Super User Catt Posted September 3, 2015 Super User Posted September 3, 2015 buzz it = rig it weedless and move it fast enough to keep it on top with any legs/arms/tails/appendages wiggling. You can buzz just about any plastic bait as a topwater. Some, like the Stanley Ribbit, the Rage Toad and Rage shad are made specifically for this. Exactly! Try a ribbon tail worm, Rage Cut-R worm, lizards, any craw worm. I T-rig em with up to 1/4 oz weights, simply hold your rod up & reel...just like a frog! 1 Quote
JazzPipes Posted September 3, 2015 Author Posted September 3, 2015 Exactly! Try a ribbon tail worm, Rage Cut-R worm, lizards, any craw worm. I T-rig em with up to 1/4 oz weights, simply hold your rod up & reel...just like a frog! I have been doing this a lot, Im looking for new ways to fish topwater. I'm new at using lures and all those different baits Quote
kingmotorboat Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 There will be times when a lot of commotion aint necessary! A deadly lure down in southern marshes is a Zoom Ultravibe Speed Craw buzzed on top! Aint a lot of commotion there but it produces huge bass! This and oh so much this. Weightless speed craw is deadly in these areas. On that note catt I watched someone at saltwater barrier pull out a few reds and bass on this rig sunday Quote
wisconsin heat Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 These work pretty well! Academy H2O express pistol minnow. Quote
PleaseReadTheFAQs Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 Buzzbaits are my absolute favorite. They've got the props located where spinner blades go on spinnerbaits. They're easy because you don't really have to do anything other than cast and reel. No need to alter speeds, add action, etc. Just a simple cast and retrieve and watch a bass destroy it! So fun! Quote
Felixone Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 morning, evening, cloudy, night Popper Buzzbait Buzz toad (Stanley Ribbit, Rage toad) Propbaits (Heddon torpedo) Jitterbug Spook Any weightless, texas rigged plastic bait -- senko, trick worm, fluke, craw, creature, etc. (EDIT: Did I forgot anything? Anyway, they all work!) Did you steal my tackle bag? With the exception of the Buzz toad this is the exactly list I use. Of course I guess it does cover nearly all of the primary types. 1 Quote
Super User MIbassyaker Posted September 5, 2015 Super User Posted September 5, 2015 Did you steal my tackle bag? With the exception of the Buzz toad this is the exactly list I use. Of course I guess it does cover nearly all of the primary types. Isn't that stuff in everyone's tackle bag? It should be. 1 Quote
papajoe222 Posted September 6, 2015 Posted September 6, 2015 Unless I missed it, I didn't see an Original Floating Rapala mentioned. This is the one that got me hooked on topwater and when I learned about what a bait sitting motionless can do to a bass' state of mind. 2 Quote
wytstang Posted September 6, 2015 Posted September 6, 2015 If grass is breaking the surface I reach for the Rage Toad or Pad Daddy, if grass is 1 inch below the surface I reach for a buzz bait (to high and the prop tangles up with grass), if grass is at least 3 inches below the surface I reach for the Jitter bug (treble hooks will catch grass if it's to high). All three types have there place so you NEED at least three types for any given situation. 2 Quote
hatrix Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 Lots of companies make buzzbaits, Booyah Strike King an Wareagle to name a few. Don't worry about all the clacker and double-propped ones. Just go with your regular single-prop for now. Heddon has the torpedo, a solid propbait, and they have a couple variations of the spook. The heddon torpedo is a classic but it sucks really. The blades spin like crap and sometimes not at all if you just try reeling. Now if the blade was like a duo spin bait 90 that sound for days and with the slightest breeze it would probably be way better. Quote
Dogmatic Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 Mattlures Dead twitch, ah, might need a new set up to throw it though. Quote
Super User MIbassyaker Posted September 10, 2015 Super User Posted September 10, 2015 The heddon torpedo is a classic but it sucks really. The blades spin like crap and sometimes not at all if you just try reeling. Now if the blade was like a duo spin bait 90 that sound for days and with the slightest breeze it would probably be way better. actually, that's exactly why I prefer the Tiny torpedo over the larger size: the blades seem to spin more reliably, and the bass don't seem to care that it's a bit shorter. Quote
Hurricane Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 My favorite top water bait is the river2sea whopper plopper. I love it. What color works the best for you? Quote
Super User bowhunter63 Posted October 21, 2015 Super User Posted October 21, 2015 Chug bug ,Pop r and Rapala skitter pop.The Rapala floating minnow and the old Devils hoarse still draws some strikes. Quote
Jaw1 Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 Boogerman buzzbaits and hdrogorrilla (spelling?) Paycheck repo man and the one walking spook type baits Yellow magic poppers Quote
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