surface lures ?

[bamabassman]

all the above, depending on the conditions as well for me.

[iowabass]

My current topwater lure of choice is the Stanley Ribbit Frog, really have had a good summer with those... a couple 4.5-5 pounders and smaller ones too numerous to mention

[RandySpear]

Raul, i fish mainly Spooks, Sammies, & Bronzeye frogs but buzzbaits can be very effective. I do well with them with wind & overcast conditions fishing them primarily around any type of shallow cover from 1-5 ft or so. If you try that, you may be surprised at how much action you get.

As far as time of day goes, often times i get my best topwater action in the afternoon hours.

Some people avoid throwing spooks & sammies in lilly pads but the reward can be huge. I actually catch most of my bass by either working them on the edges of the pads or dropping it in any decent size hole in the bads & having it walk a fews times. Then i'll kill it right next to a pad. I get many hits by doing that.

I noticed alot of people like the Heddon Torpedo. I haven't fished it yet. Do you walk the bait or reel it straight in & pause it?

[cassidyta]

Originally Posted by RandySpear

I noticed alot of people like the Heddon Torpedo. I haven't fished it yet. Do you walk the bait or reel it straight in & pause it?

Since my ability to walk a bait is a disaster, I go with the reel and pause technique. This has worked for me at almost any time of the day.

[RandySpear]

Cassidy I just bought one today. Will be out tomorrow giving it a shot. I'll try the stop & start method you described. As far as walking the dog, the key is to make sure you have slack in the line with your rod tip pointed downward. For every 2-4 snaps of the rod give your reel a half turn. It was a bit difficult for me to learn in the beginning but if you stay with it, you'll bring your topwater game to a whole new level. I'm by no means an authority on subject, but for the last few years i've fished almost exclusively topwater baits and I can't get enough of it.

[Wishing2BFishing]

A big black Jitterbug. I usually upgrade the trebles with some Gamakatsu's size 4 and add split rings as well. I love that Jitterbug on lakes but don't fish it much on rivers because the current seems to take away from the blug-blug-blug sound.

[keithdog]

Randy, I cast the torpedo out and lets it sit still while ripples calm a few seconds. Then I usually work the bait with a twitch, pause, twitch twitch pause retrieve. Some days the bass like longer pauses than other days. Often my hits will come while the torpedo sits calmly in the water. Other times the sftike comes when the lure is activly moving. You just have to experiment.

[RandySpear]

Keithdog how do you work the rattling rogue as a topwater bait? i have a couple but have only used them as a kerkbait.

[recon3295]

Floating Rapala is the best in my opinion. I have probably cought more fish on a No.5 floating Rapala than any other lure in my tacklebox.

[Bmuskin]

Last night I was fishing Buzzbait and all sort sof topwater. Catching all kinds of dinks with a senko. saw some boils near a log and couldn't get anything on a buzzbait. Pulled out a Bass a reno...probally the oldest lure I have. Here was the result. Couldn't get another hit on topwater but I will take this one.
A little over 24 in length and 17 in girth. Should be well over 8 pounds.

[MississippiBoy]

Sorry, B...calculator says 21 x 17 is 6.25 pounds. 22 x 17 is 6.86 pounds.
Definitely a nice fish. Bigger than I've ever caught. Not quite gonna make the 8 lbs mark, though.

[Bmuskin]

Originally Posted by MississippiBoy

Sorry, B...calculator says 21 x 17 is 6.25 pounds. 22 x 17 is 6.86 pounds.
Definitely a nice fish. Bigger than I've ever caught. Not quite gonna make the 8 lbs mark, though.

oops I meant 24 inches not 21. I caught one that was that size a few weeks ago. It was actually 24.3 inches. The cheap sring scale I had said 8 lbs 8 ounces but I am not sure about that.
You are right though still a nice pig.

[Bmuskin]

22"L x 16"W x 13.5"D
Size of bag she is laying on.

[RSAbassboy]

Rapala's Skitter pop, spook and tiny torpedo i have had great success on the devil's horse aswell

[Lilmoosecountry]

Take a look at this thing & all it does. Like it just don't let the price break your wallet. But i have to say it's a cool concept. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descp...TOP-MXPOD.html

[doc]

Originally Posted by Lilmoosecountry

Take a look at this thing & all it does. Like it just don't let the price break your wallet. But i have to say it's a cool concept. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descp...TOP-MXPOD.html

Very cool concept, I wont be filling my box with them

[lowrider]

nevermind the bait, the reel he was using was a diawa ito monoblock. $699 new on ebay. get ya some of that!