What are the best walleye ice fishing lures and techniques?

Start by pinpointing structure location. The one thing that sets structure apart from bottom surface is that walleye pay more attention to the structure than the bottom. It provides great places for them to hide out and watch for the next meal to come their way. This might prove to be a difficult task in the winter time. Check the areas where you received a lot of hits during the warmer months of the year. If this is your first time at a given body of water, feel free to ask local anglers where some walleye hot spots are. Chances are they will be more than willing to guide you in the right direction. Other great location points for walleye are long tapering points, inside channel turns, rock humps, neck downs and any structural area near shallower waters that will be used for spawning in the spring. With some viable locations pinpointed it is time to start drilling. Start in the shallow portion of the ice and drill a hole. Move a few feet away towards slightly deeper waters and drill a new hole. Continue this process until you have a nice selection of drilled holes in various water depth levels. Keep track of your holes with flags or other visible markers. Once all the holes are open, fish each one for a maximum of 15 minutes. In that time if you do not receive any line actions move on to the next hole. You can circle back around a couple of times to give walleye the time to move around as well. In the area of lures give the Pounder or Fat Boy by System Tackle a try. The weight is heavy enough to let you hit bottom without getting snagged on anything along the way. Match these with shiner bait that will add natural scent and flashy attraction to the combination. It mimics the movement of a wounded minnow which to a walleye is the best wintertime meal on the planet.