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 BOG BUG BIG BASS BAIT TOPWATER LURE REALISTIC FLOATER $5.99 Time Remaining: 25d 5h 57m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 Bagleys Chug O Lure Vintage Original Winter Haven Fl Balsa Wood $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 34m |
 7 TEAM DAIWA TD MOUTHWASHER TOPWATER LURES RARE NIP $6.49 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 16h 30m |
 10 REBEL POP R TOPWATER LURE POP R NIP POPPER P60 1 $29.99 Time Remaining: 8d 19h 23m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 7 COBBS ATTITUDE SHAD jerk bait musky and pike fishing lure 35a $8.49 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 15h 32m |
 Large lot of Lobina Rico Megabass Xcalibur topwater bass fishing lures $41.08 (15 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 8h 18m |
 Cicada topwater Lure $3.99 Time Remaining: 28d 8h 5m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 10 SHALLOW INVADER MUSKY PIKE MUSKIE LURE 3 OZ $8.56 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 16h 30m |
 12 Topwater Lures Jitterbug and Others $6.35 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 11h 58m |
 Frog Topwater Fish Fishing Lure Crankbait Hooks Bass Bait Tackle 55cm 15g FF 69 $19.99 Time Remaining: 4d Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 6 1 2 FRENCHY LEMAY LE LURE MUSKY PIKE TOPWATERNEWNIMMERIZED $10.00 Time Remaining: 4d 11h 3m |
 3 ARBOGAST PK3ARB2 Triple Threat Topwater Fishing Lures Jitterbugs Hula Popper $14.99 Time Remaining: 28d 14h 57m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 9 Hula Popper Lures $14.50 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 11h 55m |
 7 FRENCHY LEMAY LE LURE MUSKY PIKE TOPWATERNEW $10.00 Time Remaining: 4d 11h |
 75 RIVER2SEA WHOPPER PLOPPER 190 TOPWATER MUSKY PIKE BASS LURE 2 3 4 OZ 12 $18.99 Time Remaining: 22d 11h 23m Buy It Now for only: $18.99 |
 10pcs Multi color Freshwater fishing Baits lures vibration floating lures VV03 $19.99 Time Remaining: 1h 7m |
 7 COBBS ATTITUDE SHAD jerk bait musky and pike fishing lure 35B $7.99 Time Remaining: 15h 32m |
 Yoshikawa Professional Sinking Freshwater Fishing Tournament Gaming Lures S $2.40 Time Remaining: 13d 18h 53m Buy It Now for only: $2.40 |
 STRIKE KING KVD SEXY FROG TOPWATER HOLLOW BODIED FROG LOT OF 2 FISHING LURES $6.50 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 16h 53m |
 Megabass Dog X Giant SW Floating Lure GG Heat Iwashi $20.00 Time Remaining: 28d 2h 59m Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 STRIKE KING KVD SEXY FROG TOPWATER HOLLOW BODIED FROG LOT OF 2 FISHING LURES $3.75 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 16h 58m |
 6 Arbogast topwater bait bass lures fish fishing Jitterbug Hula Poppers $9.00 (15 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 14h 52m |
 Megabass Dog X Speed Slide Floating Lure Wagin Honmoroko $20.00 Time Remaining: 28d 2h 59m Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 FISHING LURES LOT OF 6 TOP WATER W BOXES MINT GOOD CONDITION $8.98 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 1m |
 Lot 6 NIP Frog BASS Lures MATZUO KROAKER FROG 5 8oz All Different Colors Tackle $16.51 (12 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 17h 22m |
 BOGS ULTRA KICKIN FROG LURE 4 CUSTOM 5 PACK BASS LURE $5.99 Time Remaining: 17d 6h 1m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 Bagley fishing lures bang o lure $3.25 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 8h 21m |
 7 COBBS ATTITUDE SHAD jerk bait musky and pike fishing lure 35C $7.99 Time Remaining: 15h 32m |
 New Bass Frog Topwater Fishing Lure Bait Hooks Fishing Tackle 70mm 15g $2.49 Time Remaining: 13d 22h 36m Buy It Now for only: $2.49 |
 7 TEAM DAIWA TD MOUTHWASHER TOPWATER LURES RARE NIP $5.50 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 6d 13h 8m |
