When South Dakota guide Marcus Quam targets spring walleye, there are three lures he always has tied on. A jig and plastic is hard to beat. “A boot tail or a split tail is my go to, but any kind of jig and plastic to start out the season can be very effective.”
Second is the hair jig. “I fish anywhere from an eighth ounce to quarter ounce. It’s just a nice, free flowing action that looks very natural,” Quam says.
His final lure for springtime walleye is the shallow crankbait. “I like to use that a lot on lakes that have some of that scruffy weed and you can just bring it right over the tops of the weeds. When the water warms up, there’s no better or easier way to catch fish.”
