I usually stick with the philosophy of increasing the bait’s profile as daylight becomes more scarce IF hunting the real bigguns.

This can also help getting noticed by an accidental Esox too.

Here is an interesting little story to remember when night fishing for walleye: About 3 years ago I had a 3-man group out hunting big walleye. It was getting close to midnight and we hadn’t caught squat. One of the guys says he had enough and the other 2 agreed. I had just made a long cast when it was decided that we were quitting so I began reeling my Thunderstick as fast as I could back to the boat. Midway thru the retrieve, I get slammed by a mid-20’s walleye! So, the only walleye we caught that nite was when I was burning the bait back to the boat.

Morals of the story......

Walleye can see/hear exceptionally well.
Evidently, speed can be a trigger during the day or night (in clear water).