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This shaking head action mimics a dying baitfish on the surface. Among the oldest and most popular topwater lures walking or walk-the-dog baits work faster and cover much more water.
Use a longer 7 or 7 ½ foot medium heavy power rod and a fast 711 reel spooled with 15 pound monofilament or 30 pound braided line for this topwater fishing technique.
How to fish topwater baits. STEPS TO TOPWATER FISH When learning how to topwater fish for bass try walk the dog type lures that shake their head back and forth when you just twitch the tip of your rod in a rhythm. This shaking head action mimics a dying baitfish on the surface. This topwater bait fishing seminar is 1 of 3 conducted by bass fishing tournament angler Mike Ike Iaconelli.
In part 1 he introduced the lures. Use a longer 7 or 7 ½ foot medium heavy power rod and a fast 711 reel spooled with 15 pound monofilament or 30 pound braided line for this topwater fishing technique. Make long casts past the structure youre fishing and get the bait walking by twitching your rod tip while reeling up the slack.
Professional bass angler Terry Bolton relies on walking topwater baits like the Rapala Skitter V when combing large grass flats for active bass. When fishing the buzzbait start with your rod tip high when it hits the water. This will keep the buzzbait at the top of the water then slowly lower your rod tip as it gets closer.
A buzzbait will work just about anywhere over sunken weeds or cover over shallow flats and perfect for going parallel with the bank. The other style frog is your buzzing soft plastic frogs. Rig them up on a solid twist lock hook and buzz them slowly on the surface around cover.
Use the buzz style frogs when you want to cover water to find more bass. Get out your baitcasting rod. Take a floating wooden plug slap a propeller one end and youve got yourself another of the most effective summertime topwaters.
Prop baits like the High Roller Lures RipRoller and River2Sea Tango Prop track well displace a bunch of water and cause a unique commotion that other topwaters cant match. Cast the lure to your desired location then reel in using a retrieval motion that mimics a fishs meal. When learning how to topwater fish for bass try walk the dog type lures that shake their head back and forth when you just twitch the tip of your rod in a rhythm.
This shaking head action mimics a dying baitfish on the surface. Among the oldest and most popular topwater lures walking or walk-the-dog baits work faster and cover much more water. Make very long casts and work the baits with a scintillating zigzag walking motion.
These baits generally imitate a sick or wounded baitfish struggling on the surface. Cinch that down but not all of the way. Wrap the tag end around the line twice and run it back through the upward side of the loop.
Tighten down and cut the tag end. This knot allows the lure to be virtually weedless and keeps a strong connection. You can use topwater lures such as poppers which have a concave face that makes a big splash when you jerk the lure sharply on the surface.
Cast the lure to your desired location then reel in using a retrieval motion that mimics a fishs meal. Open water topwater baits should be fished in areas where you need to draw fish from a distance in order to get them to bite. Areas such as big grass mats on shallow flats long points near a channel backs of shallow pockets and anywhere bass are.
The fast gear ratio reels of over 701 will allow for less time between casts to increase fishing efficiency. In most cases topwater baits are lightweight andor create slack in the line. This creates a need for a fast reel of 701 or higher to.
Fishing with a sinking pencil bait has two distinct advantages over using standard topwater lures. First they are heavier for the same body size which means you can cast them a greater distance. Secondly you can fish a sinking pencil bait subsurface which is a great tactic when the fish are not willing to commit to aggressive topwater strikes.
Fishing a topwater frog can be one of the most frustrating yet rewarding techniques in fishing. There is nothing quite like the explosion on the surface of the water as a bass eats. Early morning evening or even right in the middle of the day are all great times to fish a frog.
Throw the topwater bait past the timber and wind it steadily so the propellers create a V on the surface and wait for the strike when the lure passes by the cover. Tackle For Prop Baits The best bass fishing tackle for working a prop bait effectively is a 6 12- to 7-foot medium-heavy action casting rod and a high-speed baitcast reel with a.