Fishing For Bass Topwater Style!
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. According to this bass fishing lure resource, there are soft and hard bodied lures, topwater lures, bottom baits and suspended lures. There are several subcategories as well for these lures. I’ll discuss one of the all time bass fishing faves, topwater fishing and topwater lures.
Topwater lures are just what you might expect, fishing lures that are fished on the surface of the water. Most topwaters have lips attached or cupped heads to create loud splashing or popping sounds when jerked. This loud splashing will be heard from fish at great distances.
Generally, topwaters are cast near some sort of cover where the bass love to hide and wait for prey. The lure is then pulled with short jerks and pauses. When the bass hits it is an amazing rush, as you not only feel the hit, but you can see and hear it as well! Often the bass will clear the water!
The best times for topwaters are in the early mornings and evenings. They are most effective in shallow waters.
Some of the popular topwaters include:
- the Jitterbug
- the Crazy Crawler
- Manns Rat
- the Heddon Lucky 13
So, tie on a topwater, head to a close by fishing spot and hook some bass. Good fishing!