Why do walleye keep biting my minnow in half — and what is a stinger hook?

Because walleye grab prey mid-body with their canines first, then turn it to swallow — a bait bitten off cleanly behind the hook is the species' signature. When short strikes stack up, the fixes come in order: slow down and add pauses so the fish has time to take the whole bait; trim the minnow or shorten the plastic so the strike zone reaches the hook; and finally add a stinger — a small treble on a short leash from the jig, pinned lightly in the bait's tail, which converts the tail-grabbers outright. Cold water, post-frontal light, and heavily pressured fish all raise the short-strike rate, so treat a rash of half minnows as information: the fish are there, just not committing — and that is a solvable problem.

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