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Top water tricks!

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:39 am
by 8theB8
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RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:14 am
by spindog
Those are some good ideas for tweakin different lures, I'll have to give it a try! I'd never really done more than mabey bending a blade or changing out spinnerbait blade combinations and such. I've got some lipless crankbaits heading to the work bench!!

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:18 am
by bcalvert
Another great post! Thanks for the effort 8theB8. Good insight, and better yet it keeps me thinking about bass instead of work.
Shoot me a PM next time you head north. I am still anxious to help balance your boat by filling the back seat.

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:57 pm
by fishnislife
Right on bro. Great stuff.

Here is an article I wrote a couple years back - "Tuning In" The Buzz for Lunker Largemouth

It will be interesting to here how others alter baits around here. To me it's fun and some baits you can really inhance by tinkering with them. Besides, nothing beats the feeling of hookn into a fatty on a bait you made or tricked out.





fishnislife

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:47 pm
by skimpy
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Can't wait for topwater fishin'.........By far my favorite...Love them frogs:compress: :compress: :compress:

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:19 pm
by BassDood
skimpy wrote::bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Can't wait for topwater fishin'.........By far my favorite...Love them frogs:compress: :compress: :compress:
I heard that!!! Can't wait to try that tube trick too. Thanks

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:51 pm
by skimpy
It just about that time to start throwing some topwater!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Some waters are staying in the :sunny: 60's....[thumbup]

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 12:35 pm
by bassmasterderek
I can never resisit throwing topwaters and it is never too early for topwater. Got one a zoom horny toad in april at Harts lake. Got one in april of 08' too. And I am already throwin my spook (the funnest bait EVER) just haven't hooked up yet. Can't wait to try the new money hounds I ordered!

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 12:42 pm
by lemagoat
Already got a few on topwaters so far, it's never too early.

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 12:58 pm
by jens
lemagoat wrote:Already got a few on topwaters so far, it's never too early.
You are the man, I tried the other night with a perch colored popper and nothing.

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 1:07 pm
by smoke14
Its never too early for topwater. Had a nice bass blow up my Rage Tail Toad out at Newman last weekend, water temp was 51.

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 4:18 pm
by BassinBomber
bassmasterderek wrote:I can never resisit throwing topwaters and it is never too early for topwater. Got one a zoom horny toad in april at Harts lake. Got one in april of 08' too. And I am already throwin my spook (the funnest bait EVER) just haven't hooked up yet. Can't wait to try the new money hounds I ordered!
Nice 2 see you back posting again "D",..as for Top~Water,..nothing beats it,..especially when you can see the water swirl behind your lure as you retrieve it back 2 the boat then WHAM! Haven't thrown anything on top yet,..then again I haven't fished much,..allot going on,..but soon!

BB

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 6:54 pm
by Phill Smart
bassmasterderek wrote:I can never resisit throwing topwaters and it is never too early for topwater. Got one a zoom horny toad in april at Harts lake. Got one in april of 08' too. And I am already throwin my spook (the funnest bait EVER) just haven't hooked up yet. Can't wait to try the new money hounds I ordered!
I THINK I remember someone saying they were out for good. ...guess good is not forever.Top water is vision bite only...no skill to catch just like sight fishing.I like fishing off shore one foot deep canals or structure that I have worked for instead of blind casting and hoping for luck.

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 8:50 pm
by skimpy
Haven't caught any on my Spro froggies yet. [cursing] Gonna try again next weekend though. I love hearing that **SPLASH**[woot]

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 6:40 am
by lemagoat
Phill Smart wrote:
bassmasterderek wrote:I can never resisit throwing topwaters and it is never too early for topwater. Got one a zoom horny toad in april at Harts lake. Got one in april of 08' too. And I am already throwin my spook (the funnest bait EVER) just haven't hooked up yet. Can't wait to try the new money hounds I ordered!
I THINK I remember someone saying they were out for good. ...guess good is not forever.Top water is vision bite only...no skill to catch just like sight fishing.I like fishing off shore one foot deep canals or structure that I have worked for instead of blind casting and hoping for luck.
I dont agree at all, There is more to fishing topwater then just throwing it and hoping to get a strike, where to throw and presentation matters. why the slaps on bmd? He is a good guy and good basser. If I misunderstood you I'm sorry.

