What Time Of Year Do You Throw Spooks The Most?

[Catch and Grease]

What time of the year do you have the most success with spooks like the Original Zara Spook?

[Smokinal]

Fall seems to be the best for me.

[Ozark_Basser]

Really any time you see fish coming up to bust shad or other baitfish is a good time which happens a lot in the fall. Clear water is where this bait seems to shine the most and can have some serious drawing power.

In clear ponds, I've caught some big bass at dusk with a super spook.

[ABW]

In the morning during the summer

[RoLo]

From the post-spawn through summer into early fall (in Florida: Apr thru Sep).

Topwaters are especially good during a mild ripple, during twilight (dawn & dusk) and at night

 

Roger

[eyedabassman]

From the post-spawn through summer into early fall (in Florida: Apr thru Sep).

Topwaters are especially good during a mild ripple, during twilight (dawn & dusk) and at night

 

Roger

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[CRANKENSTIEN]

I use it all year in the morn and eve when the water is over 50. I have had my best success during the summer paralleling as close to the bank as I can get it

[Mccallister25]

From the post-spawn through summer into early fall (in Florida: Apr thru Sep).

Topwaters are especially good during a mild ripple, during twilight (dawn & dusk) and at night

Roger

Bingo

[0119]

I never stop throwing the super spook jr.  I use it on every trip I take and its my go to lure having caught fish on it every month of the year.

[smalljaw67]

Once they start hitting topwater and in my area it is either late May to early June. From then until mid fall when the water temps drop below 58 degrees, sounds like a strange number but that is the lowest temperature that I've drawn a topwater strike and that was on a wake bait but consistent topwater strikes usually die off here when the water temp is in the low 60s.

[Sam]

Summer.

[Catt]

When the Speckle Trout are running

[MIbassin]

Late summer: End of August to the beginning of September

[Catch and Grease]

Thanks guys, so nobody really bothers with them this early in spring?

[Ozark_Basser]

They will get bit anytime a fish will bite a topwater. I have had my most luck on them in summer and fall though. Try it out and see for yourself. I wouldn't just take someone's word for it.

[BooyahMan]

They will get bit anytime a fish will bite a topwater. I have had my most luck on them in summer and fall though. Try it out and see for yourself. I wouldn't just take someone's word for it.

 

^I agree with this. While the majority opinion (summer/fall) would probably draw the most strikes, if a fish wants a topwater it'll take a topwater. For instance, I've already gotten a few blow-ups on a frog up here, and I know someone that was just slaying them on frogs the other night. Granted, I haven't had anything on a Spook yet so...

[Bluebasser86]

Spring through fall, especially around spots or smallmouth. 

[frogflogger]

Same as frogs, anytime water is in 60's or above - although I've caught them in the 50's at times on both lures. Sometimes it is a long spell between bites at the lower temps.

[A KGB Operative]

Dawn, and dusk. Also if I'm bored in the middle of the day. Summer though, warmer temperatures for sure.

[bigbill]

Anytime were not limited to certain times. I like to throw the top water baits along side the pads and weedlines. I throw past my target area so I don't spook them. The a either pop it or walk the dog slowly through the area. I make the bass charge out of there hiding spot to strike it. A slow 1-2-3 pop then a pause works too. They can get violent strike wise.

[kikstand454]

For bass, anytime the water is above 50° and I feel its right. .. mostly if bait is around.

I throw the spook all year long in the salt and it always performs. My #1 bait by far.

[J Francho]

Morning, noon, and night, when the water in the lake is wet. It's aleays s shock when they hit a topwater. Dawn and dusk in summer are high percentage times for this.