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Topwater 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.

There comes a giant list of lure sizes, colours and types when looking at all the possible fishing scenarios. According to this bass fishing lure resource, there are soft and hard bodied lures, topwater lures, bottom baits and suspended lures. Not to mention all of the subcategories for these lures. Topwater fishing and using surface baits being a favourite among anglers, I’ll discuss that now.

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.

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.

Topwaters are most often fished in the morning and evening in shallow waters.

Some of the popular topwaters include: