Thanks for the post now I can find some of these for my adventures lol.....FISHCHRIS said:so picked up some new top water lures for bass season. Got some poppers, a walker,skitter props and some buzz baits.
oh man dugger now you got me thinking about nailing a largie tossing one of those buzz baits after darkDugger said:oh my.... is that the Rebel Wee R i see..... bone white colour rocks, heck they all, chug a lug lug at night!!!!!
Maybe it is just me but the only way to fish largemouth is topwater... now topwater after dark well holy lordy make room for daddy!
I only caught my first ever topwater bass last weekend.alwayscatching said:When would you guys say you have the most luck with top water baits? From frogs to spinners to poppers? Share some stories!
Woah! Love those splashes! I only really use frogs when I top water fish BUT I do not enjoy it too much as I like to use Senkos or punch holes into the weeds with a texas jig set up. What pond do you fish if you dont mind me asking? Inbox me if you want to share some pond spots?FishingNoob said:I only caught my first ever topwater bass last weekend.
I got to a local pond late in the afternoon around 2 and it was HOT! The pond is not that deep, 10 feet at the most and choked with weeds and lily pads from early June till September. I knew the bass would either be near the bottom in the deeper areas or hiding beneath the pads and weeds. I throw every lure I had, but since the pond was overrun with weeds, it was mainly texas rigs, weedless wacky rigs, and topwater lures. I had (I lost it when my line broke from some idiot nicking my line, when he casted over me) an old but never used, black kuru colour booyah pad crasher hollow belly frog, that never caught me anything, but I ended up throwing it over some pads and using quite a slow retrieve when SPLASH!!!! Holy moley, I got a hit, in my panic I forgot to set the hook and he spits it, oh well, I least I know where they are hiding. I soon cast right back and work the frog over the same pads, it isn't long before I see the splash, 2 seconds later I feel the weight, set the hook hook and land my first ever topwater bass.
It's pond 114 in the urban pond project for Toronto.alwayscatching said:Woah! Love those splashes! I only really use frogs when I top water fish BUT I do not enjoy it too much as I like to use Senkos or punch holes into the weeds with a texas jig set up. What pond do you fish if you dont mind me asking? Inbox me if you want to share some pond spots?
Hey, dugger.... isn't the rebel deep wee r a crankbait? Have they changed names? I have one left from 25 years ago and if anyone knows where to get more, there's a couple panther martins in it for you...Dugger said:oh my.... is that the Rebel Wee R i see..... bone white colour rocks, heck they all, chug a lug lug at night!!!!!
Maybe it is just me but the only way to fish largemouth is topwater... now topwater after dark well holy lordy make room for daddy!
sweet fishingnoob, i too had my first two topwater lmb bite my buzz bait, was able to fight both but not able to land either one.Man they really slammed the buzz bait, when i was fighting them they jumped and got caught up in the weeds and came offFishingNoob said:I only caught my first ever topwater bass last weekend.
I got to a local pond late in the afternoon around 2 and it was HOT! The pond is not that deep, 10 feet at the most and choked with weeds and lily pads from early June till September. I knew the bass would either be near the bottom in the deeper areas or hiding beneath the pads and weeds. I throw every lure I had, but since the pond was overrun with weeds, it was mainly texas rigs, weedless wacky rigs, and topwater lures. I had (I lost it when my line broke from some idiot nicking my line, when he casted over me) an old but never used, black kuru colour booyah pad crasher hollow belly frog, that never caught me anything, but I ended up throwing it over some pads and using quite a slow retrieve when SPLASH!!!! Holy moley, I got a hit, in my panic I forgot to set the hook and he spits it, oh well, I least I know where they are hiding. I soon cast right back and work the frog over the same pads, it isn't long before I see the splash, 2 seconds later I feel the weight, set the hook hook and land my first ever topwater bass.
I thought it was a crankbait too, when I read the post. I think Dugger, meant rebel popper-rchalkhorse said:Hey, dugger.... isn't the rebel deep wee r a crankbait? Have they changed names? I have one left from 25 years ago and if anyone knows where to get more, there's a couple panther martins in it for you...
I will try to upload a photo
You can find them online... take these sites with a grain of salt...chalkhorse said:Anyone have any of these or know where to get them? It was rebel's answer to the fat rap in the eighties, but plastic and a ball inside. One of the first "realistic" finishes.
This one probably has over 300 bass and pike on it.
Looks good, all I would do is change the hooks!chalkhorse said:Here it is
Thanks Chris, ya, I set the hook hard and started walking backwards to keep the line tight, because I knew these bad boys would be gone to the weeds... It sure is exciting!FISHCHRIS said:sweet fishingnoob, i too had my first two topwater lmb bite my buzz bait, was able to fight both but not able to land either one.Man they really slammed the buzz bait, when i was fighting them they jumped and got caught up in the weeds and came off
No worries.chalkhorse said:Sweeeeeet, noob... thanks...
Went through my surface tackle box... the plugs are called pop r(s), hence the confusion.
Thanks for the links.
And thank you, dugger, for making me track down my winningest single lure of all time.
thanks d man, can't wait to get a night in at my lmb spot, hopefully no too many folks around and it will be quiet until boom fish on :lol:Dozer said:Nice arsenal, top water and subsurface fishing for bass is a rush especially at night h34r: I sense some big bass photos being posted in the next few weeks.