top water lures

[Zach_BassFisherman]

i use top water at ponds and river all the time but are they any good at lakes i havent had any luck with them in the past. also i think that floating worms will work i have excellent luck with them at ponds and rivers

[FlyRod]

Originally Posted by Zach_BassFisherman

i use top water at ponds and river all the time but are they any good at lakes i havent had any luck with them in the past. also i think that floating worms will work i have excellent luck with them at ponds and rivers

Zachster,

Yep, they are definitely a good lake lure. I regret that you've not been successful with them to date.
I suggest you search various sites for info on techniques and applications for the basic types of toppies; Chuggers, Poppers, Prop baits, "Walkers" (I.E. Spook, Sammy, etc.) Frogs, and Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzbaits.
I start almost every trip with topwater, especially a Super Spook Jr, a Tiny Torpedo, Buzzbait, or Zoom Horny Toad. (Well, I'm a horny toad too, but this is a family forum so we'll let that pass for now.)
I don't limit myself to morning and evening efforts with a topwater, hereafter referred to as a "TW" (my monitor is low on ink.)
If fishing over weedbeds, for example, and most especially if it's overcast, I'll often throw a TW regardless of the time of day or season.
There's nothing more exciting and satisfying than seeing even a small bass assault a TW. Even if you miss the hookup or lose it on the first jump it's wonderful.

Da n monit r is unn ng o t of i k!

F yRo

[Zach_BassFisherman]

well i have had lots of hits on buzbaits

[Rebbasser]

I start almost every trip with topwater, especially a Super Spook Jr

I can attest to that ! He usually picks one or two up, too. I usually throw a spook, and with the new reel Flyrod gave me a buzzbait will be thrown a lot more.

[Marty]

Topwaters work well in any water, small pond, huge lake, whatever. They're generally not my first choice in cold water or sunny skies, but I don't rule them out either, as I've seen action on them when the book says subsurface lures should be better.

[Zach_BassFisherman]

would u think a hocus locus would work good i have a black one

[flbassman]

ya topwater works good especially poppers and spooks buzzbaits are good too and so are locusts sometimes btw the members of this site appreciate it if you use capitalization and punctuation because it makes your posts easier to read

[Zach_BassFisherman]

yea sorry about the writing. what do you think about floating worms, you think it would work?

[Marty]

Originally Posted by Zach_BassFisherman

would u think a hocus locus would work good i have a black one

I've never used one of those, but they look basically like a Jitterbug with a plastic lip. The action is probably similar and black Jitterbugs are my favorite topwater. So yes, it definitely should work.

[Zach_BassFisherman]

good because i was thinking about using that, where at do u think it would work best, like what kind of surroundings, or well im sure you know what i mean.

[GorillaWarfare]

I like using jitterbugs around dusk or sunrise over calm water especially over gravel flats


NICK

[1FASTLASER]

Topwater lures are not only one of the most exciting lures to use they also produce in any water and more times than not the fish they produce are quality fish. A topwater appeals to the predator senses of a bass. In no way shape or form do they want that noisy flashy thing in there bedroom at that time of the morning or evening. And on those overcast days when they taking a nap they will explode on them. With jigs being my number one producer of bigger bass I would have to give second place to the topwater. The trick in what topwater to use is what conditions you are fishing in. Normally not always though a noisy topwater when the wind has a chop going on the water and a quieter one when the conditions are calmer. Like I said though this is not written in stone. I have on occasion say when its dead calm picked up a bussbait with a clacker and had them murder em. Do some experimenting and you will see.