 Koppers LIVE TARGET Lures Topwater WALKING FROG FGW105T500 GREEN SMALL $12.88 Time Remaining: 29d 6h 5m Buy It Now for only: $12.88 |
 4pcs FISHING LURES HOOK BASS 86g $4.25 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 2h 43m |
 SUICK 7 THRILLER MUSKY PIKE MUSKIE LURE 11 OZ $8.01 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 16h 15m |
 LOT X3 LURES KINAMI JAY WALKER ZIG ZAG TOPWATER KWC 01 $13.99 Time Remaining: 21d 4h 1m Buy It Now for only: $13.99 |
 HEDDON SUPER SPOOK JR TOPWATER LURE LOT OF 2 GREAT SMALLMOUTH COLORS MIP $9.95 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 14h 58m |
 Heddon Baby Torpedo in Blue Head white body color fishing lure $6.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 17h 18m |
 New OSP OSP Bent Minnow 76F Wakasagi T 23 Bass Lure Bass Bait New $21.99 Time Remaining: 9d 13h 31m Buy It Now for only: $21.99 |
 6 PHANTOM SOFTAIL 002 JERKBAIT MUSKY PIKE MUSKIE LURE 3 OZ $7.50 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 16h 18m |
 5 RIVER2SEA DAHLBERG CLACKIN CRAYFISH 130 MUSKY PIKE BASS MUSKIE LURE 1 OZ 01 $12.99 Time Remaining: 22d 11h 52m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 SPRO DEAN ROJAS FROG TOPWATER HOLLOW BODIED FROG LOT OF 2 FISHING LURES $10.50 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 16h |
 LOT3 Topwater Fishing Lipless Lure Bait 122g $1.25 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h 18m |
 Lot 3pcs Frog Topwater Fishing Lure Crankbait Hooks Bait Tackle 55cm 15g FF 69 $12.99 Time Remaining: 22d 17h 31m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 BERKLEY FRENZY POPPER TOPWATER LURE TUFF VINTAGE LOT OF 3 VERY NICE $28.99 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 15h 14m |
 Lot of Freshwater Topwater and Rattletrap Fishing Lures $7.95 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 11h 18m |
 TEAM DAIWA TD PENCIL TOPWATER LURE TDL1110F TRANS MINNOW $9.99 Time Remaining: 25d 8h 26m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 SUICK 9 THRILLER MUSKY PIKE MUSKIE LURE JERKBAIT 18 OZ $5.99 Time Remaining: 3d 16h 36m |
 OSP OSP Bent Minnow 86F Golden Ayu ME 01 Bass Bait Bass Lure New In Box $21.99 Time Remaining: 12d 22h 3m Buy It Now for only: $21.99 |
 10 REBEL POP R TOPWATER LURE POP R NIP POPPER P60 1 $20.55 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 16h 30m |
 3pcs FISHING LURES HOOK BASS 174g $1.55 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 1h 22m |
 New Fishing Bait Soft Rubber Frog Lures Mouse Swimbait Hook $2.59 Time Remaining: 13d 21h 48m Buy It Now for only: $2.59 |
 LOT4 Fishing Topwater Lure Bait 13g $2.80 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 3h 22m |
 Heddon Baby Torpedo in unusual color fishing lure X03610CRWS $6.00 Time Remaining: 3d 17h 19m |
 Double Trouble Wooden Lure Kit 2 hook $4.50 Time Remaining: 20d 14h 23m Buy It Now for only: $4.50 |
 Megabass Poppers 2 Lures Pop X Mat Tiger Table Rock SP New $28.99 Time Remaining: 3d 20h 17m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 VINTAGE MUSKY FISHING LURE WOOD TOP WATER $6.99 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 15h 13m |
 Fishing Lure Articulated Multi section Bait Real Fish $8.99 Time Remaining: 29d 17h Buy It Now for only: $8.99 |
 4pcs FISHING LURES HOOK BASS 174g $3.25 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 1h 33m |
 24 Custom Hand Painted Viking Topwater Fishing Lure Popper Bass Trout Pike $3.48 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 5m Buy It Now for only: $3.48 |
 HEDDON SUPER SPOOK TOPWATER LURE DISCONTINUED CLEAR COLOR TUFF TO FIND MIP $9.95 Time Remaining: 15h 8m |
 FISHING LURES LOT OF 5 TOP WATER USED GOOD CONDITIONLOT X $5.98 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 45m |
 Cicada topwater Lure $3.99 Time Remaining: 24d 8h 25m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 sum lures Fat sum v99 $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 11h 46m |
