In my own effort to help the Striper situation at Lake Cumberland, I have started targeting Walleye more and more over the past two years. The best success for me has come using the Bagley Walleye Shad crankbait. I tie it on using 8-lb mono and troll with the big engine, which usually runs at about 2.4mph. I let it waaaay out the back. I figure the crankbait runs about 25-ft deep so I target 28-30ft of water. I specifically use the white color with the orange belly. Be sure to set the drag properly or you'll lose a $9-$10 crankbait.

Because they're so proud of their product that they price it so high, I would suggest getting a bait retriever. I get pretty greedy trying to get close to the bottom, so I get hung up pretty frequently. The bait retriever probably saved me 10 baits last summer alone.

There's always the old bottom bouncer method with nightcrawlers or minnows. Just drop to the bottom and drift and bounce.

Those are my two go-to methods. Both are fairly successful. Some people might think it's lazy fishing but if it puts fish in the boat thats all I care about. Works great with cold beverage intake as well. Good luck, best eating fish hands down in my opinion, fresh or saltwater. Getting hungry just typing this up.