Floating, weedless buzzbait.

[billmac]

Got any recommendations?

[jimmyjoe]

   Do you know about the Mister Twister "Top Prop"? It's supposed to be weedless.

   I'm not recommending it, just mentioning it. I've never used it.

   It's the only one I know of other than stuff like Whopper Ploppers, which aren't weedless.                                jj

[Smells like fish]

I bought one of the floating whopper plopper buzz and used it once in a farm pond. I found it to be weedless and I had several small bass hit it. Then threw a Senko and several more small bass. It does work and that’s the only time I tried it I’m not sure if there was any bigger fish in there or not. 

[FryDog62]

Here you go:

 

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/search-tackle.html?sort=no&start=0&count=30&searchtext=Snag+Proof+Bobby's+Perfect+Buzz

[jbsoonerfan]

There has never been a "weedless" bait made that has been able to be fished in the weeds I fish. I suppose weedless doesn't mean grass less though. Very misleading IMO.

[king fisher]

Rebel Buzz Frog worked great for pike on lakes in Alaska with thick weeds.  I have never tried one for bass.  I'm not sure if they are still made. I have a few that survived many ferocious pike.  I may have to dig one out and give it a try for bass.

[moguy1973]

Zoom makes their new Zoom Frog that floats and will be about as weedless as you can get and still get a buzzing action.

[Fishes in trees]

Not a buzz bait, but the old Heddon Moss Boss was a plastic spoon that had a unique action when walked through pads & surface vegetation.  Some of those popper type floating frogs might be an option.  I've not had much success working a buzz bait blade through & over surface vegetation.

Now if you can fish close to surface vegetation, and by close I mean a foot or less from the outside edge of the floating vegetation, then that is sometimes a very different story.

 

If you absolutely have to throw a buzz bait through & over floating vegetation, my experiences have been that a floating buzz bait, with the side by side blades (whopper popper makes one, Accent baits makes one, pretty sure other makes are available ) comes through that stuff better than a single buzz bait blade or a double in-line buzz bait blade.

[Lead Head]

Sprinker frog or toad runner would be my choice for a weedless buzzbait type presentation. They aren't true buzzbaits but close, and about as weedless as you can get.

[rtwvumtneer6]

On 3/15/2021 at 2:17 AM, Lead Head said:

toad runner

Just opened one of these and my first impression wasn't great.  Had to mend a small tear out of the package, and the hook seems too large for the body.  Haven't thrown it yet, but thought that may be helpful.  Will check back if it exceeds expectations.

 

The only floating weedless topwater I have found is a hollow body frog.  

 

A gambler EZ swimmer or big EZ on a weighted EWG is a weedless all-terrain version of a buzzbait, but it will sink when paused.

 

 

[Bubba 460]

Hard to beat a Sprinker frog for that kind of work  ~ absolutely a killer, weedless top water buzz bait .

 

[BigTimeBassin]

not floating but maybe something like this would do the trick? 
https://www.mrblurecompany.com/collections/buzzbaits/products/f-series-weedless-buzzer