Best topwater bait?

[Jeffrey Durham]

Ok all, what is your favorite topwater over cover and open water lure?:blink:

 

[Christopher Laurencio]

1) Over Cover - Scum Frog



2) Open Water - Pop-R

 

[BJ Laster]

I know they are expensive, but i really like a Lucky Craft Sammy or a Lucky Craft G Splash. Both have very cool actions to them. I only have a couple of each, but they are really good topwaters.

 

[Jeffrey Durham]

Oh, and color fav also?

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Zara Spook and Puppy, Torpedo, PopR and Buzzbait

For heavy cover...I like frogs

 

[Christopher Laurencio]

I like dark colors, I think they can be seen better by the fish.

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Only on Dark Days....try Shad imitators in the mornings CJ...it works.

Used a Frog colored spook Saturday morning and nothing....went back to the Shad color and bam...three fish of the same bank again

 

[TrepMan]

Open water, buzz bait, white with a chartruese crawdad trailer!!! up near cover and structure any popR or sammy type bait.

 

[Andrew Zuber]

Creek Chub plunker in open water...

Used to use Scum Frogs, but now I use3 Zoom Horny Toad over the slop...give 'em a try if you haven't already...the hook up percentage is better for me with the Toad's...

Any shade of green for both...



az

 

[Texas Transplant]

Open water - buzzbait.

Near structure - pop-r

Weeds and other - buzzbait/frog.



Tex

 

[Jim B]

Open water - lucky craft sammy

cover- buzzbait

weeds- lunker city salad spoon.

 

[Mike L.]

Spook'in for me.

 

[william Clark]

Can someone tell me what I am having trouble with on the sammy? I just can't get what I think is a good presentation with it. I can walk various other lures, have good success with poppers. I thought maybe it was the flourocarbon after I thought about it so I went back to mono but still it don't seem like I am getting much out of it. What size line do most use for the sammy. What type of action are you getting from it? Walking? Spitting? Thanks Clark

 

[joe haley]

zara spook.





JD

 

[Scott Smith]

open water - high roller popper

weeds - floating worm

 

[fatrap]

Open water a buzzbait. Weeds.... a RAT!! I love rat fishin.

fatrap

 

[chris hidalgo]

clear tiny torpedoe



horny toad

 

[XMYTRUCK XMYTRUCK]

When do u fish topwater? I always fish at night time how about U guys????

 

[Jeffrey Durham]

At sunrise and sunset I have the best luck.

 

[joe haley]

Jeff is right about the times but a good spook man can bring then up all day Im not agood spook man but my partner is and he uses it allday



JD

 

[Ken Neeley]

Mac gave me a double-top-secret lure a few weeks ago that he has never used.....I've been using it in heavy cover and it is the sheot!!!



Have caught 3 over 4 lbs and 2 over 5lbs on the last 3 weeks with it!!!

 

[Jeffrey Durham]

Ken, post what it is and I won't tell a sole!

 

[Larry Harp]

Around timber or submerged weeds it's got to be a buzzbait. I swear by black. I also do better with the smaller ones partiulaly the little twin blade 1/4 and 3/8 oz from Hart. I also like Rapala Skitter Walk's, they walk the dog better than anything. Also, don't forget the old favorites, Arbogast Hula Popper and Jitterbugs. Jitterbugs after dark are dangerous to the bass population of a lake.



Harpo

 

[Ken Neeley]

It's a 7-1/2" BPS Sticko on a 4/0 wide gap Mustad with 30lb Power Pro...rig it Texas, throw it in the slop or lillies, let it drop into the holes and HANG ON!!!

 

[Larry Harp]

I've caught a couple of nice ones on those Zoom Horney Toads but I can't seem to keep them from rolling over on their back. I guess as long as the fish don't mind I shouldn't either.



Harpo

 

[Ken Neeley]

Harpo,

Rig it upside down!!! :lol:

 

[Jim B]

Clark,

I can walk the dog with the sammy pretty good. I use 12# mono too. The one thing i have noticed is its much easier for me to do it with my 5'6" pistol grip then any other rod i own. Te short rod really helps.



X, I throw them mainly in the morning and night but i have had some overcast days where the smallies will hammer it all day.

 

[Edward Lea.]

Heddon Baby Torpedo...... Pop'R .... or a Zara Puppy

 

[Ken Sabin]

Zara Spook, Chrome w/ black back !!

 

[Dan Sullivan]

Frog and image. What, no jitterbugs?!?

 

[Joe G]

devils horse the big blount ended one(f100} and horny toads some buzz baits

 

[Brian Feist]

Watermelon Senko. It stays on top of the water for a split second before it starts to sink...

 

[JR F]

Spook..............

 

[Ron Thomas]