and appealing to the major senses of smell and vibration can help you catch more dirty water walleye. Lance covers how to use scent and the “right” sound to catch more fish whenever you are faced with the challenge of dirty water.
This is from our Monday live stream "Coffee Hour Plus":
Water color and clarity are two important factors when putting together a fish catching pattern. Water color and clarity will determine the best areas to fish, how close to the fish your lure needs to be, the best colors for the day and more. Learning the simple Teachin Fishin system makes it easy to make good decisions based on color and clarity every day on the water.
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Mark Pieniozek takes a few minutes to discuss ice out walleye on saginaw bay. He brings close to 50 years experience to the table and lays it out for us.
Vertical jigging is a proven method for catching walleye in the heavy current or the Detroit River, St. Clair River and Saginaw River and Lance Valentine of TeachinFishin is one of the best. In this session, Lance covers the jigging rods, reels, line, walleye jigs, plastic bodies, stinger hooks and more that are needed for presenting jigs in heavy current. Learn Lance’s favorite jigging techniques and more pro tips.
Walleye love rivers like the Detroit River, Saginaw River and St. Clair River. But heavy current calls for precise boat control to catch them. Join Lance Valentine of TeachinFishin as he discusses the proper boat rigging, trolling motors, sonar, GPS, rod holders and more to stay on walleye living in rivers with heavy current.
In this 18 minute study session Lance Valentine covers the basics of 2D sonar and highlights the Sonar Interpretation full length workshop
Lance Valentine wraps ups our 5 part FOUNDATION SERIES with Evolution of an Angler. Where do fall in the EVOLUTION of being an angler? Do you know what you want to know or what you need to know??
In part 4 of our 5 part foundation series, Lance discusses the ins and outs of the elusive "pattern fishing"
In part 3 of our 5 part foundation series Lance Valentine discusses "baitfish" and why they are so important to finding and catching fish of all species. Understanding baitfish brings you closer to becoming a better and more productive angler. Teachinfishin.com for even more helpful content designed around one thing, making you a better angler.
Part 2 of our 5 part foundation series: In this audio only seminar Lance Valentine discusses the 5P's to becoming a better angler
Part 1 of a 5 our part foundation series: The complete seminar in MP3 - Lance Valentine teaches The 8 Steps, a simple easy to follow and apply systematic approach to preparing, finding and catching more fish. This is where we start.