jaximus wrote on May 9^th, 2012 at 9:44pm:

"Anglers often experiment between stick baits and shad profiled baits and both lure profiles have their place in walleye fishing.  The biggest lesson I have learned from my years trolling is to keep forcing yourself to try and retry different things.  Don’t live by the fishing rules so many anglers are quick to throw at you.  Matching the hatch for example is a joke with walleye fishing.  Many walleyes for example have never seen a night crawler or fire tiger minnow.  Force yourself to switch between shad profiles and minnow profiles and let the fish tell you.

This is basically my mantra for fishing: 

Keep trying different depths, actions, sizes, profiles, and colors until you find something that works.  Then try to refine it further if you can.  The first two are the most critical.  The last three can all be important...or not...depending on the mood of the fish.