can you all recommend a good walking bait. megabass Giant dogX?

[Darth-Baiter]

the MegaBass seems like the perfect size to me.  less than 4".  that is coming from me, that knows very little about walking baits.  I want to improve my topwater game this summer.  

 

any recommendations?  (BTW, you all recommending the MB popmax appear to be spot on.)  I dont mind spending a few more bucks.  seems like I won't lose too many topwater baits.  

[Alex from GA]

Spook, any size.

[swhit140]

Lucky Craft Sammy

[webertime]

Evergreen SB105

 

[WRB]

Owner Cultiva Zip n Ziggy is 3.2” long, 1/3rd oz, excellent smaller walking lure.

Tom

[RDB]

Lots of great choices…LC Sammy & Gunfish, Evergreen JT & SB, MB Dog-X Diamante…Ima Skimmer if you want something a little more slender.

[Scott804]

Evergreen SB. 

 

Also, if you can find the silent Dog X Diamante, it is absolutely killer. For some reason the rattling one walks completely different than the silent one. 

[Munkin]

Sammy 100

Gunfish 95

Jackal Bonnie 95

 

These are my 3 favorite. 

 

Allen 

[Sphynx]

Spooks are good, lots of size options among the range, I like the Strike King Sexy Dawg too in both sizes, there's a couple of River2Sea options too, bubble walker or something if I remember right that can be great, honestly I'm trying to think of one I've fished that hasn't just gotten crushed, pretty simple lures really as long as it floats

[Big Rick]

15 hours ago, webertime said:

Evergreen SB105

 

I second this vote. Best walking bait I use, and I've got some form of all of them. It's just something about that little spit action the Shower Blows has that makes the difference. And a novice an make it walk like a pro. 

[ghost]

Cotton Cordell Pencil in 3/4oz. Makes alot of ruckus and easy to walk.

[WRB]

So far only 1 lure suggested is less then 4” long?

Tom

[treble hook]

21 hours ago, Alex from GA said:

Spook, any size.

The Spook is my all time favorite walking bait.

[J Francho]

21 hours ago, swhit140 said:

Lucky Craft Sammy

Sammy 115 for me. 

[RDB]

57 minutes ago, WRB said:

So far only 1 lure suggested is less then 4” long?

Tom

Four of the six I listed have under 4” options…the LC Gunfish & Sammy and Evergreen JT & SB.  The 5th is 4.5” but has a thin profile ?.

[webertime]

Whiplash makes a suuuuuper sick bait too.

[Dangerfield]

I crush smallmouth on the Giant Dog-X, caught 12 yesterday from the kayak but I'll tell you what it doesn't fish like a traditional walking pencil. If you get one try the jerkbait method and from what I learned using it all day yesterday - they crushed it on the pause or right after the first twitch.

I've had success on the Duo Realis Pencil 100 and Evergreen SB125. I've got the Diamante Dog-X and River2Sea Rover to try out.

[Columbia Craw]

Nobody mentioned the Berkley J Walker which was a real surprise for me last year.  

[Lead Head]

Heddon spitting image is my favorite, especially for covering water or fishing schools. It can be walked super fast. 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

Duo Realis Pencil 85mm weighs about 3/8 and the 100mm is 1/2.  They come with great hooks and walk really easily.

[Bankbeater]

Over the past two years Spooks have become my favorite topwater bait.