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 7:23 am
by kzoo
lemagoat wrote:
Phill Smart wrote:
bassmasterderek wrote:I can never resisit throwing topwaters and it is never too early for topwater. Got one a zoom horny toad in april at Harts lake. Got one in april of 08' too. And I am already throwin my spook (the funnest bait EVER) just haven't hooked up yet. Can't wait to try the new money hounds I ordered!
I THINK I remember someone saying they were out for good. ...guess good is not forever.Top water is vision bite only...no skill to catch just like sight fishing.I like fishing off shore one foot deep canals or structure that I have worked for instead of blind casting and hoping for luck.
I dont agree at all, There is more to fishing topwater then just throwing it and hoping to get a strike, where to throw and presentation matters. why the slaps on bmd? He is a good guy and good basser. If I misunderstood you I'm sorry.
BMD is a good guy. Glad to see him on the forum again.

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 10:02 am
by Bigbass Dez
kzoo wrote:
lemagoat wrote:
Phill Smart wrote: I THINK I remember someone saying they were out for good. ...guess good is not forever.Top water is vision bite only...no skill to catch just like sight fishing.I like fishing off shore one foot deep canals or structure that I have worked for instead of blind casting and hoping for luck.
I dont agree at all, There is more to fishing topwater then just throwing it and hoping to get a strike, where to throw and presentation matters. why the slaps on bmd? He is a good guy and good basser. If I misunderstood you I'm sorry.
BMD is a good guy. Glad to see him on the forum again.


I second that Kzoo !! BMD has been around here for awhile and im glad to see that he remembers his WL.com fam !! [thumbup]

Now if i can only figure out a way to get the Olyboyz out to the pic nic this year [blush]

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 1:09 pm
by Bisk1tSnGraV
Cannot wait to get my first topwater of the year. Am throwing the toad BMD!

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 5:01 pm
by BassinBomber
lemagoat wrote:
Phill Smart wrote:
bassmasterderek wrote:I can never resisit throwing topwaters and it is never too early for topwater. Got one a zoom horny toad in april at Harts lake. Got one in april of 08' too. And I am already throwin my spook (the funnest bait EVER) just haven't hooked up yet. Can't wait to try the new money hounds I ordered!
I THINK I remember someone saying they were out for good. ...guess good is not forever.Top water is vision bite only...no skill to catch just like sight fishing.I like fishing off shore one foot deep canals or structure that I have worked for instead of blind casting and hoping for luck.
I dont agree at all, There is more to fishing topwater then just throwing it and hoping to get a strike, where to throw and presentation matters. why the slaps on bmd? He is a good guy and good basser. If I misunderstood you I'm sorry.
I'd have 2 agree here Lem,..way more than just cast and retreive and hope and pray,..cadence,..when 2 set the hook,..what bait 2 throw and a whole lot more,..2 say that there's no skill in sight fishing well I'll leave that alone,..someone else can ring the bell on that comment!

BB

RE:Top water tricks!

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 5:18 pm
by Amx
Ain't no skill sight fishing.


Ya just sneak up on the bass, jump out of the boat, pounce on the biggie fishy, wrascle/wruscle/wrescle/fight them to the bottom of the lake without drowning, swim back up to the surface and hope the boat hasn't drifted off a half mile in the wind, try to climb back into the boat with the fishie in your arms, after a few tries you let go of the fish, climb into the boat and hope the fishy hasn't swum away, lean over the gunnel, grab the fish without falling out of the boat, jump up and down when you're successfull and hope you don't lose your balance and fall out of the boat, take a picture because nobody will believe you did all that for a 1 1/2 pound Bass.
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