Favorite type of topwater bait?

From crankbaits to jerkbaits to wakebaits and more, TackleTour's new hardbait sub-forum has been a long time coming. Well, now your wait is over!

What's your favorite type of topwater bait?

Buzzbait
7
7%
Cigar/Walk the Dog
30
32%
Crawler
4
4%
Hollow Body Frog/Shad (standard or popper)
10
11%
Plopper
8
8%
Popper
22
23%
Prop/Double Prop
7
7%
Rat
2
2%
Toad
1
1%
Wake
4
4%
 
Total votes: 95

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Favorite type of topwater bait?

Post by Cal » Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:15 pm

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Who doesn't like a topwater bite? But with so many ways to catch them on top, which is your favorite?
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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?

Post by Drakestar » Thu Sep 17, 2020 11:58 pm

Frogs. Obviously :lol: All topwater is fun, but only a frog has the potential to get a giant bust through thick vegetation to get your bait.

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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?

Post by jerkbait22 » Sat Sep 19, 2020 5:45 am

It's hard to pick one. I said popper because I've probably caught the most and biggest fish on this style. I haven't been able to find a good frog bite this year but that can be hard to beat with how vicious the strikes are.

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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?

Post by SteveSchmelzle » Sat Sep 19, 2020 8:25 am

This.

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I have a lucky one I've owned since 1994. I've caught hundreds of bass on it. One day I'll loose it to a Pike, but I won't feel bad.

It has done it's duty.
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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?

Post by hoohoorjoo » Sat Sep 19, 2020 9:26 am

My vote is for the spook/sammy style bait. I like the explosive strikes you get on any topwater, but walking the dog with short or long pauses, trying to figure out a cadence that will make fish react on any particular day is what makes those the most fun, to me anyway.
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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?

Post by Hogsticker2 » Sat Sep 19, 2020 5:21 pm

Popper for me, but I expect that crawler percentage to grow as more members participate.

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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?

Post by jerkbait22 » Sun Sep 20, 2020 6:04 am

Hogsticker2 wrote:
Sat Sep 19, 2020 5:21 pm
Popper for me, but I expect that crawler percentage to grow as more members participate.
Still waiting on that megabass I Wing Fry!

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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?

Post by Hogsticker2 » Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:08 pm

jerkbait22 wrote:
Sun Sep 20, 2020 6:04 am
Hogsticker2 wrote:
Sat Sep 19, 2020 5:21 pm
Popper for me, but I expect that crawler percentage to grow as more members participate.
Still waiting on that megabass I Wing Fry!
I grabbed a couple. Haven't been able to use them yet though.

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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?

Post by rando » Wed Sep 23, 2020 5:13 pm

It is really hard to beat big smallie going ape sh*t on showerblows.

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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?

Post by Cal » Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:29 pm

rando wrote:
Wed Sep 23, 2020 5:13 pm
It is really hard to beat big smallie going ape sh*t on showerblows.
I take it you haven't been to the Amazon ... ;)
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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?

Post by rando » Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:48 pm

Cal wrote:
Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:29 pm
rando wrote:
Wed Sep 23, 2020 5:13 pm
It is really hard to beat big smallie going ape sh*t on showerblows.
I take it you haven't been to the Amazon ... ;)
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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?

Post by toporanger » Thu Sep 24, 2020 7:13 am

After my trip chasing monster pike to the Great Slave Lake..... Crawlers are now my all time favorite lol.

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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?

Post by NormanD » Thu Sep 24, 2020 9:05 am

My vote is for the spook/sammy style bait. I like the explosive strikes you get on any topwater, but walking the dog with short or long pauses, trying to figure out a cadence that will make fish react on any particular day is what makes those the most fun, to me anyway.

Well said. X2

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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?

Post by zodiak311 » Thu Sep 24, 2020 12:33 pm

Not even a close one for me. Mos def the Zara Spook Jr's. Just have to change out the hooks.
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Re: Favorite type of topwater bait?

Post by slipperybob » Thu Sep 24, 2020 5:01 pm

I just love walking the dog spooks...even the spitting versions like a luckycraft gunfish.
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