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Cotton Cordell Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures

Legendary profile and action—the Wally Diver was the first true walleye crankbait. Cotton Cordell's Wally Diver are as deadly as ever. The smaller, junior size Wally Diver features an 8 lb. test line and will easily cast on spinning or light baitcasting equipment, exhibiting a "rock with a roll" action at all retrieve speeds. Slightly larger and with a 10 lb. test line, the regular Wally Diver features a tight, controlled action.
Average Customer Rating:
4.786 out of 5
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14 of 14(100%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
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Customer Reviews for Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures
Review 1 for Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Catches Everything

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December 29, 2011
By HillbillyGeek
from Lake Stevens, WA
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Quality, it just works
"I picked up this lure at the bass pro outlet and it sat in my tackle box for several years. Eventually, I decided to give it a shot and all I can say is wow!!! This thing is a producer.
I've caught largemouth, smallmouth, crappie, trout, kokanee, and perch.
In fact, I can use this lure to catch fish when other fishermen don't even bother to try. Blue bird day @ 2 pm w/ tons of skiers? Yep. Trolled a drop off and nailed at least ten smallies -- including a 5 pounder!
(Color=sparkle fire tiger)
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What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 2
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 2 for Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

fantastic bait

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August 6, 2011
By higleyflow
from northern NY
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"trolled this bait for the first time this year and caught a bunch of walleyes plus a 35" 12 pound northern on it. definitely getting more for the price. great bait"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 3 for Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Always Great

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July 11, 2011
By DrewP
from CT
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"The Wally Diver has good movement, excellent colors and sizes, and it always gets down to where the fish are. I have fished them all my life and I trust the product and the results it produces. Walleye yes, but also bass suspended on a drop off. It's my all time favorite body bait."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 4 for Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures
Overall Rating:
4 out of 5
4 out of 5

Good Purchase for Bass

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September 28, 2010
By BoiseBillW
Advantages: Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"Troll and cast for white bass; cast for small mouth and large mouth and very productive when nothing else is working. Trolling have caught stripers and walleye when they are surface feeding on bait fish."
Review 5 for Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

not just for walleye

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June 30, 2010
By mollycat4629
from oregon
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Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality, works on multiple species
"have used these lures for years,never for walleye, they are out of the box tuned plug -and my go to lures for backtrolling for summer steelhead,spring chinook and any species of lake trout. Ease of use makes them a "foolproof" lure
ps they catch smallmouth ,too
5 stars
"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 6 for Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

great bait

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March 16, 2010
By toothycriter
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"i use wally divers a lot in this size and larger catch lots of fish in northeast ohio"
Review 7 for Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures
Overall Rating:
4 out of 5
4 out of 5

great trolling lure

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July 16, 2008
By muskieloser1
from toronto , ontario
"these lures were built for trolling the deep, colder water where walleye hide. and they do like the movement of the lure."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 4
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 8 for Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

My Favorite Walleye Crank Bait

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June 16, 2008
By packfanfisher
from Shorewood, Illinois
"I use this bait when trolling for walleye and catch countless amounts of them on it. Besides the great walleye it is able to attract, it can also catch good sized smallmouth, largemouth, and even some pike. My best luck on this is when the water is a little cool. Also, when the lure has some blue on it."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 9 for Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

AWESOME!

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May 17, 2008
By ThatOneGuy
from minneapolis, mn
"This is one of my favorite lures to troll for walleyes with because of its action. The wobble just pulls them in left and right. I use the bright colors on sunny and cloudy days."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 10 for Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

good smallie lure

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May 16, 2008
By cool2004man44
from Rock Island, IL
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"we were fishing for walleye, but as you can see smallmouth like this lure also, i highly recommend this lure in the green or firetiger color, good lure"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 11 for Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

One of the most consistent working baits

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March 17, 2008
By fishfan
from IL
"The Wally Diver is one of the few consistent producing baits I've ever used.
Besides being great for walleye, they also regularly produce LM bass, smallies, and an occasional pike. This lure also seems to work regardless of water temps, time of year and lake location.
This is my second favorite crankbait, and I have quite a few!"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 12 for Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures
Overall Rating:
4 out of 5
4 out of 5

Good Buy

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March 5, 2007
By Hanyo66
from PA
"This lure is pretty darn amazing. I use it at the river, on the lake, and, shockingly, in the stream! The lure is so entising that little smallies even hit it in my 4' deep creek! It has excellent wobble and a good dive. I reccomend one of the green colors. (I've found that works best)"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Review 13 for Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Wicked Wally!

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January 11, 2007
By Farmboy
"Between the first of May and the end of June, you can't beat the Wally Diver in Indiana. Not known for large Walleye, Indiana DNR keeps the lakes well stocked. This lure is the best option, especially when trolling. It is a rare occasion that I don't limit out with this lure. Great on sandy flats around 8 ft. deep in weedy areas."
Review 14 for Cotton Cordell® Wally Diver® Lures
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

cotton cordell walley diver

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October 24, 2006
By natcheew
from st.albans wv
"this lure i use when i troll,i fish the kanawha river in wv,and this lure is the best i have ever used,the colour is important,plus the speed,after you figure this out,your good to go,i find that the perch and the chartruse do the best for me .the cd5 is good in 10+,the cd6 is good for20+,the line size and type plays a big part in how you fish.this lure has caught walleye to catfish for me."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 1
Do you own a boat? Yes
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