Favorite type of topwater bait?
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Frogs. It's become my favorite topwater, really fun to fish when using the Steez XBD Frog Rod or AGS 7'4" XH. If it weren't for those rods, I probably wouldn't like it as much as I do.
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Walk the dogs are fun, but if I'm being honest, I am not at all comfortable with topwaters.
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Walking baits-I’ve been chunking the Catwalk for 3 months straight, lol.
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1/4 oz. Pop R, love them little boogers.
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All time favourite memory is fishing dead calm evenings on Opeongo and ripping a Skitter Prop much like you would for Peacock Bass, and the Smallies just absolutely crushing it 

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Basic old Rebel in white or Black/Silver does the job. I am eagerly waiting for smaller version of the yozuri hardcore popper to come out.
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The OSP bent minnow is a killer for me never had anything trigger fish as it does.
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For me there's nothing like watching a buzz bait getting slammed. It's my all time favorite top water lure.
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I want to select all of the above. HAd to go with a buzzbait. Just seems to get bigger bites.
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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?
Which size and how do you fish it? I have the middle and bigger sizes and fished it a bit last year with no luck. I was giving it quick twitches and rips and then letting it sit before starting again.
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I find that the bigger size work better and slower downward twitches work well. I fish it on flouro to drag the nose down a little so it doesn't want to come out of the water as much. I like to target cast it to the edge of structure and grass and work it very slow and tight. Osp has a great example video on their youtube.
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I watched the video, very helpful thanks. I've been fishing it faster looking for reaction strikes, will slow down and fish closer to cover.Sterfry26 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:57 pmI find that the bigger size work better and slower downward twitches work well. I fish it on flouro to drag the nose down a little so it doesn't want to come out of the water as much. I like to target cast it to the edge of structure and grass and work it very slow and tight. Osp has a great example video on their youtube.
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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?
The two main topwaters in my tackle boxes are frogs and Duo realis pencils
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Haven't been on any great topwater bites this year but the whopper plopped has been bringing them in consistently for me.
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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?
Walking baits are likely the most effective topwater style across a variety of conditions, but I am not sure they are my favorites. I’m often using topwater lures at the end of a long day of fishing. The Deps Buzzjets and Jackall Pompadours are very effective and easier on tired wrists. They are also fun to work and sound wonderful.