Tiny Torpedo - Forgotten Lure?

[jtharris3]

When I got into bass fishing in a serious way back in the late 80's, I remember people talking a lot about how these small lures would catch big fish! Do you guys still fish the Tiny Torpedo?

For me, it still holds a spot in my tackle box but I don't seem to catch fish on it like I use to. But, they're still fun little lures to fish.

 

 

[Gundog]

Uuummm...check out my avatar. 

[greentrout]

The clear Tiny T works great in our marshes.  Forgotten? Not... 

[Raul]

WHUT ? 

[Outdoor Zack]

Panfish killer 

[Turkey sandwich]

it's not my favorite topwater to fish, but I've seen smallmouth destroy them and not touch anything else.  You can almost think of it as a buzz bait you can pause.  I keep a few in the box anytime I'm fishing for smallmouth and think there may be a top water bite.

[MisplacedTexan99]

Man I use to kill them on torpedos when I was a kid and just starting to bass fish. I still have several in my tackle box but honestly haven't tied one on in many years. Not sure why I guess I've just found "newer and better" lures these days. Brings back some great memories. It's like the "original whopper plopper" lol

[Bluebasser86]

Great little bait and I'm guilty of neglecting the fact that they're great fish catchers. 

[jbw252]

I'm going to have to dig some of mine out & fish them again.  Great lure then should equal great lure now?  Let's hope!

[Deleted account]

shhhhh...

 

I'm sure there is some JDM plopper jet spy thingy that's much better...

 

 

[MIbassyaker]

It has been my favorite topwater for years and I have long thought it was unjustly ignored. It is the perfect topwater for small streams and ponds in the summer here, and one of the most versatile baits in the box, given it is effective whether it's popped in place, twitched and ripped between pauses, or buzzed on a straight retrieve.

[Tracker22]

Awesome lure. I like it better than the whopper plopper because it doesn't make a huge splash like the plopper does. Great for targeting those shallow water bass.

 

[OCdockskipper]

Since I fish a lake with no lily pads or other surface vegetation, I can use treble hooked surface lures instead of frogs & other weedless varieties.  I prefer smaller topwaters, so the 3 I rotate through are a Zara puppy, Pop-R and Tiny Torpedo.  Which one gets to start the day is based on the season and amount of chop on the water.  For me, the Tiny Torpedo has been most effective later in the summer into the fall and when the water is calm to a very mild chop, your results may vary.

[craww]

I've done well with them and had a buddy that caught some toads back in the day. Great subtle, natural looking bait in the water.

 

Definetely have gotten away from throwing them and you're absolutely right. Thanks for the reminder.

[Comfortably Numb]

Bet mine is bigger than yours

[jtharris3]

14 minutes ago, Comfortably Numb said:

Bet mine is bigger than yours

 

[shovelmouth83]

i love the tiny torpedo. i even have the big torpedo hat i like to call my corn cob. i would have to say when the sun is going down i will use the bone. it is lack with white skeleton on it. they love it. if it is in the morning or the afternoon and things are slow. i will use the red head with the white body. jerk and pull slowly and more than likely you see the wake coming from nowhere. love then

 

[Bankbeater]

I have quite a few tiny torpedoes, but I always seem to start topwater fishing with something else first.

[ChrisD46]

I have a cool silver glow  color Tiny Torpedo ... I like to bend the blades forward a little so I can work it in one spot longer or work it like a walking bait with erratic short jerks . Like others have said - they just put it away and moved on to other new "it" baits currently more popular .

[soflabasser]

The Heddon tiny torpedo is one of my favorite topwaters to use for bass and it's also a good multi species lure.

[frosty]

I've got a couple, but I don't think I've ever used them. One was my dad's, another I think I've had since I was a teenager. 

[Munkin]

Like others I have quit using them for some reason? They never seemed to work in Lakes but man did the Potomac River smallmouth just crush them. On hot summer evenings we use to wade and fish them below the dams on a spinning rod. Stand with your back to the dam, cast as far downriver as possible then leave the bail open. Hold the rod tip high and listen for the buzzing and when it stopped set the hook. Honestly I think the reason I stopped using them was the Tiger Muskies around here started to steal them all the time.

 

Allen

[preach4bass]

I fished them with great success as a kid in the small mountain rivers.  When I started fishing bigger bodies of water I forgot about them for a while.  Then, while fishing with one of the greatest fishermen I've ever had the privilege of sharing a boat with on a tough lake, he dug in his box and tied on a clear tiny torpedo.  He drove out to the middle of the lake, made a couple circles with his boat that got the water choppy, then proceeded to catch a limit.  I was stunned.  When the bite turned off, he made a few more circles, and started catching them again.  By that time I had tied on an old torpedo (I think it was baby bass) I had in my box, and started chunking it.  Nothing.  So I tried another one (I believe black).  Nothing.  Finally, the guy asked me if I had a clear.  When I told him that I didn't, he got back in his box and gave me one of those little majestic baits.  He taught me how to get the blade to spin without moving the bait, and I got to join the catching party.  For the past 20 years, I've never been fishing without one.  And, on a tough day, it gets brought out, and typically catches them. I love those little things!

[Munkin]

5 hours ago, Comfortably Numb said:

Bet mine is bigger than yours

 

You need to post a video towing that thing around some other fisherman talking about how you are trolling for the big ones and post it here.

 

Allen

[Mumbly]

Tiny Torpedo has been a favorite of mine since the 80's. I have caught my PB on it and Smallies hammer them, not to mention chain pickeral, ducks (don't ask) and an otter. It will catch them all.