 12 ARBOGAST HULA POPPER TOPWATER LURE 3 8 oz NIP POPPERS ASST COLORS $6.76 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 6d 18h 36m |
 24 Custom Hand Painted Holographic Fuchsia Bass Topwater Fishing Lure Popper $3.48 Time Remaining: 21d 15h 28m Buy It Now for only: $3.48 |
 3pcs FISHING LURES HOOK BASS 174g $2.11 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 1h 23m |
 Lot 3pcs Frog Topwater Fishing Lure Crankbait Hooks Bass Bait 55cm 15g FF 69 $12.99 Time Remaining: 15d 18h 6m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 Bagley bang o lure balsa $6.50 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 8h 20m |
 SALE ONE LUHR JENSEN WOODEN LURE CARVING KIT 5 COMPLETE LURES NEW $5.97 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 13h 30m |
 LAKER MOUSE 3D EYES TOPWATER BASS PIKE LURE $3.99 Time Remaining: 11d 12h 39m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 Lots 4piecss 80mm Topwater Crank Baits Fishing Lures $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 17h 51m |
 Rapala SP 9 HCL Hot Clown Skitter Pop Topwater Ireland Lure NIB $13.99 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 27m |
 5 RIVER2SEA DAHLBERG CLACKIN CRAYFISH 130 MUSKY PIKE BASS MUSKIE LURE 1 OZ 02 $12.99 Time Remaining: 22d 11h 48m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 Bagley bang o lure balsa $5.99 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 8h 24m |
 OSP Bent Minnow 106F Floating Minnow Lure GF 76 $27.00 Time Remaining: 4d 4h 13m Buy It Now for only: $27.00 |
 sum lures Fat sum v105 $9.99 Time Remaining: 11h 45m |
 sum lures Fat sum v41 $9.99 Time Remaining: 11h 45m |
 Rebel P60E Premium Finish Pop R Freshwater Topwater Lure in Color BREAM HAJR $5.69 Time Remaining: 28d 15h 5m Buy It Now for only: $5.69 |
 sum lures Fat sum v90 $9.99 Time Remaining: 11h 46m |
 HEDDON BABY TORPEDO LURES 2 NEW $3.25 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 11h 45m |
 2 Mini Topwater Frogs Weedless Hollow Bait Lure Oli D $11.49 Time Remaining: 29d 11h 9m Buy It Now for only: $11.49 |
 7 COBBS ATTITUDE SHAD jerk bait musky and pike fishing lure 35E $7.99 Time Remaining: 15h 32m |
 Creeptonite Musky Lure By Ty Sennett $45.00 Time Remaining: 2d 9h 41m |
 Koppers Live Target Field Mouse Lure MHB60T403 3 5 8oz $9.95 Time Remaining: 14d 12h 39m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 2008 Limited Edition Frenchy LaMay LeLure Musky Surface Lure 3 pack + Box Mint $119.99 Time Remaining: 3d 16h 43m |
 4 Holographic Fuchsia Pike Topwater Fishing Lure $3.48 Time Remaining: 20d 12h 41m Buy It Now for only: $3.48 |
 5 Jointed 4 sections UNPAINTED BBZ 1 Type SwimBaits 425 9 oz Lure Blanks $19.95 Time Remaining: 22h 21m |
 FRED ARBOGAST JOINTED JITTERBUG TOPWATER LURE BASS MUSKY LOT OF 3 35 INCH NICE $12.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 14h 7m |
 Fishing Hard Baits Topwater Lure MUSKIE PIKE HOOKS Popper 100mm 16g HTDE7 $4.49 Time Remaining: 11d 18h 55m Buy It Now for only: $4.49 |
 LOT3 Fishing Topwater Lure Bait 159g $0.30 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 7h 34m |
 4pcs FISHING LURES HOOK BASS 174g $5.50 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 1h 33m |
 YO ZURI Livebait Soft Body Shallow Vibe Lure Color Gold Black Orange for Bass $8.95 Time Remaining: 5d 10h 54m Buy It Now for only: $8.95 |
 7pcs FISHING LURES HOOK BASS 32gg 45cm $2.36 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 8h 34m |
 SUICK 9 RED HOT THRILLER MUSKY PIKE MUSKIE LURE 225 $15.99 Time Remaining: 5d 14h 49m Buy It Now for only: $15.99 |
 Rapala Topwater Original Floating F13 5 1 4 Fishing Lures $2.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 16h 9m |
 VINTAGE MUSKY FISHING LURE WOOD TOP WATER $7.51 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 11h 13m |
