Using Topwater Plugs For Bass Fishing
When creating artificial fishing lures, the lure companies have to provide a wide array of lure types. Fish hunt a wide range of prey and these lures have to mimic the prey in some fashion. There are several things that have to be taken into account when dreaming up a fishing lure. Important aspects include, the colour of the prey the fish are hunting, the glean from the sun and how it affects visibility, the time of day and year the lure will be fished, among many other things.
With all the possible scenarios, comes a long list of lure types, sizes and colours. As per this online bass fishing lure resource, we have hard bodied and soft bodies lures, topwater or surface baits, suspended lures and bottom baits. There are several subcategories as well for these lures. Topwater fishing and using surface baits being a favourite among anglers, I’ll discuss that now.
As probably expected, topwater lures float and are fished along the surface of the water. The majority of the surface or topwater baits have lips or cupped heads so that they could generate a splashing or popping sound. This loud splashing will be heard from fish at great distances.
Bass love to hide under cover such as lily pads and other structure, so that is a great spot to cast these topwaters. You then pull the lure with quick jerks, followed by a short pause to create the desired sound. Most of the senses come into play here, not only do you feel the bite, you can see and hear it as well! More often that note, the bass will jump clear out of the water.
The best times for topwaters are in the early mornings and evenings. They are most effective in shallow waters.
Popular topwater baits include:
- the Heddon Baby Torpedo
- the Hula Popper
- the Heddon Lucky 13
- the Crazy Crawler
Whatever your lure choice, if any type of fishing gets you “hooked”, topwater bass fishing would be it.
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