Dan – I just found this site and already feel more confident in my next fishing outing. Thanks for providing this educational service. Overview: I am primarily a bank fisherman. I fish the Missouri river at varying locations from Yankton, SD below the Dam to the channeled portion in the Sioux City area. I primarily use bottom rigs either an egg sinker, drop sinker or three way rig. I have been using 2 or 3oz sinkers to get the bait down and hold in the current. I’ve been varying the size of hooks and fish with night crawlers. I am planning to fish this weekend and try minnows. This generally yields species like carp, drum, skipjack and a rare catfish. Question: I want to expand on the species I am catching. In particular I would like to catch walleye. I know below the damn in Yankton, SD on the Missouri river they do catch walleye. I have seen boats not that far from the bank drifting and trolling yielding fish. It appears they are using different jigs with rubber worm bodies or tipped with minnows and rigs with minnows or crawler harnesses. I’ve seen a lot of different colors in these combinations used. Can these techniques be done from the bank successfully as you are stationary and not able to drift? Is there a technique that is better utilized from the bank? One issue I seem to worry about all the time is how much wieght should I use? The rivers current seems to be very strong and anything under 2oz does not seem to stay. Again thanks for providing this website, it is very educational and I plan on visiting often to improve my chances! Best Regards from a confused bank fisherman…
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