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AubreyLaHaye458 02-26-2014 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Goooh (Post 668032)
Bump - just went back through this and forgot how good the responses were.

Thanks for this


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MattMigues 02-26-2014 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Goooh (Post 636925)
I've never caught on Topwater, laugh it up. But, it's definitely not a confidence bait for me. I've thrown it early and late in calm water.

When do you throw it? If it's cloudy or drizzling, does it open up the whole day to chunk TW? Is it more about time of day, or type of day?

I've thrown she dawg, too dawg junior and spooks, all in pretty natural coloring except the she dawg is a chartreuse/silver.

Obviously the best time is when fish are hitting the top, and when fish are around... Hopefully you TW masters can help me out with some more in depth tips.


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Pink/Chrome Skitter walk, from spring to fall, i never had much luck in water thats deeper than 6' but 2-5' of water with active fish keep calm and cast on... once you figure it out you won't want to throw anything else!:smokin:

fishfighter 02-26-2014 05:37 PM
pole
 
if you going to throw topwater you will need a good pole, sure you can do it with any pole, but if you don't have a "topwater pole" your forearms will burn and you will have to work harder to make your lure "walk" , do yourself a favor use a light weight split grip, medium duty, with a fast action tip, again i am no professional fisherman so maybe the "professionals" will correct me if i am wrong, but you don't want to be walking the dog with your catfish pole

ThePinkBanana 02-26-2014 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by bgizzle (Post 636955)
Get a skitter walk or top dawg and throw it under the birds!

I've thrown top water under the birds for many years, and mostly catch birds. Don't get me wrong, it's great when the birds don't grab it... But that seldomly happens.... I've also found that fishing the birds is extremely less productive on BL opposed to the south east side of the state.

bgizzle 02-26-2014 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Brandon_Picou (Post 668411)
I've thrown top water under the birds for many years, and mostly catch birds. Don't get me wrong, it's great when the birds don't grab it... But that seldomly happens.... I've also found that fishing the birds is extremely less productive on BL opposed to the south east side of the state.
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BassYakR 02-26-2014 10:55 PM
98% throw topwater under birds... Only caught one bird last year... Throwin plastics usually gets u the smaller fish ive seen. Tops gets u the fish u dont have to measure.

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fishwater 02-26-2014 11:14 PM
What kind of rod is best for top water ?

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Big Kahunaz 02-26-2014 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by BassYakR (Post 668485)
98% throw topwater under birds... Only caught one bird last year... Throwin plastics usually gets u the smaller fish ive seen. Tops gets u the fish u dont have to measure.

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ThePinkBanana 02-26-2014 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by BassYakR (Post 668485)
98% throw topwater under birds... Only caught one bird last year... Throwin plastics usually gets u the smaller fish ive seen. Tops gets u the fish u dont have to measure.
I always catch nice ones on regular baits. Damn birds go after top water all the time, guess I'm just an idiot lol I caught two trout in 6 hours and you caught 12 in three on the same day... So I'm going to roll with ya on this one. I'll turn the go pro on next time the birds are working and they go after my bait, could have caught 20 birds last summer.

BassYakR 02-26-2014 11:34 PM
They go after it everynow n then... But we always throw tops man...

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ThePinkBanana 02-26-2014 11:36 PM
I seriously gave up on tops under birds because birds were too annoying going after bait EVERY TIME. I will re-test this theory when they start working again!

BassYakR 02-27-2014 12:10 AM
Should be end of next month

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meaux fishing 02-27-2014 12:29 AM
They will go after it and sometimes even pick it up and drop it. As long as you do t hook one on the cast you're fine.

SGib 02-27-2014 06:01 AM
You need to motor into those birds a little faster to make sure they fly off.

BassYakR 02-27-2014 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by SGib (Post 668532)
You need to motor into those birds a little faster to make sure they fly off.
That's the TICKET!!! That's how them Texas fisherman do on our lake! :)




























Just messin w ya buddy!

ThePinkBanana 02-27-2014 11:31 AM
Damn texans. Come over here pot licking and motoring right next to you while you're fishing! I had two guys in these little aluminum boats run 70 yards in front of me while I was wade fishing the other day. Some people have no respect! Haha

MattMigues 02-27-2014 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by fishwater (Post 668498)
What kind of rod is best for top water ?

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I like a 6' medium heavy, short rod helps me keep tip low and bait walking right when you're at close retrieve. IMO

AubreyLaHaye458 03-06-2014 10:16 PM
So what kind of area do you look for when throwing topwaters this time of year? Certain structure? Water depths?


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MattMigues 03-07-2014 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by AubreyLaHaye458 (Post 670447)
So what kind of area do you look for when throwing topwaters this time of year? Certain structure? Water depths?


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I like flats 2'-5' with popeye mullet schools, if the bait is there more likely the fish will be close. I fish topwater slower as in i try to cover whole area before moving any... if the trout are active you'll know within the first 15-20 minutes.


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