50* Air Temp Out...too Cold For Topwater?

[Montanaro]

Ive been wanting to do some fall night fishing and i know fall is good for topwater...but when night air temps dip, will topwatrr still be effective or should i go with another presentation?

[Grizzn N Bassin]

No its not to cold... just got back from catching topwater fish

[Grizzn N Bassin]

I was using a jitterbug, buzz, spook, popper, Stanley ribbit frog over sparse cover etccc... they love it I tell you,  LOVE IT

[AK-Jax86]

I was using a jitterbug, buzz, spook, popper, Stanley ribbit frog over sparse cover etccc... they love it I tell you, LOVE IT

Stanley I swear by them!! Only frogs I use were you an original user or have you been put on by my countless post swearing by them lol I've had a few members PM me asking me or thanking me about those frogs I think ima call them up ask for a sponsorship since I plug their company 24/7

[Glenn]

Water temp isn't as big as a factor as most people make it out to be.  I've caught bass on buzzbaits on New Year's Day, when the water temps were in the low 40's.

[The Young Gun]

Once your top waters stop breaking through the ice is only when I stop throwing them.

[tatertester]

No!

[Sam]

Stanley I swear by them!! Only frogs I use were you an original user or have you been put on by my countless post swearing by them lol I've had a few members PM me asking me or thanking me about those frogs I think ima call them up ask for a sponsorship since I plug their company 24/7

 

Then I may have to switch to Stanley's. Missed a big one this past Friday on a KVD. She knocked it hard, disappeared, and when I set the hook she was gone.

 

I hate when that happens.

[AK-Jax86]

Then I may have to switch to Stanley's. Missed a big one this past Friday on a KVD. She knocked it hard, disappeared, and when I set the hook she was gone.

 

I hate when that happens.

Over in the Southeast section we've been running a Florida Bragging Rights thread for the past 4 or 5 months. We do top 5 fish for the month an we go by length, since not everybody has scale, and we do a big fish for those who do carry one. It's pretty fun and we have a good turn out and conversation. Over the past 4 months nearly every fish I posted a pic of came off these golden frogs.

[Raul]

The first thing you do wrong when fishing is to make "rules" for something that has no rules.

 

You´ll never know if you don´t try.

 

If you try and doesn´t work it doesn´t mean that it´s wrong, it only means that it didn´t work when you tried and that´s not good enough for making a "rule" out of it and there´s a bunch of reasons why it didn´t work .

 

You got nothing to loose if you try, casts are free.

[bigbill]

Colder temps here today too. I tried topwater and nothing hit it. My white spinner bait caught one bass and a large pickerel. Then I put on a panther Martin spin fly in silver with an orange tail and caught another bass. With the spinner bait I felt a thump first as it fell into the water while it was sinking after the cast. So I went really slow in reeling it. It didn't take long to wait for the second strike. The bass I could tire out but the pickerel was very fisty and fought more in my hand too. It's the second day after the heavy rains. I guess the place is finally getting back to normal. Throwing a topwater lure is always first on my list of lures to try. Bill

I just go threw my ritual of lures till something works then I nailed

down the pattern for a while.

[Montanaro]

The first thing you do wrong when fishing is to make "rules" for something that has no rules.

You´ll never know if you don´t try.

If you try and doesn´t work it doesn´t mean that it´s wrong, it only means that it didn´t work when you tried and that´s not good enough for making a "rule" out of it and there´s a bunch of reasons why it didn´t work .

You got nothing to loose if you try, casts are free.

i was goingto go last night to try it but was too tired. maybe tonight.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

Stanley I swear by them!! Only frogs I use were you an original user or have you been put on by my countless post swearing by them lol I've had a few members PM me asking me or thanking me about those frogs I think ima call them up ask for a sponsorship since I plug their company 24/7

Yes I am an orginal user and like you have told many people about it... I think im the only one who buys them from places who sell tackle ... I pick a few bags up every time I go to the store can never have a enough!

 

ohk question for you what do you like better I always fished the frogs with a 4/0 wide gap just personal preference ..my frogs don't last very long only a few fish which I don't mind at all.  but I'd figure I id try to see if I could save some bait with a screw lock hook.. didn't like it all... hbu normally or screw lock?

[00 mod]

We caught a dozen this am on buzzbaits. Air temp was 52.

Jeff

[AK-Jax86]

Yes I am an orginal user and like you have told many people about it... I think im the only one who buys them from places who sell tackle ... I pick a few bags up every time I go to the store can never have a enough!

 

ohk question for you what do you like better I always fished the frogs with a 4/0 wide gap just personal preference ..my frogs don't last very long only a few fish which I don't mind at all.  but I'd figure I id try to see if I could save some bait with a screw lock hook.. didn't like it all... hbu normally or screw lock?

I use the screw hooks the frog holds up better with the screw IMO. Which kind of frogs do you use?

[ripinthem]

At ice out, I run a buzzbait off the ice pack, and bass love to attack it when it comes off the ice, right at the edge of the water...No, its never to cold.