Current Favorite Top Water Rods ?

[ChrisD46]

What are your current three (3) top water rods for bass from lightest to heaviest ?

 

Poppers

Walking Baits

Frogs

[MiceNReets]

St Croix Legend Tournament - 6’8mxf

St Croix Victory 7’1mhf

Okuma TCS Scott Martin Frog/Swimbait 7’3 H

[r83srock]

Poppers - Lews Hank Parker Speed Stick 6’10” M casting 

 

walking baits - same rod as above or for medium size spooks a Daiwa AirdX 7’ MH casting

 

Frogs - Falcon EVO 7’3” H casting

[JackstrawIII]

5 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

Poppers

Walking Baits

Frogs

6’6” St Croix MF

6’10 Daiwa MHF

7’ Dobyns HF 

[casts_by_fly]

Falcon topwater/finesse jig for poppers and walking baits

falcon eye crosser for frogs

 

i will fish a sexy dawg on the head turner (one power heavier than the finesse jig) and also on the 6’8” medium heavy but the finesse jig has a better feel when casting. 
 

also, you didn’t ask about buzzbaits but the 7’4” heavy cover jig is my buzzbait rod. 

[roadwarrior]

G.Loomis GLX PR844C

 

https://www.americanlegacyfishing.com/g-loomis-popping-fishing-rod-pr844c-glx.html?cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=20999074712&cq_con=&cq_term=&cq_med=pla&cq_plac=&cq_net=x&cq_pos=&cq_plt=gp&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw7NmzBhBLEiwAxrHQ-b-sM0_-7rnhvYhc_zuwUjWSgcdbD6EU0PjI18jo9V5QYZI-ut86FRoC6xQQAvD_BwE

[webertime]

68Mxf St Croix Legend Extreme 

 

Shower Blows model Evergreen Combat Stick (truly a special rod for sooo many things)

 

Megabass Perfect Pitch for frogs.

 

The Shower Blows, for me, falls into the "I'm never going to sell" file

[Columbia Craw]

Poppers: Champion 684CB

Walkers: Champion 734C / 703C

Froggies: Champion 736C

[TNBankFishing]

On 6/22/2024 at 3:35 AM, ChrisD46 said:

What are your current three (3) top water rods for bass from lightest to heaviest ?

 

Poppers

Walking Baits

Frogs

Evergreen 7’2” MH Showerblows

MB Destroyer Otomat

Steez AGS Heavy Cover Special

[rangerjockey]

Old all-star zell Rowland  TWS

Witch doctor Surman 50 g

24 Fenwick elite

[ChrisD46]

Good replies - if you would like to add a Buzz Bait rod then please do ! 

[djhands]

I really like my daiwa steez stratofortress 68.  You can cast a 100 size walking bait up to a megadog x.  Also works good with rio ricos and pop max.     

[HOV02]

The Fury 734C is a very versatile rod. I think you'll find a lot of uses for it.

[Choporoz]

Poppers: St Croix Rage 6'10 MF.... (I maintain a perpetual ebay search for another one of these) 

 

Walking Baits: four or five different rods, but often, a AG Fantasista Primier 7' MF

 

Frogs: 6' 11 1/2" MHF Abu Garcia Veritas II.  Was an ok rod until I lost tip insert, cut 1/2" off and glued on a new tip.  Now it is an outstanding frog rod.

 

Buzzbait: DX 744, and  7'4" Kistler LMH for minis

[Dye99]

lightweight- SLX BFS reel, PopX stick. Poppers and Karashi.

middleground- Dobyns 765 Abu Garcia MGX. Walking baits and whopper plopper.

Frogging rod- Cashion Frog rod, Abu Garcia revo rocket.

[GReb]

Small poppers/walkers - ALX Zolo Twitch 6’8 ML+

 

Medium size - ALX Ikos Buzz 7’ M

 

Larger size - Custom 7’ on NFC Delta 705 blank or Falcon Expert Head Turner

 

Buzzbait/toad - ALX Zolo Toadface 7’2 MH+

 

Frog - Shimano Expride 7’3 XH

 

 

[CountryboyinDC]

St. Croix spinning Avid 6'6 M/F.for topwater plugs

St. Croix Premier 6'6 M/F for topwater plugs

Falcon Lowrider 20 7'3 H/F for frogs

About anything I have without something tied on that aim using (usually MH power) for buzz baits.

[zell_pop1]

Poppers- 6'8" St Croix Avid MXF

Buzzbaits- 6'8" Falcon Lowrider MHMF

Walkers-6'3" Team Daiwa S MHF

Frogs-7' St Croix Premier MHF