Top Water Fishing Lures

Saturday, 12 May 2007

Top waters baits are among the best baits you can use for bass fishing. Besides, top waters are very productive and can at times out-fish other existing fishing techniques. Generally top waters are very much effective in warm to cold water while the slower and deeper baits such as the worms and jigs are really effective during extremely cold as hot water.

Top waters like stickbaits do not perform action on their own. They require the angler's skill for them to do some important maneuvers like the "walking the dog." These kinds of baits work best in the open water, and in areas of boat docks, stump rows, and tree lines.

Buzzbaits are lures that have similarity to the spinnerbaits, the only difference is that they are designed to work on top. Anglers have to fish buzzbaits across submerged weeds, grass and logjams.

Generally, topwaters work well in the late part of the spring season and summer. During the warm weather, topwaters produce best on schools of bass. When you find a dense cover, try fishing a buzzbait just above the heads of bass species. Topwaters are fine baits for wide, open waters and also the shallow shores. A drop-off from 14 to 24 feet is where you can expect your topwaters to draw some hits from bass on those areas, especially if the water is clear.

Tapering areas are also the ideal places to place some topwaters. Try casting on the waters where the points fall into deep water using a topwaters like stick bait. In very clear water with minimal structure, gold, white or silver minnow lure that is quietly twitching by the surface will most probably earn some explosive hits.

The color of your topwaters should always match the dominant forage in the water area. During nighttime, try using a black topwaters, as this color stands out against the night sky to the fish that’s looking upward. Chrome is a good color selection when fishing in reservoirs because this color matches that of the baitfish’s such as the shad and alewives.

Always remember to make a follow-up lure such as worms and grubs for the missed strikes. Sometimes a fish will try striking on a topwaters many times without any success. If this is the case, a plastic jig or worm cast quickly into the same water area will finally catch the fish.

Lightweight and wood topwaters should be cast preferably on lighter lines to make for longer casting distance and much improved results. Lures such as stick baits should be cast on 10 to 14-pound test lines as this would result in the desired action without any entanglement in the hooks of the lure.

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