Locate walleyes with live imaging and then pitch on them - the drop shot falls straight down to the target. The ultimate in efficiency, a drop shot fished with a heavy weight gets down to the fish fast and with pinpoint accuracy. Here’s how Peterson accomplishes the above with a handful of go-to walleye fishing rigs. Step 3: gauge their mood and quickly catch them or move on to different fish if they’re not receptive.

Step 1: locate fish with sonar, Step 2: get bait in front of their snout with speed and precision.

A new breed of walleye anglers takes a more proactive power-fishing approach. Traditional walleye fishing setups such as live bait fishing with Lindy Rigs and jigs are slow and easy while trolling plugs lead the artificial charge. He shares his top 4 setups for delivering baits to the noses of walleyes with the ultimate speed and control and several rigging tips to help you get the most efficiency out of each setup. Wired2fish’s Kyle Peterson prefers walleye fishing with faster-paced tactics using forward-facing sonar, Garmin’s LiveScope Plus in this case.

Fishing planet walleye setup