ichigo Posted October 4, 2010 Posted October 4, 2010 i am gonna fishing for smallies this week and i am wondering what size stickbait for topwater is good i am thinking about lucky craft sammy 65 or 85 they good sizes for smallies and lmbs too? Quote
backwater4 Posted October 4, 2010 Posted October 4, 2010 Sammy's are a good choice. I've caught some of my biggest smallies on spooks. Quote
Wild Bill [NY] Posted October 4, 2010 Posted October 4, 2010 For both species, I use Super Spook Jrs and Super Spooks. Quote
tipptruck1 Posted October 5, 2010 Posted October 5, 2010 All I use for top waters are Heddon Super Spook Jr in bone. I will only throw white top water baits. I have used lucky craft sammys in the past. I don't like them as munch. There are a few reasons. You need dead flat waters it seems like to make them walk. They don't make the knocking noise like spooks and other top water baits. hope this helps. Quote
Super User OkobojiEagle Posted October 5, 2010 Super User Posted October 5, 2010 I prefer the Zara Puppy steve Quote
backwater4 Posted October 7, 2010 Posted October 7, 2010 Spook or a Pop R, I let the fish choose which one. :-? Quote
Knot Right Posted October 8, 2010 Posted October 8, 2010 Sammy's are a good choice. I've caught some of my biggest smallies on spooks. Ditto on the spooks! I have success on the Pop-R, Sammies, etc., but the spooks just work great. If I had to chose a better bait (but not by much) for the sake of recommending something different it would be the Rapala Skitterwalk or Skitterpop. They are by far my favorite topwater stick baits. Chad Quote
riverfisher Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Storm Chug Bug is my favorite! Heck yea!! Also Stanley Ribbit's and Spro Poppin Frogs!!!! Quote
WanderLust Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Spooks, Sammys, Gunfish, Skitter walk.... Quote
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted February 24, 2011 Super User Posted February 24, 2011 Spooks, Sammys, Gunfish, Skitter walk.... I was wondering how long it would take for you to chime into this thread...LOL...you topwater nut... LOL J/K All of the above are great suggestions, IMHO. My favs are spook jrs and spittin image for the most part. I'm looking to do some prop bait fishing this year as well. Quote
Gavin Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 My top 4...Gunfish 95, B-2 Buzzer, Sammy 100, Spook Jr. Quote
WanderLust Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Spooks, Sammys, Gunfish, Skitter walk.... I was wondering how long it would take for you to chime into this thread...LOL...you topwater nut... LOL J/K All of the above are great suggestions, IMHO. My favs are spook jrs and spittin image for the most part. I'm looking to do some prop bait fishing this year as well. Yeah, I love topwater... I can't wait to use the buzzjet (thanks J Franco). Also picked up a Kelly J that I'm excited about. Quote
big t 4488 Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 sppoks all the way sexy shad color or bone dry. i believe they call it foxy momma Quote
BRONZEBACK67 Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Spooks for walkin' and Rico or yellow magic for poppin' Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 25, 2011 Super User Posted February 25, 2011 Spook, Sammy and PopMax 8-) Quote
Five-Alive Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 The spook and spook jr. are hard to beat, I like the sammy too but like someone else mentioned calmer water helps with them. Someone mentioned the Kelly-J, I like this bait but added a barrel swivel due to some line twisting. I also like the pop-r, G-splash, yellow magic and rico for poppers. Quote
WanderLust Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 The spook and spook jr. are hard to beat, I like the sammy too but like someone else mentioned calmer water helps with them. Someone mentioned the Kelly-J, I like this bait but added a barrel swivel due to some line twisting. I also like the pop-r, G-splash, yellow magic and rico for poppers. Thanks for the tip on the Kelly J. I'm new to this one so I'll keep that in mind! Maybe I should add the pop-max to my collection as well. Darn bait monkey! Quote
bigredxlt Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 caught some of my biggest smallies on a skitterwalk in bluegill in the shadows in shallow water. Usually they strike and miss the first two times, but the third time they nail it. Quote
BassMike88 Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Though not always on the surface, I always did well on smallies with rebel crawfish, especially in rivers, reeling in the direction the current is moving. Quote
Bassbutt Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 I have had great success with the Skitter PROP......I usually rip it pretty hard with a changing cadence....Vicious strikes! Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted April 17, 2011 Global Moderator Posted April 17, 2011 The Sammy has been really good to me for smallmouth. I've also done pretty well with an Excaliber Zell pop. Quote
Elk River Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 skitterpop frog color, rebel jumping minnow bone color Quote
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