What Specs Are Good For A Topwater Rod?

[Matt_3479]

10 hours ago, A-Jay said:

 Fair Question Matt ~ 

 

 I'm generally not 'working' my cranking baits like I do a topwater walking bait or even a popper.  

 It's desirable for my crankbait blank to be 'slower' initially to allow by crankbait to deflect while the rod is still slightly 'loaded as well as while I'm playing & hopefully landing a spirited bass.

 Conversely,  'working' a topwater plug with a 'slower' stick would not offer same 'crisp & responsive' blank action that a Fast or X-Fast stick can; which is really needed to get the job done right. 

 

Not trying to over think it, I use a couple of different 7 ft (ish) Medium Fast action Spinning rod to present most of my larger topwater walking & popping baits.   Along with 20lb braid mainline and 12lb test big game mono leader - I do OK.

 Long casts - works the baits effectively - offers solid hooksets - land the bass.

 

A-Jay

Thank you. I do very little almost no topwater fishing at all minus frogs any more but would like to get back into it. I was just assuming the use my crankbait rod for top water due to the treble hooks. I love the explosive excitement of the frog so I picked up a few poppers. Looks like I’ll hsve to try it on my dobyns 734c or my glx 852c. Otherwise I’ll be buying a new rod too lol

[artdav]

also guys......is 12 or 15 pound mono a good choice for top water?? Forgive me for all the questions just trying to put together a nice top water combo........i currently use a Favorite 6'6 med hvy with 30 pound braid and 12 pound mono leader for frogs and Texas rigs which have seem to be working......

[Adkfishheadz]

On 4/11/2012 at 2:51 PM, J Francho said:

A buzzbait and a Pop-R are two entirely different baits, though both target the top of the water column. For a buzzbait, I use any longer extra fast rod that I'd use for a spinnerbait. match the power to the size of the bait and the cover you're fishing. The extra fast taper allows you to get into the power section of the rod for a powerful, lightning fast hookset required for big buzzbait hooks. For a treble hooked, floating topwater, I like a shorter rod, medium or medium light power, and x-fast taper for a quick recovery after twitching. I like shorter to keep the tip out of the water while using downward strokes of the rod to twitch the bait. Pop-R's are pretty light baits, and I actually use a spinning rod with 20# braid, and 12# CXX leader for them to get extra casting distance. A good compromise for both would be a 6-6 medium/x-fast rod.

M or ml xf for topwater????? I tried using a medium this summer lost 2 smb bass within an hour throwing a dogma 100,cut it off threw it on my mhx mb843 7'0 mh and pinned every fish that hit my bait the rest of the day,i would def not recommend any rod used for shakey head or whacky rigs for topwater id go medium heavy fast and if thats too "stiff" go with a mh moderate action 

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1 hour ago, Adkfishheadz said:

M or ml xf for topwater????? I tried using a medium this summer lost 2 smb bass within an hour throwing a dogma 100,cut it off threw it on my mhx mb843 7'0 mh and pinned every fish that hit my bait the rest of the day,i would def not recommend any rod used for shakey head or whacky rigs for topwater id go medium heavy fast and if thats too "stiff" go with a mh moderate action 

For a 100 sized walker, I prefer a spongy MH as well, but 6'9" or so. A med won't work the lure quite as well, buti f they are coming undone most likely operator error. What line?