Results for 'topwater weedless cover'

Best matches

• Butchers Baits 4" Black Weed Beater Topwater Frog
• G-Ratt Baits Con Frog 2.5" Topwater Bass Frog Lure
• G-Ratt Baits Popping Frog 2.3" Topwater Bass Frog Lure
• Butchers Baits 4" Pearl White Weed Beater Topwater Frog
• RAID Japan Micro Dodge Soft Body Topwater Crawler

Why these fit

For topwater weedless cover, the best fits are frogs and soft-bodied surface crawlers that stay on top and slip through weeds, mats, reeds, and dock shade. The Butchers Baits 4" Black Weed Beater Topwater Frog and Butchers Baits 4" Pearl White Weed Beater Topwater Frog are built for heavy cover and can be buzzed or worked weedless. The G-Ratt Baits Con Frog 2.5" Topwater Bass Frog Lure and G-Ratt Baits Popping Frog 2.3" Topwater Bass Frog Lure are strong choices when bass are shallow and keyed on surface commotion. If you want a steadier, subtler surface wake around docks or overhanging cover, the RAID Japan Micro Dodge Soft Body Topwater Crawler is a good match.

Technique notes

• Fish frogs over mats, lily pads, reeds, and shoreline cover with pauses in pockets and open lanes.
• Use a walk, pop, or buzz retrieve depending on how much surface noise you want.
• For the crawlers, keep a steady retrieve to make a surface wake and draw fish out of cover.
• In thicker vegetation, a soft-bodied frog usually tracks better and stays weedless longer.

When to switch

Switch away from topwater if fish won’t rise, if the cover is too thick to keep a bait moving on top, or if they’re holding deeper under the mat. In that case, a weedless soft plastic or bottom-oriented presentation is usually better than a surface bait.

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• weedless frog heavy cover
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