06-17-06, 07:56 AM | #1 |
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Have topwaters gone the way of the Dodo?
After browsing for a couple of days now, I notice that very few of you guys discuss or endorse topwater fishing. Has it fallen out of fashion and I didn't notice? That has always been my go-to presentation and I am usually successful. Nothin like a topwater strike.
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06-17-06, 10:24 AM | #2 |
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i still use topwaters. i tie on topwaters quite often. I'm often fishing them when the conditions aren't right, I'm just always looking for that explosive topwater strike. catching fish can be fun, catching fish on topwaters IS A BLAST!
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There isn't a day on the water without a top water lure tied on in the boat, sometimes 3 different types until I figure out which they prefer.Its easier than taking the time to rerig the same rod.With that being said, you need a sub surface bait tied on as well. p n j
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i=are topwaters easier? ive been thinking, topwaters wont get all the gllen slimey stuff stuck on my lures, plus id hear it when i get a bite. that way i know when im bit
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06-17-06, 01:40 PM | #5 |
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Interesting topic.
I think topwaters are discussed less because they are less predictable production wise. Sometimes you can clean house on them, but they are not like jigs or spinnerbaits in which you can feel comfortable with them every time out (or at least for most people). My opinion is that with topwaters you never know until you try them. I've seen them outproduce other baits many times when I couldn't explain why they were the ticket, they just were. Thats why its good to have one tied on if you can accomodate a few different rods that are prerigged.
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Topwaters are alive and well. They're very effective and I use them all the time, maybe more than I should, but I love using them and have a lot of confidence in them.
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it wouldn't be fishing for me if i didn't have a top
water lure tied on and threw it, anytime of day I remember years ago all the top water classic baits came out in a rubber weedless imitation of the actual lure (popR, zara spook, etc) and they were made and designed to go through the gunk of top water snot moss with the single hook buried in the plastic. Throwing any top water like buzzbait in a weedy pond is going to snag a few veggies, but its all worth it, the bass are close by |
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i see... well i think i should start practicing that. if not fishing i can practice my technique at my neighbors pool... he lets me use it for my lure tests lol. i can work on the hooksets... dont really care, as long as i know the bass has bitten, id be so incredibly happy itd feel like 100 christmasses in a row
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Topwater fishing, especially poppers, is one of my favorite ways to fish. You are right when you say that there is nothing like the explosion of a fish on a topwater. That sensation is addicting and heart stopping.
With that said, and as much as I love topwater fishing, there will be days where no matter how much fun I have working one, it will be something that the fish will not want. Topwater rocks!
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How many of you fish a baby torpedo ? I gotta find a hook to replace the originals on this bait. P N J
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pnj- i have a baby torpedo! its really cool because it makes nice lil splashes. i have it in bass color. its got little scale patterns and a short black line donw the sidefor that reason a friend of mine on another board wants me to replicate some old school propellor lures. im doing 2 heddon 152s, and 2 dogiwiacs. the blanks are done but my airbrush isnt here yet. i did good on the blanks, theyre perfectly shaped and extremely smooth this time. ill show pics when theyre done.
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I'd like to find some #5 size trebles (SOMEBODY makes 'em!) to see if the added weight might still allow the lure to float and operate properly, or at least place a #5 on the rear of the lure. BTW, "Clear" is my favorite "lack-of-color" for clear-water lakes. I painted the prop red on one, and it seems to do no harm, at least, LOL! I own a Baby Torp or two, but can't remember the last time I used one. For a prop bait larger than a Tiny Torp, I prefer a Devil Horse or one of the rare and discontinued PICO Slashers or a (also discontinued, I think,) Heddon Dying Flutter. The PICO...http://blog.so-net.ne.jp/_images/blo...on/2076430.jpg The Flutter...http://www.ifish.net/sfdtyflutt.jpg I always removed the front prop. FlyRod |
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man i use to have a nice baby torpedo in a bone pattern was the only bait that was catching fish this one night
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I use wahts called a skitter walk, by rapala! Just type them in by google, and you'll know why the bass go crazy over them!
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This past weekend I had ready to go 9 rods. One with a horny toad, one with a buzzbait, one with a Spro frog, one with a jitterbug, one with a torpedo, one with a ribbit frog. The others with a spinnerbait, one with a senko and one with a Mann's baby 1 minus. That's about 80% or so of my fishing for topwater. I just love that topwater exploision.
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