 New Bass Frog Topwater Fishing Lure Bait Hooks Fishing Tackle 45mm 8g $2.49 Time Remaining: 14d 17h 53m Buy It Now for only: $2.49 |
 4pcs FISHING LURES HOOK BASS 86g $4.25 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 2h 43m |
 4pcs FISHING LURES HOOK BASS 56g $2.25 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 1h 52m |
 OSP Bent Minnow 106F Floating Minnow Lure P 74 $27.00 Time Remaining: 4d 4h 14m Buy It Now for only: $27.00 |
 3pcs FISHING LURES HOOK BASS 159g 125cm $3.02 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h 13m |
Topwater Lure
Fishing is Like Reading a Book
Fishing is like reading a book. The difference is this is a living book.
Like a book, you start out by looking at the cover. Only when you’re fishing the cover is the weather conditions. You look at the wind, sun, tide, humidity, and the temperature of both the air and the water. With this knowledge, you can make the decision about how you will be fishing - by boat, kayak, or wading, using light tackle or fly. Then you can choose where you want to fish and what you are going to fish for.
Now that the basic decision-making is done, you can head for the water to do some more heavy “reading”. As you paddle out you see all the early morning activity on the water. There are schools of mullet of all sizes and baby shrimp jumping for their very lives up close to shore. If the bait source is running away, they are being chased by something, so that would be a good place to cast. As you look down, there are crabs scurrying across the bottom. What are they fleeing from? Notice their speed and direction, and use that information to figure out where to cast your lure. Pay attention to where the birds are feeding. I watch especially for the blue heron, pelicans, and gulls. They are always on the fish. Follow them. If you know what to look for you can learn to read the wildlife activity on the water just like a living book. It will tell you where to find fish and what they are feeding on.
Learning to read the structure of your fishing site is another way to catch those elusive fish. Look for drains. Those are gaps in the islands that allow water to flow in or off the flats into deeper water. I call these areas bait highways, and if the bait fish are traveling them, the predator fish are not far behind. Set up to the sides of these highways, especially at peak tidal changes.
I use a bone topwater lure to recon the area. Once fish are located by a strike or a blow-up, I switch to a soft plastic either weightless or not, but always weedless. Then I start working the area probing for that big bite. I section the drain area and work each one with maybe 3 or 4 casts before moving on. My saltwater fishing lure of choice is a Brown Lure Devil Eye or Sea Devil. There are tons of colors to choose from, and we each have our own favorite. My favorite is Little Pinky (pink with silver hologram). It has been a proven color for me in clear to muddy water for over a year. This method of fishing works well, and I use it whether fishing for fun, with clients, or in tournaments.
Learning to read weather conditions, wildlife activity and structure will give you a definite advantage once you get out on the water. The living book is there, you just need to learn what it all means and use that to your advantage. Give it a shot and let us know how it works for you.
Please be courteous on and off the water, and take more trash than you bring. Happy Fishing!
About the Author
Captain Steve Utley
Blue Heron Adventures
best topwater largemouth and smallmouth bass lure?
I like an old bait called the Crippled Killer made by the Phillips bait co. I like the 1000 model( the largest) .I work it in short rips and they cannot leave it alone.
Check out Cabela's they have them now.
I still like the older ones though.
Good luck.
How To Fish A Top Water Lure