And there are loads of topwater lures designed for open water schooling bass ... Selecting the best smallmouth soft-plastic baits that everyone will agree on from the thousands of options that exist ...

Companies have spawned seemingly every conceivable critter into a topwater bait—from frogs and rodents to flying mammals, birds, and even turtles. While some lures achieve instant notoriety for ...

For the time it takes to cast, present and retrieve a soft plastic lure, you can make five casts with a topwater lure. Sometimes strikes are random, but fish often show a tendency to strike a ...

Here are the top lures at Stage 5 of the 2025 Bass Pro Tour on Lakes Chickamauga and Nickajack. See what Jake Lawrence, Jacob ...

People debate the subject of the most exciting way to catch a fish. I know what method I think is most exciting. There is ...

Let me start my follow-up story on topwater fishing with an apology. Eagle-eyed reader Craig Chisholm caught my error in recommending a lure called the Pop-R ...

Texas angler Goya Lin uses 3D printing to design his own bass lures. One topwater lure looks like a trio of ducklings.

Fishing with topwater lures is the most exciting way to catch ... The most ubiquitous version is made of soft plastic with a tapered body that flares to a paddle-shaped tail with an obtuse angle.

The rivers and reservoirs of Colorado might not immediately come to mind for pike fishing, but they deserve a spot on your ...