There was a study a while back on walleyes. The preferred size of minnows for 17 inch walleyes was 6-7 inches. What does a 30 inch walleye prefer? Now who uses a 6 inch long or longer lure for walleyes? Probably only the pros for the most part--I go bigger than most, but not that big  :)

Fish want to expend the least amount of energy to get the most amount of energy. Bigger lures allow that. Catching/chasing a bunch of little bait fish is too much effort for too little reward. BUT as a previous poster noted this probably holds true more for actively feeding fish. If you are trying to get those inactive fish--slow and small will work because you are just sitting it in front of them trying to entice them when they really aren't on the feed bag.

That's why I love fishing no set rules---when you think you know everything--then you get skunked ;D


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