Advantages in fishing with Topwater Lures
One of the biggest advantages of fishing with topwater lures is that they don’t get snagged on weeds or rock bottom, thus causing you to clean your bait each casting. Another advantage is that you will see the fish snatch the bait while it is skimming the surface. This makes for very fun fishing. Just think when your out on your boat with the sun rising, everything is tranquil and quiet, the water is calm, this is the best conditions to use your topwater lures. You cast out your bait and as it skims across the surface, then BANG, you strike gold. What an exhillerating experience when you start to cast that fish in. The fish will fight the pull, the fun has already started. Its just you and the fish in a tug of war competition. You need correct technique that is only achieved after time spent fishing. What a rush this will give you, as you try to pull the fish closer in while at the same time letting the line drag a little to stop it from snapping. You need to play the fish, allow it to drag on the line then pull it in and then let it drag again. Until you real it right in you can pull it into the boat.
Different Types of Topwater Lures
There are different types of Topwater lures and they also come in loads of different shapes and sizes. Different names include Poppers, Splashers, Wire Baits, Buzz Baits, and Pencil baits to different brands such as super spook, zara spook, yellow magic, chug bug, cotton cordell the list goes on. They are all designed to produce some activity on the water to attract the fish to strike. With topwater lures, Poppers and Splashers are designed to ripple the water and cause popping or splashing sounds when you retrieve the lure. The wire and Buzz Baits have propellers that cause water to ripple and splash. Some look like frogs and mice. Some topwater lures just look like weird shapes, but all have the common goal of attracting the fish to it.
Topwater Lures Technique
Topwater lures are designed to be used with a back and forth rod action to get the lure to dance or “walk” the water as in the “walk the dog” retrieve.
Whether you are casting or trolling, these professional grade plastics with vibrant colors give you the ultimate fish catching combination. Irresistible to saltwater species like Redfish, Spotted Sea Trout, Snook and Grouper, these innovative baits are also lethal for Stripers, Walleye and Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, just to name a few.
The best place to use your topwater lures is a nice clam bay and fish either on sun rise or dusk. This is when the fish are in search of food and when they see the lure skimming across the waters surface it will be an easy target for them, and you.